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McDonald’s to Shutter 850 Russia Stores After Rising Backlash
- WallyFunk 5y agoI remember during the height of the Pandemic when I couldn't get my McDonalds dopamine fix. It was akin to a junkie not being able to source drugs, and was painful. This is what people must be feeling in Russia after these closures. But there are alternatives to try out and experiment with, which is a good thing.
- version_five 5y agoThis is the beachhead for this kind of thing. We have a state doing something so obviously bad that everyone is ok with any kind of retaliatory action. And now it's been demonstrated that enough pressure will cause companies to pull out, stop buying, whatever. So next it will be Isreal, or Hungary or Poland ("populists") or Republican states, or companies that did something people disagree with, or a comedy special. I think it's important to find constructive ways to put Russia in its place, but I'm terrified at the precedent we're setting, and the "problem formulation" we now are defining, of "show that something is bad like what Russia did and the will lead to it being cancelled".
- lifeplusplus 5y agoForeign companies leaving so local companies can take over and prevent wealth transfer out of the country.... Oh no how will they breathe???