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ZonkerHarris

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2. Ben is a pacifist. Ben has used their company for many social causes. Ben is consistent.

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Mon Mar 20, 2023, 01:01 PM

Mar 2023

Ben has a decades long history of supporting liberal causes.

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Ben & Jerry's Faces Boycott Calls Over Founder's Stance on Ukraine Weapons [View all] ImNotGod Mar 2023 OP

Cohen should know Business and politics do not mix. pwb Mar 2023 #1

"Peace" isn't Negotiating with Terrorists. Cha Mar 2023 #40

Ben is a pacifist. Ben has used their company for many social causes. Ben is consistent. ZonkerHarris Mar 2023 #2

Putin Invading Ukraine Is Hardly A 'Liberal Cause', Sir... The Magistrate Mar 2023 #3

This. Jirel Mar 2023 #5

everybody likes to dance when the war drums play that beat. Boogie down ZonkerHarris Mar 2023 #6

Even The Comic Strip Character Does Better Than That, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2023 #12

Thank You! Cha Mar 2023 #42

I am so stealing this (with your permission of course, lol) Celerity Mar 2023 #13

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I do not think that being anti-war (as a initial philosophical premiss) is 'leftist extremism' Celerity Mar 2023 #22

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Nevertheless, he still chose to fight Hitler rather than surrender. Crunchy Frog Mar 2023 #38

of course, and that quote is from 9 years after WWII ended nt Celerity Mar 2023 #44

+1! tblue37 Mar 2023 #45

His approach is correct if people were rationally discussing things Lithos Mar 2023 #11

I disagree with Ben on this one but no boycott for me. nilram Mar 2023 #17

Tell him to talk to Hitler.. I mean Putin Cha Mar 2023 #41

...? how does he think the world should respond? renate Mar 2023 #4

we are at a point where hitler invaded Poland, if the Allies rolled over and played dead ImNotGod Mar 2023 #30

Switched to Mochi a long time ago BeyondGeography Mar 2023 #7

Let's leave the Twitter ignorance on Twitter please. In 2001, B&J was purchased by Unilever ZonkerHarris Mar 2023 #8

thought it was only partially bought. edisdead Mar 2023 #16

From Forbes Magazine ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #33

Lifelong anti-war activists. Those boycotting them are not their people anyway. Greybnk48 Mar 2023 #9

Cohen resigned as CEO of Ben & Jerry's in 1994, and Unilever bought them in 2000. Celerity Mar 2023 #10

This is the group to which Ben & Jerry donated, as well as the experts on which it relies. Ms. Toad Mar 2023 #14

I can appreciate his stance gratuitous Mar 2023 #15

I wish we didn't have to send weapons to Ukraine either, but we had no choice when Putin invaded liberal_mama Mar 2023 #18

What if Russia had said "We can't let Bush attack Iraq" WarGamer Mar 2023 #20

I think Russia did provide some help to Iraq, but they did it on the sly liberal_mama Mar 2023 #28

I deeply appreciate his intellectual honesty and consistency... WarGamer Mar 2023 #19

Did he call for "peace negotiations" between the U.S. and Iraq? W_HAMILTON Mar 2023 #46

Well, good people do want Ukraine to prevail, and stop suffering and dying. Wingus Dingus Mar 2023 #47

He sold the company ages ago. bif Mar 2023 #23

I never liked that ice cream anyway rollin74 Mar 2023 #25

Stupid statement. I haven't bought that ice cream Raine Mar 2023 #26

Which has nothing to do with the story, since Cohen doesn't make it. brooklynite Mar 2023 #29

Yes I KNOW they don't make it anymore & I KNEW it when i Raine Mar 2023 #31

I'll never be buying their product again. Crunchy Frog Mar 2023 #32

Then You're Boycotting The Wrong Company ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #35

I know. Still leaves a bad taste in my mouth, so to speak. Crunchy Frog Mar 2023 #39

Are you saying you have something against Unilever? muriel_volestrangler Mar 2023 #49

Easy Peasy.. it's not as if theirs is Cha Mar 2023 #36

Wow.. WTH, Ben? there's Lots More Cha Mar 2023 #34

The Ice Cream Is Irrelevant, Cha ProfessorGAC Mar 2023 #37

TY.. After reading the thread I Cha Mar 2023 #43

Peace is a good thing Bmoboy Mar 2023 #48

Peace is a good thing. Territorial conquest through military aggression is not peace. Crunchy Frog Mar 2023 #50