I kid you not. Went in there for coffee this morning and they had a sign with the two brews they were featuring: House Blend, and Freedom Roast. I was a little surprised to see such an overtly political statement in this place…it is small, independent and locally owned, and I had never gotten any sort of “activist vibe” or anything before.
I drive to work every day past houses with “No war on Iraq” signs on them, and an acquaitance of ours just sent us an anti-war email petition :rolleyes: . I have also lately noticed a lot of cars and trucks driving with American flags on them, though, and I know the Boston suburbs in general are fairly conservative politically, at least as these things go in Massachussetts. Our new Republican Governor, Mitt Romney, draws most of his support from the suburbs, for instance.
Anyway, there it is. I had read about such things, but hadn’t seen it until today.
BTW, the :rolleyes: in my post above is not over the “anti-war” part, it is over the “e-mail petition” part. Don’t people know yet how useless those things are?
I’m really sorry to hear this as, up till now, I didn’t think this insane jingoism had reached Boston, yet. :rolleyes:
Although, I have to admit, Freedom Roast does have a nice ring to it. It’s a heck of a lot better than freedom fries. Hey! Maybe we could pretend it’s in reference to the American Revolution. Denial is such a useful tool.
I’d stop doing business there. It is amazing to me that people are so ignorant that they can’t even bother to listen to the French position on this war.
You’d think such good Americans would have enough sense to read the U.S. Flag Code and actually show some respect for the flag. I fucking hate those people.
The perfect description of highway driving. :rolleyes:
Hmm…I don’t see cheap plastic flagpole attached to car window here.
Nah. I’d never expect my fellow mer’kins to show that much respect for anything. Read? Boring regulations? Fuggedaboudit.
Y’know, there used to be a prohibition on displaying the flag on any non-governmental vehicle in any fashion. That seems to have been dropped, if the link you provided was accurate. (And, it seemed to be.) I think we ought to reinstate that one.
I’d make a point of ordering French roast. If they balk, I’d tell them that I really wanted French roast; and if they insisted on serving “Freedom roast” I’d look someplace else for my coffee.
A slight hijack… In another thread I mentioned how a guy went ballistic when he read my “BUCK FUSH” sticker. Why can’t these people understand that being anti-Bush is not being anti-American?
I agree that being anti-Bush isn’t being anti-American and protecting the freedom to dissent is our reason to exist in the first place, but that is a STUPID, kindergarten-level, wanna-be insult. “Buck Fush”? WTF is the point of transposing the letters? It reminds me of the South Park episode where the boys are skiing and some older boys start picking on Stan and calling him “Stan Darsh” like it’s supposed to mean something. (Funny 80s movie parody, though). Just say “Fuck Bush (and the president, too)”
and then you’ll have a message.
Why can’t you people come up with something clever, like “Bush for Big Brother” or “We know your dick is big, so please stop the war”?
It’s a shame, though. I make a point of supporting this place because 1) they pay taxes in the same town I live in, and we have a problem keeping businesses open downtown and 2) since they aren’t Starbucks, I like to spend my money there. I like Starbucks too, but they can struggle on without my business if they had too. This place, not so much. The coffee is usually pretty good, too.
I’m with you, on this one. It’s always funnier if you make people think about it to get the joke. (Of course, you then run the risk that no one will get it.) Plus, it doesn’t automatically generate outrage from the self-appointed censors among us.
I think the people doing this renaming are in danger of causing an association between “French” and “Freedom”. Thus “I’m going to Freedom on vacation”, “I particularly like the work of the Free impressionists”. Not quite the effect they were after.
I saw flag THONGS at a department store recently. I am not a nut about respecting the flag – it’s not an idol to be worshipped, which some people do, IMO – but somehow it seems REALLY disrespectful to have it up against your hooha.
As for the coffee…idiots. I wonder what’d happen if they tried that HERE?
Let’s not forget Liberty Dressing for your salad! I heard on the news about a local restaurant that is now serving Liberty Dressing. I changed the channel before hearing anymore…
The French must have had a good laugh over the display in L.A. where people poured their bought-and-paid-for French wine down the storm sewer.
How do you punish someone by purchasing their products?
And don’t the fools who won’t buy French roast coffee, French toast,or French fries from AMERICAN companies that won’t change “French” to “Freedom”, or “Peace”, or whatever see that they aren’t hurting any French business people in the process?
France, Germany,and Russia are sovereign nations with the right to self-determination. If they don’t want to participate in Georgie’s War, they have every right not to.
