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By buying a meal there, you're giving them money to further push their agenda and policies. How is that a hard concept for someone to grasp?
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Grand opening of Chick-fil-A's only Canadian restaurant draws adoring customers and angry protesters
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By buying a meal there, you're giving them money to further push their agenda and policies. How is that a hard concept for someone to grasp?
You do realize that I am gutter_trash from the Canada poli thread and you clearly don't know me
Same people who tell you to keep politics out of their games.
I know you as gutter_trash from the EtcetEra Forum. that'll have to do
Not that this excuses it, but I *think* if you're first in line at a Chick-Fil-A opening they sometimes give out a card for a free year of food or something. I know they used to, or at least have done it before. Whether or not that's the case here I don't know, but maybe?
That would involve buying food at a place called PG Clucks, tho.
I eat there, I like their food, I think it is good for fast food. They get the food out quickly and the employees are always really happy and smiling in mine.
IMO I find boycotting companies to be kinda silly. There is going to someone in all places that have views you don't agree with, I am not going to stop eating and shopping in all stores.
Wasn't Chick Fil A already in Canada years ago? I could swear I had a sandwich from them when I was in the Calgary airport on a Banff trip a few years back.
That was the only location IIRC. There weren't any other locations outside of that airport.
They grasp it, they just don't care, which personally I would be fine with if they were honest about their indifference to the community. It's being two faced I have a problem with.
FIrst 100 people, but now I think they enter everyone into a lottery?
Going there with my girlfriend next weekend.
I had it in the states when I visited California and it's alright, but I wanna see how it is here.
It's probably not going to be better than Union or Rudy's chicken sandwiches
I had it in the states when I visited California and it's alright, but I wanna see how it is here.
It's probably not going to be better than Union or Rudy's chicken sandwiches
It's almost more about the zeitgeist than the actual product. People wait in line for all sorts of dumb things now, it's just a part of our culture.
That makes more sense. I know at one point one lady got like 2-3 in a row cause they opened several stores around her within the span of a few months. Makes it more fair to be a lottery, I suppose.
You should have seen the idiots that camped to get into a goddamn Burger King in Paris.
am i missing something? people yelling about Alberta voters when the protestors being discussed are in Toronto?
I have to admit, I'm surprised to see CFA decided to even open a franchise in Canada. I'd been hearing for a while now that their sandwiches were supposed to be good, and felt some regret at yet another American franchise I wouldn't get to try, then heard about their political leanings and was totally okay with the fact they weren't. Now they are, and it's like... "Well... even fast food is political now."
I guess it makes financial sense to open their first franchise in Toronto, but "culturally," it would have been a better move for them to open in Edmonton or Calgary. It'll be interesting to see whether more outlets open, or the Toronto one sinks them.
I guess it makes financial sense to open their first franchise in Toronto, but "culturally," it would have been a better move for them to open in Edmonton or Calgary. It'll be interesting to see whether more outlets open, or the Toronto one sinks them.
I can't think of something easier to boycott than a fast food joint, but I guess that's too difficult for some folks.
"I'm not here to support the policy of the owner."
I'm just here to give them my monetary support! Which they will then use to actively harm people through their "policy!" I know exactly how the world works!
I'm just here to give them my monetary support! Which they will then use to actively harm people through their "policy!" I know exactly how the world works!
It's just gutter_trash, never wastes an opportunity to go after Alberta for not voting for his favorite party.
Imagine a giant Democrat homer attacking Kentucky for not voting blue and that's the American version of gutter.
Thing is, you cant actually buy a chicken sandwich form Popeye's currently, and when they did have them they sold out at noon. One of the main reasons people like Chic-fil-a is because you can actually get your food in a timely manner, its hot, and the order is accurate. None of which applies to numerous other fast food places, including Popeye's.
I wish at some point Popeye's would become a reliable fast food chain.
Popeyes has had a chicken sandwich in Canada for quite a while now, though I've heard the newly introduced US one is better than the one we've had for years.
"Stop shoving politics down our throats!"
*shoves anti LGBT sandwich down own throat*
I feel like that'll be more and more common in the next few weeks leading up to the election unfortunately.
What better way to make sure people know you're an edgy dick at a glance? Also a bigot.
There aren't a lot of them, but yes. Sometimes red, sometimes a different colour in an attempt to...I have no idea, it's not distancing it from anything.
I also - very rarely - see people with confederate bumper stickers or flags in their car window.
Well excuse my community from protesting a company that is actively working against us. The nerves of my people.
Has nothing to do with it being "difficult", I just don't see the need to boycott a place that serves food. Also, I can't eat beef or have beef traces in any of my food, so I can't eat at a lot of fast food places. I can easily eat chicken.
These weren't 'just' some homophobic views that they were spreading, you know. They were funding groups against gay marriage, vehemently spoke out against gay people in general, as well as contributing to funding that went to conversion camps for LGBT people, which has genuinely lead to a lot of incredibly traumatic situations and deaths. Like, there's a reason people are pissed at them and don't let this go. If you want to eat there then no one can stop you, but it's a bit lame to come in here and just go "Eh, everyone has views you don't agree with, don't boycott anything." in the face of bigotry.
This is why I have no faith in people any more. Something this easy and cut and dry is met with apathy towards others. This is something you have to go out of your way to support.
"But the chicken's good, though." Meh.
Lol at people policing this protest. Where's the image of the "gotcha" guy criticizing people for using smartphones?
Still not convinced this isn't some shitty gimmick account
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