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by travisoneill1 2033 days ago
> employees who walked out, "forcing" his hand

> No one was asking for a political statement

Pick one
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predictmktegirl 2033 days ago
They walked out because he wouldn't say, in private, that black people's lives mattered. It was simply outrageous to see that in this age. Do you really think it is political to say that a human's life is important, in private?
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cbthrow91 2033 days ago
it's possible to believe black lives matter and be hesitant to cave to the demands of a mob.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iV8X8ubGCc -- as comically illustrated by Seinfeld

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