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Why are athletes not canceling Coke products?
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Why are athletes not canceling Coke products?
That's what
- She
Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
- Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)
I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
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Originally posted by whag View PostBecause money. And why should Christians, who aren't to be tainted by this world, care?That's what
- She
Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
- Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)
I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
- Stephen R. Donaldson
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Originally posted by whag View PostBecause money. And why should Christians, who aren't to be tainted by this world, care?Some may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View PostWere you always this bitter and nasty, and I just didn't notice, or has something happened recently that has changed your disposition?The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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The rather obvious difference to me in regards to Coca-Cola and all of the statues and stuff is that Coca-Cola the brand has basically nothing to do with John Stith Pemberton in the present. Maybe it was founded by him, but he's not really promoted in any particularly special way by them that I know of. This is a far cry from statues that specifically commemorate controversial individuals.
If there was some brand of Cola-Cola called Pemberton I could more readily see the comparison.
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Originally posted by Terraceth View PostThe rather obvious difference to me in regards to Coca-Cola and all of the statues and stuff is that Coca-Cola the brand has basically nothing to do with John Stith Pemberton in the present. Maybe it was founded by him, but he's not really promoted in any particularly special way by them that I know of. This is a far cry from statues that specifically commemorate controversial individuals.
If there was some brand of Cola-Cola called Pemberton I could more readily see the comparison.
If Coke had a long history of racial injustice, some consumers might make a few demands. If its icons/brands were sybolic of a more racist time, etc.
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Originally posted by Terraceth View PostThe rather obvious difference to me in regards to Coca-Cola and all of the statues and stuff is that Coca-Cola the brand has basically nothing to do with John Stith Pemberton in the present. Maybe it was founded by him, but he's not really promoted in any particularly special way by them that I know of. This is a far cry from statues that specifically commemorate controversial individuals.
If there was some brand of Cola-Cola called Pemberton I could more readily see the comparison.
It just shows the ridiculous inconsistency of liberalsSome may call me foolish, and some may call me odd
But I'd rather be a fool in the eyes of man
Than a fool in the eyes of God
From "Fools Gold" by Petra
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Originally posted by Terraceth View PostThe rather obvious difference to me in regards to Coca-Cola and all of the statues and stuff is that Coca-Cola the brand has basically nothing to do with John Stith Pemberton in the present. Maybe it was founded by him, but he's not really promoted in any particularly special way by them that I know of. This is a far cry from statues that specifically commemorate controversial individuals.
If there was some brand of Cola-Cola called Pemberton I could more readily see the comparison.That's what
- She
Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
- Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)
I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
- Stephen R. Donaldson
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Originally posted by Whateverman View PostThis looks like sound analysis.
If Coke had a long history of racial injustice, some consumers might make a few demands. If its icons/brands were sybolic of a more racist time, etc.
A Brief History of Racist Soft Drinks
Lots of people know about how Coca-Cola used to contain cocaine or how Pepsi was the hip drink in the 1960s. Few realize that Coke marketed assiduously to whites, while Pepsi hired a "negro markets" department.That's what
- She
Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
- Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)
I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
- Stephen R. Donaldson
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Originally posted by Whateverman View PostWas the company built on the backs of slaves?That's what
- She
Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
- Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)
I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
- Stephen R. Donaldson
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Originally posted by Bill the Cat View PostOriginally posted by Whateverman View PostOriginally posted by Mountain Man View PostWe're told that America as a country is guilty because its success was built by privileged white people on the backs of slaves, but an individual company that was started by a slave owner is okay?
Originally posted by Bill the Cat View PostIt began AFTER the Civil War. But slavery wasn't the only racist thing in existence.
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