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I saw you got downvoted and upvoted you as I'd like to understand your point of view. McDonalds isn't a faceless corporation. There is some chance it was owned
by brutus1213 5y ago
I saw you got downvoted and upvoted you as I'd like to understand your point of view.
McDonalds isn't a faceless corporation. There is some chance it was owned by a franchisor. These people work really hard to put a downpayment on a restaurant. Would you be okay if this was indeed owned by a franchisor who then lost everything they had? This is equivalent to rioters destroying someone's business?
Lets say this was a corporate store. Does that make it okay to unlawfully acquire/squat on their property? Are you okay with the spate of shoplifting going on at drugstores in SF? Would you be okay if all corporate stores disappeared tomorrow (or charged you an extra X dollars to deal with loss like this happening ubiquitously)?
To your last point, look, I am not some successful business dude. But I benefit from living in a civilized country (my parents took on a lot of hardship to get my to Canada). I also know a story that seems simple is often complex. Are there really no other places in this town where a foodbank could be built? Clearly some powerful people with agendas are making statements.
- lm28469 5y agoThe macdonald's filed for bankruptcy in 2019 and was abandoned since then, the ex employees revived it and opened a food bank. The city bought the place and gave it to the people managing the food bank. People on HN react as if these people forcibly entered the place and violently took the control from a successful hard working business owner. I see two options: Either people simply don't understand the situation and side with "hard working business owners" because that's who they identify with. Or they are so disgusted by charity and solidarity (oooo socialism bad) that they prefer a place to be abandoned and useless than serving a greater purpose