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"Their frustration is understandable, but this kind of expectation betrays a misunderstanding of what's actually driving food prices higher in this country."

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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (2 children)

If they aren't the problem ... then the boycott shouldn't be a problem for them then.

If you've done nothing wrong, then nothing bad should happen to you.

[โ€“] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

I think they have done something wrong but what is going on with this logic?

This is like saying that you are going to drown somebody to see if they are a witch, burning them if they survive, and telling them โ€œif youโ€™ve done nothing wrong, then nothing bad should happen to youโ€. If they have done nothing wrong, you are still going to murder them. Seems bad.

How is starving their business and trashing their reputation not โ€œbadโ€ for Loblaws regardless of how deserving they are? Again, I think they probably deserve it but the confusion of ideas in this comment makes my head spin.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago

it was sarcasm

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

If anything on Weston's part ... it's an admission that they do have something to do with all this. If their profits are so good, a boycott wouldn't be so threatening to them. But the possibility of a boycott has them scared so they have to make a statement about it all.

And a boycott to his business wouldn't exactly hurt his wealth or endanger his life any way. A major well organized boycott could probably severely affect his businesses to the point of shutting some of them down ... but I don't see that happening. More than likely, the boycott will be a half-hearted attempt by Canadians and it will just mean a small decrease in the company's profits.

In the end the boycott will just mean his family wealth will be $8,399,000,000 instead of $8,400,000,000

I don't think it will cause his family to lose their ability to eat .... unlike many Canadians across the country who can't afford to buy their own food.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago (1 children)

"If you've done nothing wrong, then the angry mob I've riled up by telling them you're a child murderer won't hurt you."

This isn't a defense of Loblaws. Your thinking is just wildly wrong, and inherently blames victims.

[โ€“] eskimofry 1 points 6 months ago

Your example is not at all comparable to a corporation facing music over profiteering.

The angry mob in your example doesn't see proof and is not the same as a shopper who is able to experience the price-gouging right in front of their eyes.