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Ok, i looove starbucks.I get the caramel drinks all the time and they definitely keep me awake when i delivering pizzal ate into the nihgt. Anyways..i will not go to my local store any longer. I don't know if its a chain thing or not..i hope it is though, but the other day i walked in and saw a sign that saidWe Don't Support the WarWe Don't Support the TroopsWow, is all i can say. I thought maybe someone put it up without them knowing it, so i asked about it. The clerk or whatever said, yeah thats ther "policy" or whatever. I said whatever and left. My God. I dont care if you support the war. Obv many ppl in this country dont, and youre own opinion is entitle, but SUPPORT the TROOPS! Those ppl are dyng to keep our country safe. They didnt have a choice if they were already in the Service. And if they joined after the war started then they are extremely brave individuals! They DESERVE our respect and support! Always.Starbucks is what represents all that is wrong with our country right now.

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ORLY?

you'd have lots of superfluous u's around.

i've never been to starbucks. true story.

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Ok, i looove starbuck.I get the caramel drinks all the time and they definitely keep me awake when i delivering pizzal ate into the nihgt. Anyways..i will not go to my local store any longer. I don't know if its a chain thing or not..i hope it is though, but the other day i walked in and saw a sign that saidWe Don't Support the WarWe Don't Support the TroopsWow, is all i can say. I thought maybe someone put it up without them knowing it, so i asked about it. The clerk or whatever said, yeah thats ther "policy" or whatever. I said whatever and left. My God. I dont care if you support the war. Obv many ppl in this country dont, and youre own opinion is entitle, but SUPPORT the TROOPS! Those ppl are dyng to keep our country safe. They didnt have a choice if they were already in the Service. And if they joined after the war started then they are extremely brave individuals! They DESERVE our respect and support! Always.Starbucks is what represents all that is wrong with our country right now.
There's zero chance this is the publicly traded company's stance. I'm certain a simple note or phone call to the regional manager would get the manager to take the sign down. You could probably even push for having this manager fired. Make sure you end your not or phone call with the bolded statement. I laughed
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I wonder if this is at all Starbucks or just the one you were at. I'm going to go investigate.
yeah id like to find out.i aksed them at mine if it was just the cahin but she wouldnt ive me any info.im going to go back tomorrow and ask the managerfuck em anyways tho
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There's zero chance this is the publicly traded company's stance. I'm certain a simple note or phone call to the regional manager would get the manager to take the sign down. You could probably push for having this manager fired. lol @ the bold.
well i dont care if you are a democrat, republican, independent, or otherits americans not supporting dying americans that upsets me, and its going on quite a bit lately...disrespect of our troops and out fellow citizensi think we could all agree on that
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well i dont care if you are a democrat, republican, independent, or otherits americans not supporting dying americans that upsets me, and its going on quite a bit lately...disrespect of our troops and out fellow citizensi think we could all agree on that
Alright, I'm just curious here so I'll go ahead and ask.How exactly do YOU support our troops? YOU being the general public not just you personally.
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If you don't support the War you cannot support the Troops. If you really believe the war to be wrong then you cannot support what the troops are doing. I think this "I support the troops" mentality came after the vietnam war when as soldiers returned home they were greeted with "baby killer" and the spit of masses of young liberal college students. Those actions made people that might somewhat disagree with the war in vietnam take a stance againt activists of that time simply because they thought that what they were doing to the troops was just rude.In reality saying something like "I don't support the war, but I support the troops" is just silly. Yeah sure you don't want all of those people that are sons and daughters of our country to come home in body bags, but you do not support their actions, which is killing people for this war that you disagree with.

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Alright, I'm just curious here so I'll go ahead and ask.How exactly do YOU support our troops? YOU being the general public not just you personally.
well i not sure what you mean, but i guess PUBLICALLY every saturday im on the town square orner holding an american flag and holing a Support The Troops sign, people honk once ina whilebut personally i do a lot more: support my father who was over there twice so far, and is now in DC, send care packages to our troops and keep in touch with my cousins who are in Iraq an Afghanistans right now
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I don't support the troops. If they were already in and couldn't get out, I certainly bare them no specific ill-will, and I'm all for giving meathead psychopaths a place to kill each other, but not only is any degree to which they're "keeping us safe" doubtful, as the Iraqis seem unlikely to possess the tools to conduct a transatlantic war, but one could argue that their "work" over there is putting us at greater risk of attack.Also, "Support the Troops" is a completely meaningless statement.

