Ben and Jerry's Resist
https://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2018/10/ben-and-jerry-resist
Just in time for the midterm elections, Ben & Jerry's ice cream has launched "pecan resist," a flavor the company says is meant to convey that "We can peacefully resist the Trump administration's regressive and discriminatory policies and build a future that values inclusivity, equality, and justice for people of color, women, the LGBTQ community, refugees, and immigrants." Also , that "We cannot ignore the Trump administration's attacks on our values, our environment, and our very humanity."
Ben & Jerry's is a wholly owned subsidiary of Unilever, the British-Dutch consumer products company. So if you oppose foreign interference in American elections (say, Russia 2016) or corporate involvement in American elections (say, you disagree with the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision), or even if you just prefer your ice cream with hot fudge or whipped cream on top rather than partisan politics, maybe choose a different brand? I guess in Ben & Jerry's defense, it also took on President Obama back in 2015 by criticizing his Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. Maybe Ben & Jerry's should roll out a flavor devoted to thanking Trump for killing the TPP ?
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by Editor | Oct 30, 2018 at 2:19 pm
Related Topics: Campaign Finance , Politics , President Trump
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Capitalist Resisting Capitalism? Really? [40 words]carole Nov 1, 2018 14:30 won't buy this product [8 words]Bill M Oct 31, 2018 05:25 Suits the Creator [8 words]steve Oct 31, 2018 04:41 ↔ contact link does not work and is insulting to me [38 words] Dave Oct 31, 2018 10:08 RESIST ICE CREAM NAME [13 words]TERRY Oct 31, 2018 03:58 Only a psychopath would politicize iced-cream [41 words]CulturalMarxistSlayer Oct 31, 2018 03:56 all this time [36 words]Jimmy Oct 31, 2018 03:29 #MAGA flavor next? Foreign intervention in American elections? Liberal temper tantrums? [17 words]Deplorable Dan Oct 31, 2018 01:02 Nutty and bitter [32 words]G. Cole Oct 31, 2018 00:46 Nutty and bitter [32 words]G. Cole Oct 31, 2018 00:45 some other name ideas [15 words]elitist Oct 31, 2018 00:43 "So good it'll make you scream at the sky!"TM [13 words]Rhumboogie Oct 31, 2018 00:37 Literally spoon-feeding themselves leftist ideology [45 words]Global Project Oct 31, 2018 00:23 Foreign entity wants you to resist...think about that [10 words]Nyjohn Oct 31, 2018 00:14 Resist Trump? [176 words]jamesxx Oct 30, 2018 23:56 Good luck [10 words]Jim Oct 30, 2018 23:39 YUM [11 words]Rod Smith Oct 30, 2018 23:35 Unilever consider yourself boycotted. ;-) [11 words]Teresa Kiely Oct 30, 2018 23:26 Overpriced unhealthy high fat [7 words]Bryan Oct 30, 2018 23:20 Ice Dream [14 words]Frank Oct 30, 2018 23:07 Darn it [10 words]Kat Oct 30, 2018 22:48 Darn it [10 words]Kat Oct 30, 2018 22:47 Blue Bell, oh yeah! [5 words]FarBetter Oct 30, 2018 22:44 Over priced Crap [23 words]Frank Oct 30, 2018 22:42 Reciprocal resistance [50 words]Kevin Oct 30, 