Boycott Cracker Barrel!

[squistion 2,278]

22 minutes ago, Mike Hunt said:

I would never have noticed the logo had changed.

BTW, are the gays and libs still boycotting Chik-Fil-A and Hobby Lobby?

Chick-Fil-A boycott from the left ended years ago after the company discontinued funding to Anti-LGBTQ groups. 

However, more recently, in 2023, calls for boycotts came from the right, targeting the company's newly appointed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) executive, viewing it as a "woke" corporate shift.  

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56 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

This was good:

 

 

God damn bro I don’t even know what Cracker Barrel is or have I ever been to one. But apparently you felt the need to tag me into a thread I never posted in cause you’re trying to surpass squid as the biggest phag on the board?  Rent free jeez dude find a hobby 

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37 minutes ago, MDC said:

You’re right on restaurants and people cooking. Can’t really blame women for two-income homes. Not many families can subsist on one income these days.

Actually you can blame women for two income homes. It was the feminist movement that caused it 

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Culture war BS, a phenomenon set up to divide people that should have like 90% of things in common.

From a business aspect, really bad decision. Lean into your brand. Differentiation is what a business should usually strive for, with some exceptions. But when your brand is meant to be distinctive in some way, removing that is among the dumber things to do. 

[TimHauck 3,016]

8 minutes ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

God damn bro I don’t even know what Cracker Barrel is or have I ever been to one. But apparently you felt the need to tag me into a thread I never posted in cause you’re trying to surpass squid as the biggest phag on the board?  Rent free jeez dude find a hobby 

You seem triggered.  I know you like paid shill DC Draino.  He’s very upset about the Cracker Barrell thing.  Has made 10+ posts about it in the past 2 days 

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5 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

You seem triggered.  I know you like paid shill DC Draino.  He’s very upset about the Cracker Barrell thing.  Has made 10+ posts about it in the past 2 days 

Cool story bro. Please keep tagging me in your amazingly informative posts.  I don’t know what I’d do without you. You think I care what dc draino does? Also please inform me of a political shill who doesn’t get paid. I’ll wait patiently 

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13 minutes ago, Grace Under Pressure said:

Culture war BS, a phenomenon set up to divide people that should have like 90% of things in common.

From a business aspect, really bad decision. Lean into your brand. Differentiation is what a business should usually strive for, with some exceptions. But when your brand is meant to be distinctive in some way, removing that is among the dumber things to do. 

Agreed.  Not sure why the left decided to set it up and start it. 

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1 hour ago, TimHauck said:

I follow people on both sides of the aisle.  That’s what a moderate does, you wouldn’t know about that.

And yet somehow, you never encounter a single post supporting Israel or speaking poorly of Hamas, UNRWA, or the Hamas operatives that IDF has killed.

It's yet another conundrum wrapped in an enigma.   

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4 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

And yet somehow, you never encounter a single post supporting Israel or speaking poorly of Hamas, UNRWA, or the Hamas operatives that IDF has killed.

It's yet another conundrum wrapped in an enigma.   

He’s a moderate just listen to him. He’s never bashed a single thing on the left and says he voted for Trump though.  He’s all kinds of special ed. 

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2 hours ago, The Elevator Killer said:

They would have been better off going the the Hooters model. Cleavage Barrel. 

The Hooters near me just closed.  Not sure they're doing great either.

[TimHauck 3,016]

23 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

And yet somehow, you never encounter a single post supporting Israel or speaking poorly of Hamas, UNRWA, or the Hamas operatives that IDF has killed.

It's yet another conundrum wrapped in an enigma.   

I take it you haven’t listened to the Megyn Kelly clip I posted in the Gaza thread. She speaks poorly of Hamas (as I have numerous times), but also is starting to question Israel.  Similar to how folks (except for you and Strike) can separate Israel from Jews, they can also separate Hamas’s actions from Israel’s actions.   Just because Hamas is worse doesn’t excuse everything that Israel does.

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33 minutes ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

Cool story bro. Please keep tagging me in your amazingly informative posts.  I don’t know what I’d do without you. You think I care what dc draino does? Also please inform me of a political shill who doesn’t get paid. I’ll wait patiently 

lol pretty sure I hadn’t even tagged you in awhile.  You have posted DC Draino stuff here numerous times.  And yes, he posts what he gets paid to post:

https://www.currentrevolt.com/p/maga-influencers-paid-to-promote

…To that point…Maybe Denny’s is paying right wing influencers to get mad about Cracker Barrel?