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but personally i do a lot more: support my father who was over there twice so far, and is now in DC, send care packages to our troops and keep in touch with my cousins who are in Iraq an Afghanistans right now
My brother was over there, as are a lot of my friends. I "support" my friends. As friends, not because they're "heroes." I send them more porn than anyone could ever nut to. This continues to show how meaningless "Support the Troops" is.
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well i not sure what you mean, but i guess PUBLICALLY every saturday im on the town square orner holding an american flag and holing a Support The Troops sign, people honk once ina whilebut personally i do a lot more: support my father who was over there twice so far, and is now in DC, send care packages to our troops and keep in touch with my cousins who are in Iraq an Afghanistans right now
So you give the people driving by a chance to "support" the troops by honking their horn?
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So you give the people driving by a chance to "support" the troops by honking their horn?
so would you consider support for the troops only things such a sending them bullets, munitions and locations to enemy bases?i dont have to defend my "support" as you call it, But i SUPPORT the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, Merhcant Marines in any way i can...i would be over there if my health allowedthats all i have to say about it
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so would you consider support for the troops only things such a sending them bullets, munitions and locations to enemy bases?i dont have to defend my "support" as you call it, But i SUPPORT the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, Merhcant Marines in any way i can...i would be over there if my health allowedthats all i have to say about it
I "support" them, too, in that I pay their salary. "Moral support" is worthless. I'll be in there as soon as there's an actual threat, and I feel that I can better service myself by defending myself than by providing useful, less murderous services, in exchange for money.Aside from the pointless nature of the war, I will never feel indebted to servicemen, because they're being paid to do what they do. They weren't drafted, they said, "college or get shot at? Get shot at." The dude who changes my oil's job sucks, but I don't "support" him. It's his job. Anyone want to thank me for my noble work? Everyone is doing "their part" to keep society going. It's not an act of charity.
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(Side note:I boycott Starbucks, because their coffee is overpriced and their stores full of vapid, idiot teenage girls who drive nicer cars than I do. To get me going there, they'd have to start serving the swill coffee I like for $0.60 a cup, and drive out the future unhappily divorced former wives of fast-living, deeply indebted lawyers I hate.)

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I "support" them, too, in that I pay their salary. "Moral support" is worthless. I'll be in there as soon as there's an actual threat, and I feel that I can better service myself by defending myself than by providing useful, less murderous services, in exchange for money.Aside from the pointless nature of the war, I will never feel indebted to servicemen, because they're being paid to do what they do. They weren't drafted, they said, "college or get shot at? Get shot at." The dude who changes my oil's job sucks, but I don't "support" him. It's his job. Anyone want to thank me for my noble work? Everyone is doing "their part" to keep society going. It's not an act of charity.
thats just stupid
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thats just stupid
Edit:I suppose if you think everyone likes what you're doing, it would make you feel better. I thought I had a really trick, existential point, but I'm too tired to remember or think of a new one.
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Edit:I suppose if you think everyone likes what you're doing, it would make you feel better. I thought I had a really trick, existential point, but I'm too tired to remember or think of a new one.
ok fair enough, Im just saying that a simple "thank you" does wonders to people coming back from overseas. Thats what I think of when I say or hear supporting the troops. It doesn't mean putting a bumper sticker on your car or waving a flag around, it means actually doing something. Sending care packages is a great thing to do, and it really means a lot to them over there to get that stuff (I personally made/will make deer/beef jerky for my buddy who was in Afghanistan and is going to Iraq in a month, along with the aforementioned porn obv). But really, all you need to do is, if given the opportunity, say "thank you." Regardless of what your stance on the war is, it should at least be nice to know that there are people willing to fight for you, even if you think the fight is wrong, and no matter if they're getting paid 30,000 or a million dollars. They're still putting their lives on the line for this country and for something they believe in, which to me is pretty damn honorable. and it should be noted that I've never once bought anything from starbucks. fuck those god damn urban hippies.
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yeah id like to find out.i aksed them at mine if it was just the cahin but she wouldnt ive me any info.im going to go back tomorrow and ask the managerfuck em anyways tho
Well there's your reason right there.
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umm No.this is not the doing of starbucks corporate, but rather the franchiser who owns that specific store. definitely boycott that store because the owner is clearly retarded.sbux still pwns.

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Wow from starbucks to supporting the troops. For you that say you dont support the troops leave our country please. They are the ones who gave the freedom to you to speak how you want. If you dont want to support that very freedom please leave. To say not giving moral support dont help you are more ignorant then anyone I have ever met. Again please leave this country. You say you like to be free and live in the United States but you dont support your american troops that give you them rights. That sounds a little bit hypocritical to me. Ohh welll they fight so you can speak your mind so I wll thank them for you,

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There's zero chance this is the publicly traded company's stance.
I have to agree with this.
and it should be noted that I've never once bought anything from starbucks. fuck those god damn urban hippies.
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