2018 22:36 B and J sure describes their marketing strategy [42 words]CantAnchorUs Oct 30, 2018 22:23 No more for me [64 words]Liz Lillard Oct 30, 2018 22:13 Walk Away from Ben and Jerrys [19 words]Darrel Oct 30, 2018 22:02 Politics and Ice Cream [6 words]Steven Pike Oct 30, 2018 22:02 Resist this Unilever [23 words]Paul Gaudet Oct 30, 2018 21:29 BOYCOTT BEN & JERRYS [8 words]Bill Herb Oct 30, 2018 21:19 Looks like I can start my new year diet early this year! [12 words]EricJ Oct 30, 2018 21:09 Resist = Resist America's success [4 words]mike Oct 30, 2018 21:05 Well [13 words]John Oct 30, 2018 21:02 Well [13 words]John Oct 30, 2018 20:59 what is or was in it? [13 words]Old man Dad Oct 30, 2018 20:55 LAME [16 words]Jon B. Oct 30, 2018 20:53 Ben & Jerrys resist [12 words]Kim D Oct 30, 2018 20:49 "Resist" flavor? [5 words]Sardondi Oct 30, 2018 20:35 Sad [7 words]Jj Oct 30, 2018 20:24 Seriously? [6 words]Trey Long Oct 30, 2018 20:23 Don't Buy Breyers, Popsicle, Others Either [14 words]Tom Oct 30, 2018 20:20 ↔ yikes!!! What ice cream can we eat????? [41 words] Dana Oct 30, 2018 21:22 I can resist... spending money on it [20 words]CC Coleman Oct 30, 2018 20:17 ↔ Same! [16 words] dana Oct 30, 2018 21:45 Flavor = Fruit & Nuts? [16 words]MayaAyala Oct 30, 2018 19:57 Go Woke, Go Broke [7 words]Tony Oct 30, 2018 19:49 Ben & Jerry's SUCKS!!!! [24 words]Sebastian Oct 30, 2018 19:37 ↔ Disgusting profit making company. [73 words] Jimmy B Oct 31, 2018 04:41 MICGA. (Make Ice Cream Great Again) [30 words]PT Barnum Oct 30, 2018 19:26 Collusion [8 words]Jack Oct 30, 2018 19:20 "resist" [67 words]Mitch Oct 30, 2018 19:17 NO more B&J's [72 words]Tim Clifford Oct 30, 2018 19:12 ↔ BJ's Ice Cream Sucks [70 words] Jason Burnstein Oct 30, 2018 20:47 Resisting Unilever [28 words]Acting Out My Way Oct 30, 2018 18:47 O.K. but what is the flavor? [25 words]Jaques Oct 30, 2018 18:46 ↔ flavor [3 words] Lee Morrill Oct 30, 2018 21:39 I can resist too! [31 words]dana b. Oct 30, 2018 18:39 ↔ How dumb can you be? [15 words] Maynard Hirsch Oct 30, 2018 19:42 Resist the Resistance [32 words]KP2GMU Oct 30, 2018 18:39 OH NO......NO MORE BEN & JERRY'S FOR ME [55 words]Allie Oct 30, 2018 18:34 OH NO......NO MORE BEN & JERRY'S FOR ME [55 words]Allie Oct 30, 2018 18:31 Sad [25 words]Jazz Bo Oct 30, 2018 18:26 Resist Dove, Lifebuoy, and Lux soaps; Lipton tea, Breyers, etc. [14 words]Robert Oct 30, 2018 18:24 Finally a product I use I can stop buying [17 words]Sowknee Oct 30, 2018 18:13 ↔ B&J store visit [45 words] Irwin Chusid Oct 30, 2018 22:23 New Flavor [9 words]NCS Oct 30, 2018 18:04 Breyers Ice Cream is my new brand [20 words]jack Oct 30, 2018 17:48 ↔ Unilever also owns Breyers [15 words] Wade Oct 30, 2018 20:15 ↔ No More [6 words] George M Cohen Oct 30, 2018 23:01 ↔ Might want to reconsider. [19 words] Matt Small Oct 31, 2018 03:27 Resist B & J [19 words]Pounce Kitty Oct 30, 2018 17:39 I'll resist [21 words]Chris Oct 30, 2018 17:34 Resist liberal hypocrisy! [8 words]MAGA Oct 30, 2018 17:28 Brooklyn bozos [35 words]Bilbo Oct 30, 2018 17:26 CRIMONY! [7 words]Gottalovit Oct 30, 2018 17:22 Values [9 words]John Oct 30, 2018 