Trump supporters vow to boycott Starbucks
Wait what? Boycott Starbucks? Who would anyone ever give up their beloved Starbucks. Well, many Trump supporters have vowed to boycott Starbucks after the CEO released some controversial news. President Donald Trump has been diligently working to accomplish all things he said he would. Just recently he has banned refugees from predominately Muslim countries, and the CEO of Starbucks decided to get involved. Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks, announced that in the next five years he would hire 10,000 refugees. Mr. Schultz was astonished by Trump's immigration ban and announced the hiring of new Starbucks employees to be among refugees. As a result to the actions of the Starbucks CEO as of January 30th, Twitter reported their No. 1 trending topic as #BoycottStarbucks.
A common trend across Twitter using the hashtag #BoycottStarbucks with commentary questioning why this company is taking away jobs from Americans.
On the contrary there are also anti #BoycottStarbucks questioning the hashtag. Tweets such as: @mtaibbi "The #BoycottStarbucks movement- aimed at the company because it promised to hire refugees - is America at its most ignorant."
Who is right and who is wrong? You decide!
This is truly a delicate situation. I can see where all of the #BoycottStarbucks supporters are coming from in the sense that Americans do need jobs right now and that a company should not just set their hiring efforts toward one group of people. However, I an also see the anti-#BoycottStarbucks views. America is a melting pot and the ban on travel is not honoring that. In some eyes, Starbucks is doing the noble thing and helping those in need. Thank you for posting, it was very thought provoking.
ReplyDeleteIn this particular situation I do not understand why American citizens are so upset with Trump decision to band refugees from entering the country. He is trying to better our country and decrease terrorist for our safety. For the first time in history that I can recall people are mad that a politician is following through with his campaign promise.
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