Americans Push Back Against Business Endorsing Black Lives Matter
The political left continues to openly support and endorse Black Lives Matter. Black Lives Matter murals can presently be found on streets in leftist cities and on sport arena courts.
Democrats in varying positions don’t hesitate to defend Black Lives Matter; this comes in spite of the group sharing misleading details about policing in the nation and even engaging in dangerous riots for months on end.
As political and cultural conversations happen, some businesses are also weighing in. While certain establishments choose to remain apolitical, others are diving right in and picking a side. Unfortunately, a good number of these businesses are learning that getting political often comes with certain consequences in the free market.
New updates from Breitbart News confirm that a brewing company that professed support for Black Lives Matter is now facing mass boycotts from unhappy consumers.
The Boycott of Montauk Brewing Company
Montauk Brewing Company has attracted some negative attention after openly backing Black Lives Matter online and vowing to donate to the group.
Following this, a police officer in Suffolk County started the “Defund Montauk Brewing Company” group on Facebook earlier this month. At this time, the private group has garnered more than 30,000 members, censuring Montauk Brewing Company for backing the “extremist organization” that is Black Lives Matter.
Negative attention surrounding the brewing company is not merely limited to Facebook though. Montauk Brewing Company now holds an abundance of scathingly negative Yelp reviews; in fact, Yelp themselves had to post a note on Montauk Brewing Company’s page to explain that the reviews section is being monitored.
Montauk Brewing Company has attempted to walk things back a bit by claiming that they also donate funding to firefighters and police, but it might be too little, too late.
Black Lives Matter vs. Blue Lives Matter
Like Montauk Brewing Company, certain supporters of Black Lives Matter have attempted to argue that backing the group is not an inherent rebuke of law enforcement.
However, there are many, many Americans who feel otherwise. Since the inception of Black Lives Matter, they repeatedly denounced and vilified police. Moreover, Black Lives Matter has chanted in the streets calling for “dead cops.” At this time in our nation’s history, Black Lives Matter is also leading the charge to defund and abolish law enforcement.
Companies openly supportive of Black Lives Matter are, therefore, continuing to face scrutiny.
Do you think supporting Black Lives Matter was a poor business move for Montauk Brewing Company? Let us know in the comments section below!
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