17:21 Ok [42 words]Tom S Oct 30, 2018 17:19 Double Dutch Fake Dosier [8 words]Bill Oct 30, 2018 17:10 Hoping that this move backfires [6 words]Ben Dover Oct 30, 2018 17:08 ↔ Bye Bye Dahling [22 words] Sam Kahn Oct 30, 2018 17:19 Hoping that this move backfires [6 words]Ben Dover Oct 30, 2018 17:07 Amazing future via Shaming [20 words]Gurk Oct 30, 2018 17:06 Bye-Bye Ben & Jerry [22 words]Richard Bulgari Oct 30, 2018 17:02 Resist [62 words]Cameron Avett Oct 30, 2018 17:00 Really?? [74 words]Doug Oct 30, 2018 16:58 Resist Democrats [35 words]Duane Oct 30, 2018 16:57 Foreign interference [19 words]Bob Floodeen Oct 30, 2018 16:56 ↔ Send Unilever a message at its contact form [26 words] nonymous Oct 30, 2018 17:17 left wing ice cream [44 words]John Oct 30, 2018 16:49 hate [4 words]tom Oct 30, 2018 16:45 Resist ice cream [8 words]Laura Oct 30, 2018 16:39 unilever- unamerican as being a dutch/english company [55 words]Rnab Oct 30, 2018 16:37 bad marking plan [12 words]Chris Oct 30, 2018 16:31 Resist Eating [22 words]Mike Oct 30, 2018 16:31 Dumb! [21 words]Sirrobbh Oct 30, 2018 16:31 Guess what brand I won't buy anymore [24 words]boB Oct 30, 2018 16:26 I will resist, that is resist Ben & Jerry Ice Cream [60 words]David Eig Oct 30, 2018 16:23 I sense there may be collusion afoot [27 words]Charles (Charley) Underwood Oct 30, 2018 16:23 Fake news flavor by fake friendly environment conglomerate [95 words]Vertical Challenge Oct 30, 2018 16:22 Actually Bookmarked Site Due To This Commentary Article [31 words]Myohoman Oct 30, 2018 16:07 No more Ben and Jerrys for us [8 words]Sam Johnson Oct 30, 2018 16:06 Ben & Jerry's & Unilever are not as honest as you think [73 words]Tidybuoy Oct 30, 2018 16:02 Ben& Jerry's not all that they seem [26 words]Darlene Littlejohn Oct 30, 2018 15:59 Go figure [17 words]George Oct 30, 2018 15:59 Buh Bye Unilever Products [28 words]Paul Oct 30, 2018 15:58 Grocery Stores that stock Resist [53 words]Erik Oct 30, 2018 15:53 I'm going to look for this in the grocery store [24 words]Laurie Bay Oct 30, 2018 15:50 Perfect name [11 words]J. Buttafuoco Oct 30, 2018 15:44 Hypocrits [18 words]boo boo Oct 30, 2018 15:44 what does hypocrisy taste like? [9 words]gl Oct 30, 2018 15:44 The author's in favor of discrimrination, way to go. [12 words]Richard Caldwell Oct 30, 2018 15:44 Fitting [11 words]B Oct 30, 2018 15:26 Ben & Jerry's Resist [20 words]JoAnn Oct 30, 2018 15:26 Resist [18 words]Steve Oct 30, 2018 15:20 Resistance is Futile [9 words]dave Oct 30, 2018 15:15 The end is nigh [62 words]Tjp Oct 30, 2018 15:13 Done with B & J [26 words]Skip Oct 30, 2018 15:03 tihs tae [13 words]Ted Mousefart Oct 30, 2018 14:57 Intolerant [39 words]Gloria Oct 30, 2018 14:43 Mucous Resist Neopolitan [42 words]george Blusher Oct 30, 2018 14:43 who cares [9 words]Userlevel6 Oct 30, 2018 14:42 Ben and Jerry's BOYCOTT [21 words]D3F1ANT Oct 30, 2018 14:35 Resist? [11 words]Michele Oct 30, 2018 14:33 I Can Resist Too [50 words]Bill Ross Oct 30, 2018 14:30 Losers from the 60's [7 words]AS Oct 30, 2018 14:28 media hate [7 words]Tom Oct 30, 2018 14:27
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