BOYCOTT! IT'S THE AMERICAN WAY
That's Koch Industries – the infamous Koch (pronounced 'coke') Brothers.
For those who may not be familiar with these fine (I use the term loosely) brothers, let me give you a little background. Let's see... they are filthy rich... no, stinking, filthy rich. And they got that way because YOU (and the rest of we minions) buy their stuff. You might be asking yourself at this point, “Self? What do they do with their butt loads of money?” If you don't mind, I'll take this one.
They buy political influence. That's right. They buy political influence with your money because you needed to drink water from a disposable Dixie cup. OK, that may be a bit overstated, but that really is about it in a nutshell.
They push a Libertarian agenda (very low taxes, very little social services, very little corporate regulations, nearly no environmental regulations, to name a few) via the Republican party and now also through their marionettes known as the Tea Party. And I'm sure it is only coincidence that the policies they push would also benefit their mega-conglomeration known as Koch Industries.
As reported by the New Yorker, “the Kochs vastly outdid ExxonMobil in giving money to organizations fighting legislation related to climate change, underwriting a huge network of foundations, think tanks, and political front groups. Indeed, the brothers have funded opposition campaigns against so many Obama Administration policies—from health-care reform to the economic-stimulus program—that, in political circles, their ideological network is known as the Kochtopus.”
It's time to put a stop to the Kochtopus. Let's start by going cold turkey with our Koch addiction. Join Boycott and Defeat Koch Industries on Facebook. According to their list, here's some of the brands to boycott:
Koch Industry Gasoline:
Chevron
Union
Union 76
Conoco
Koch Industry/Georgia-Pacific Products:
Angel Soft toilet paper
Brawny paper towels
Dixie plates, bowls, napkins and cups
Mardi Gras napkins and towels
Quilted Northern toilet paper
Soft 'n Gentle toilet paper
Sparkle napkins
Vanity fair napkins
Zee napkins
POLARGUARD® fiber and
LYCRA® fiber
Georgia Pacific Building products
That's just the tip of the Koch iceberg. Check out a more complete listing from their own page worldofkoch.com.
We may not be able to de-fund them, but we can at least make an impact in the one thing that matters to them, their money. As a Christian minister, I don't want to see their agenda continue to gain ground. It steps on the least of these, favors The Powers That Be over individuals and sets up a social and political structure that values some people much more than others. Please help send them a message.
For those who may not be familiar with these fine (I use the term loosely) brothers, let me give you a little background. Let's see... they are filthy rich... no, stinking, filthy rich. And they got that way because YOU (and the rest of we minions) buy their stuff. You might be asking yourself at this point, “Self? What do they do with their butt loads of money?” If you don't mind, I'll take this one.
They buy political influence. That's right. They buy political influence with your money because you needed to drink water from a disposable Dixie cup. OK, that may be a bit overstated, but that really is about it in a nutshell.
They push a Libertarian agenda (very low taxes, very little social services, very little corporate regulations, nearly no environmental regulations, to name a few) via the Republican party and now also through their marionettes known as the Tea Party. And I'm sure it is only coincidence that the policies they push would also benefit their mega-conglomeration known as Koch Industries.
As reported by the New Yorker, “the Kochs vastly outdid ExxonMobil in giving money to organizations fighting legislation related to climate change, underwriting a huge network of foundations, think tanks, and political front groups. Indeed, the brothers have funded opposition campaigns against so many Obama Administration policies—from health-care reform to the economic-stimulus program—that, in political circles, their ideological network is known as the Kochtopus.”
It's time to put a stop to the Kochtopus. Let's start by going cold turkey with our Koch addiction. Join Boycott and Defeat Koch Industries on Facebook. According to their list, here's some of the brands to boycott:
Koch Industry Gasoline:
Chevron
Union
Union 76
Conoco
Koch Industry/Georgia-Pacific Products:
Angel Soft toilet paper
Brawny paper towels
Dixie plates, bowls, napkins and cups
Mardi Gras napkins and towels
Quilted Northern toilet paper
Soft 'n Gentle toilet paper
Sparkle napkins
Vanity fair napkins
Zee napkins
POLARGUARD® fiber and
LYCRA® fiber
Georgia Pacific Building products
That's just the tip of the Koch iceberg. Check out a more complete listing from their own page worldofkoch.com.
We may not be able to de-fund them, but we can at least make an impact in the one thing that matters to them, their money. As a Christian minister, I don't want to see their agenda continue to gain ground. It steps on the least of these, favors The Powers That Be over individuals and sets up a social and political structure that values some people much more than others. Please help send them a message.
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