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11 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

I take it you haven’t listened to the Megyn Kelly clip I posted in the Gaza thread. She speaks poorly of Hamas (as I have numerous times), but also is starting to question Israel.  Similar to how folks (except for you and Strike) can separate Israel from Jews, they can also separate Hamas’s actions from Israel’s actions.   Just because Hamas is worse doesn’t excuse everything that Israel does.

Your response to my statement is a Megyn Kelly clip that supports your side?   

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9 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

lol pretty sure I hadn’t even tagged you in awhile.  You have posted DC Draino stuff here numerous times.  And yes, he posts what he gets paid to post:

https://www.currentrevolt.com/p/maga-influencers-paid-to-promote

…To that point…Maybe Denny’s is paying right wing influencers to get mad about Cracker Barrel?

I’ve actually only posted dc draino second hand tweets. I see thousands of posts a day I hardly even look at the poster but if I see relevant post I click copy and paste. 
 

now do that little pasty waste Kyle griffin or that other soy boy I can’t remember his name who was promoting joe Biden being brilliant 

and how about tag me never. If I want to engage in a post feel free to quote me 

[jerryskids 6,901]

Sorry for the hijack to point out Tim's hypocrisy.  Let's get back to how everyone on the right is apoplectic about Cracker Barrel's stupid rebranding.   

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Thanks for letting us know about this Tim...great stuff as always!

I am so angry.  

[TimHauck 3,016]

5 minutes ago, Gladiators said:

Thanks for letting us know about this Tim...great stuff as always!

I am so angry.  

Congrats GC righties for not being as ridiculous as the conservative masses on social media for once!

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3 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

Congrats GC righties for not being as ridiculous as the conservative masses on social media for once!

This is why you need to get off Twitter and the like - You can find a vocal group to make any cause look significant.  It just feeds confirmation bias, especially for a noted centrist just looking for the truth such as yourself.

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Just now, Strike said:

This is why you need to get off Twitter and the like - You can find a vocal group to make any cause look significant.  It just feeds confirmation bias, especially for a noted centrist just looking for the truth such as yourself.

Generally the posts here are very similar to what I see on social media.   This topic seems to be one exception.

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24 minutes ago, Gladiators said:

Thanks for letting us know about this Tim...great stuff as always!

I am so angry.  

LOL

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12 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

Generally the posts here are very similar to what I see on social media.   This topic seems to be one exception.

Sorry to dissapoint

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12 minutes ago, TimHauck said:

Generally the posts here are very similar to what I see on social media.   This topic seems to be one exception.

Do you even fathom how many people read this forum but don't post, or post but avoid the political threads?  IOW, even here you're getting a subset that feeds your confirmation bias.  Here's a tip - Read multiple actual news sites and form your own opinions, and don't worry about what others say online.  And avoid gaming chat rooms.

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7 hours ago, TimHauck said:

Far more conservatives complaining about this than libs complaining about Sydney Sweeney and American Eagle.

Off the top of my head, well known folks complaining about this include:

Jack Posobiec

Benny Johnson 

“Amuse”

Anna Paulina Luna

Charlie Kirk

Glenn Beck

Chad Prather 

All of these people are major grifters, of course they are going to be "offended".  It's good for business.

[MDC 7,558]

1 hour ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

Actually you can blame women for two income homes. It was the feminist movement that caused it 

The feminist movement made it economically impossible for most families to subsist on one income?

Thats a theory.  

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6 minutes ago, Drizzay said:

All of these people are major grifters, of course they are going to be "offended".  It's good for business.

Better tell the Trump admin that, at least three of them probably more have been invited to the White House, and that’s not counting the one that’s in Congress.

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13 hours ago, TimHauck said:

Sales were already way down, the renovations were a good idea.

If the service you received was an accurate representation, is it any wonder sales have been trending down ?

And if that's true, what good is renovating going to do ?

 

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17 minutes ago, MDC said:

The feminist movement made it economically impossible for most families to subsist on one income?

Thats a theory.  

