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July 21, 2020
Good Tuesday Morning.
One user pointed out in yesterday’s comments:
It's July.
It is July, and I love July, but July’s almost over. Why did you have to remind me?
Later today, for the first time in a few weeks, President Donald Trump will hold a White House coronavirus briefing. So, we’ll talk about that.
We’ve also got some user suggested questions asking about your views (and if and how they’ve changed) on the Black Lives Matter movement, your pandemic lifestyle and whether the a theoretical COVID vaccine’s country of origin would have any impact on your decision to get vaccinated. Finally, we’ll end with the question that will settle the great peanut butter debate once and for all in the Tinaverse. Click on the Let’s Talk button to get started.
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Results from July 20, 2020
Question 1: If a company or brand makes a political or social statement, what impact, if any, does it have on the likelihood that you buy the company's good or service?
If a company makes any sort of political statement, whether I agree or not, I am far less likely to purchase its goods or services.
Corporations should not bend to the cancel culture. The mob does not care about unity, just take a look at Amazon. Nothing is ever enough.
Question 2: How do you typically view corporate statements that are politically or socially motivated?
The Tinaverse is pretty cynical, it seems.
As for public statements in general, I do not support them in general, because they are often the scapegoat for true actionable change. While words are nice, they are an easy way for companies to avoid making changes. However, in the case that a public statement does lead and hold a company accountable for actionable changes, I do think statements can be useful.
Even though there was a fair degree of calculation in, say, Nike's endorsement of Colin Kaepernick, I still saw it as a positive. Nike owes so much to black American culture in terms of branding/customer base/collaborations. Republicans can buy their sneakers somewhere else.
Question 3: How important is it to you that the company, institution or organization that you work for reflects your social and political values?
This is an average of 3.4.
I protested for BLM and my husband expressed concern about the possibility that I may be arrested and wondered how that could impact my job prospects since I am nearing the end of my graduate degree. I feel strongly that I can defend my actions because black lives DO matter and are not treated fairly in this country. I also have the full support of my university to back me up. I do not want to work for an organization that does not strongly believe that black lives matter - especially since I work in mental health - so if I miss out on a job opportunity because of my history of peaceful protest, so be it! Luckily, I have not been arrested for peaceful demonstration; although, I have seen many others who were not as lucky. My husband chose to protest with me. Many of my family members showed up to protest as well! This is the LARGEST civil rights movement in history - spanning, not only across all 50 states, but across the globe! If a company wishes to be silent on this matter or chooses to be on the wrong side of history, then I am not a good fit for that workplace. Period.
There is no ethical consumption under capitalism, as the choices of individual consumers are ineffectual within the context of capitalist production.
Question 4: Do you support or oppose legalizing marijuana at the federal level?
I can't help but feel like the federal government is going to screw up the legalization of marijuana when the time comes. I think they should remove it from the drug schedule, set a federal tax rate on it, and then let the individual states figure out how to deal with selling it to consumers. I'd be open to letting states keep it illegal as well if they its citizens so chose.
I’m curious if people here support taxing marijuana, or only support legalizing it.
Question 5: Has your alcohol consumption gone up, gone down or stayed about the same during the pandemic?
I haven't been drinking more during the pandemic, but I have been drinking different things. I used to drink mostly hard liquor because I usually drank in the context of going out. Now, I drink more wine and hardly ever drink liquor because I'm sitting at home.
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