It’s not a theory. It’s an economic fact. The feminist movement encouraged more and more women to enter the workplace. Most would think that would be extra income but the reality is the costs of goods and housing skyrocketed because of this.  You used to be able to live off a single income household prior to that

[Hardcore troubadour 15,549]

Granny Warren wrote a book called “The Two Income Trap”. But that was years ago before the TDS 

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36 minutes ago, Strike said:

Do you even fathom how many people read this forum but don't post, or post but avoid the political threads?  IOW, even here you're getting a subset that feeds your confirmation bias.  Here's a tip - Read multiple actual news sites and form your own opinions, and don't worry about what others say online.  And avoid gaming chat rooms.

I’m not sure how people that read but don’t post are relevant to this discussion…clearly I’m only referring to actual posts.

Hopefully the people saying that no one actually cares about this thought that a significant number of libs cared about the Sydney Sweeney jeans ad though…

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1 hour ago, Strike said:

The Hooters near me just closed.  Not sure they're doing great either.

Yeah I saw that they are closing some. I hope not here. I love their wings. 

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12 minutes ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

It’s not a theory. It’s an economic fact. The feminist movement encouraged more and more women to enter the workplace. Most would think that would be extra income but the reality is the costs of goods and housing skyrocketed because of this.  You used to be able to live off a single income household prior to that

Yeah when I was growing up Dad went to work and Mom stayed home. You could live off one income. Today it usually takes 2, sometimes with a side hustle.

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14 minutes ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

It’s not a theory. It’s an economic fact. The feminist movement encouraged more and more women to enter the workplace. Most would think that would be extra income but the reality is the costs of goods and housing skyrocketed because of this.  You used to be able to live off a single income household prior to that

Like I said, that’s a theory alright.  

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Tim thinks conservatives are the complaining group.  Meanwhile, the very existence of progressives is to complain enough to enact change, or "progress," vs. the status quo.

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15 minutes ago, MDC said:

Like I said, that’s a theory alright.  

It's not the only factor, but it absolutely is a factor.  To say otherwise is to ignore basic economics. 

 

[The Elevator Killer 621]

1 minute ago, jerryskids said:

Tim thinks conservatives are the complaining group.  Meanwhile, the very existence of progressives is to complain enough to enact change, or "progress," vs. the status quo.

Things are changing on the West Bank and in Iran, that's for sure. First you have to support our strongest ally. It's about time that the terrorists were delt with. And to stop Iran from getting the Bomb. We may have set WWIII back quite a bit. 

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32 minutes ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

It’s not a theory. It’s an economic fact. The feminist movement encouraged more and more women to enter the workplace. Most would think that would be extra income but the reality is the costs of goods and housing skyrocketed because of this.  You used to be able to live off a single income household prior to that

I read an article a number of years ago that talked about this from a slightly different perspective.  Things you have to pay for when that extra person works:

- Work wardrobe.  Especially in a professional environment, the cost for appropriate work attire is not insignificant.

- Another car.  Many households can get by with one less vehicle, or an older one in place of replacing it as often, if one of the parents doesn't work.

- Child care.  Most two parent working households have to pay for child care, at least early on.

- There are more

So the question becomes how much more income does the household actually earn relative to the added expenses for the 2nd working parent?  And this doesn't take in to account the advantages of having a parent home with their children during the day.

[easilyscan 944]

June 2023: Cracker Barrel posted a positive pride message on its Facebook account. The article also stated the restaurant chain had been celebrating pride & pushing rainbow-themed products for the last few years. Knowing that, we'll assume they started celebrating pride mid 2021. Shares were trading around $150 at that time.

On May 17, 2024, the company slashed the dividend by 81%. Shares are trading at $54 & change today. Is going rainbow entirely to blame for a company slashing its dividend by 81% & losing almost 2/3 of their market value ? probably not, but I bet it was a major contributor. Changing the corporate logo seems like a cry for help.

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15 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

Tim thinks conservatives are the complaining group.  Meanwhile, the very existence of progressives is to complain enough to enact change, or "progress," vs. the status quo.

conservatives whine endlessly

[Strike 5,710]

I heard their marketing V.P. used to work at Bud Light.

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4 hours ago, TimHauck said:

The right are the primary ones complaining about it.  They may not be specifically calling to boycott, but they are saying the reason the idea is bad is because of woke.

@MDC mentioned Matt Walsh as one example.  Some others:

for @RaiderHaters Revenge: 

 

 

 

 

The arguments they're making, aren't wrong.  Pointing out what's happening isn't "complaining" or calling for a boycott.