TRUMP Advocates BOYCOTTING Goodyear Tires. Is He Right? And Will Sales Go FLAT Because Of It?

TRUMP Advocates BOYCOTTING Goodyear Tires. Is He Right? And Will Sales Go FLAT Because Of It?
It never ceases to amaze us when a company takes a stance in an evenly split debate.  You are positively assured to piss off half of your customer base by doing so.  So when Goodyear published an internal employee policy guideline that allowed controversial BLM shirts and hats but banned "Back The Blue" outerwear you knew it was a bad move.

Now we here at Autospies fully understand the movements and how polarizing they can be, and we wold never marginalize a specific group.  We take the approach like NASCAR does, we allow both.

But imagine the debate that ensued when this came across your screen when you logged in yesterday at Goodyear.



Link to: Law Enforcement Today Article

It looks like a bit later yesterday they realized the misstep and quickly posted an public clarification that they were "law enforcement friendly" in a tweet but did not change the internal policy.


We all can agree we need cops and we need advocates for the mistreated, but do you buy from a company that takes a side?


CANADIANCOMMENTSCANADIANCOMMENTS - 8/19/2020 3:27:55 PM
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Fake image. False accusations. Stupid reaction from Trump. No supporting facts. If was Goodyear I would have stopped at the fake image statement and moved on.


Car4life1Car4life1 - 8/19/2020 7:59:16 PM
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Exactly! I’ll be supporting a BUYcott, well done Goodyear, these retardicans and delusional trump supporters are so quick to whine and complain about AMERICAN companies/products... if you don’t like our country and diverse companies... THEN LEAVE & go back to Europe

Goodbye & good riddance

#StartPackingDonnie....we will not let you bankrupt & embarrass America like you did your many bankrupt failed companies causing you to cowardly hide your financial records like the pussy you are...MAN UP




Car4life1Car4life1 - 8/19/2020 8:00:21 PM
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*popcorn*


Tarzan91303Tarzan91303 - 8/19/2020 3:37:05 PM
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Bye Felicia...to Goodyear. Any company that allows one type of shirt but doesn't allow another type of hat is terrible. Just wear the standard uniform.


Section_31_JTKSection_31_JTK - 8/19/2020 3:49:29 PM
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Typical liberalism at work. Discriminate against those who you don't agree with. That's why today's liberalism is more akin to the fascism of yesteryear.

This boycott is going to definitely hurt Goodyear. Tons of conservatives will simply avoid their product. Goodyear has already posted a reply as a backpedal trying to justify their actions. It won't work. Screw em. Don't buy Goodyear tires.


NewQNewQ - 8/19/2020 3:53:43 PM
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Don't be a snowflake and get bent out of shape because of something someone else did.

Cancel culture is the last bastion of the liberals; there's no reason to punish a company and its workers.

Right? Right????!!!???


countguycountguy - 8/19/2020 4:14:28 PM
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Goodyear makes great tires and I will continue to buy.


runninglogan1runninglogan1 - 8/19/2020 4:14:46 PM
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Conservatives decry cancel culture but are more than willing to jump aboard when dear leader tells them to. Lol.


MBCLS07MBCLS07 - 8/19/2020 4:39:35 PM
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So rather than respond in the manner Democrats typically do, what do you suggest be done instead?


MBCLS07MBCLS07 - 8/19/2020 4:36:51 PM
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@NewQ Cancel culture isn't practiced by "liberals". It's intolerant, totalitarian leftists fostering cancel culture. While I appreciate the notion that non-leftists should rise above such behavior, it's absolutely necessary to call out and fight back against discriminatory and partisan corporate behavior.


NewQNewQ - 8/19/2020 5:05:53 PM
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So what would this be then?

Divesting oneself and encouraging others to do the same, with the hope that the subject in question collapses as punishment, because they did or said something you don't like.

How is that not "cancel culture"?

I'm not even saying it's bad, I'm saying people can't whine like snowflakes when it happens for reasons they don't agree with, and then turn around and call it "fighting back" when it's for a cause they support.


carloslassitercarloslassiter - 8/19/2020 4:49:33 PM
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I know this is too much to ask, but maybe we should all try not to fly off the handle whenever some internet troll posts a fake image.




bnilhomebnilhome - 8/19/2020 5:41:10 PM
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I am not a fan of the cancel culture but I am also not a fan of the Progressive Left mob pushing their agenda on US corporations who are afraid to take a stand against these progressive causes. Companies should either allow all views or no views. You can't pick and choose to allow BLM (which has become a terror org) and not the statement All Lives Matter.

I saw a great tweet recently that stated:

"I support all black lives but not BLM.
I support all white lives but not the KKK"

BLM as an org has advocated killing cops and its leaders have threatened to burn down the country. This is not a peaceful group as an org. There certainly are individuals protesting who have good intentions, but the larger org itself should be condemned by all.


jeffy210jeffy210 - 8/19/2020 5:48:13 PM
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So do you Boycott an American manufacturer? Let's look at the alternatives:

Pirelli (Italy)
Continental (Germany)
Michelin (French)
Bridgestone (Japan)

Whoops... so much for keeping it American. Not to mention the presidential limo uses bulletproof tires by Goodyear. Is he going to have those removed too?


countguycountguy - 8/19/2020 6:16:33 PM
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Can't wait for the videos of magats slashing their tires in protest. Then they can go buy tires made in China, lmao.


MrEEMrEE - 8/19/2020 6:18:43 PM
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Goodyear mostly makes second rate tires, so my boycott already in place.
Most volume tires are are made locally regardless of brand.


Section_31_JTKSection_31_JTK - 8/19/2020 8:31:12 PM
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BLM and antifa are domestic terrorists. I support racial equality. I do not support domestic terrorists.


valhallakeyvalhallakey - 8/20/2020 2:54:42 AM
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Wonder how many people have been killed by these terroists? Probably a lot more than have been killed by right wing terrorists! Maybe I’ll look into that...

Goodyear’s policy is not to wear political stuff on the job, wear the uniform, don’t offend people of either political beliefs. All that other stuff is internet trolling to work up a controversy. Lots of companies have similar policies, they want all customers who have money in their pockets.


TauronB2GTauronB2G - 8/20/2020 12:04:51 PM
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Lots of people see MAGA hat wearers as domestic terrorists too.


Section_31_JTKSection_31_JTK - 8/20/2020 1:52:32 PM
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Except the statistics don't show that. That poor guy in Portland who was nearly beat to death, was assaulted by a BLM/antifa goon with a long criminal record. MANY of these type of incidents are committed by BLM/antifa domestic terrorists. There's a LONG record of assaults committed by left wing goons against conservatives.


valhallakeyvalhallakey - 8/20/2020 10:27:22 PM
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Interesting, when I search on far right vs far left deaths every single thing that comes up, including our current administrations statistics show the far right having killed far more people than Antifa, in fact the Anti Fascists don't seem to have a single death attributed to them? Can you point me to these other statistics?


Section_31_JTKSection_31_JTK - 8/20/2020 5:21:08 PM
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And just like that, Goodyear has disavowed that policy. Employees can now wear Back the Blue attire, but NOT political attire. It's as it should be. DickLess4Lyfe can now go back to crying in his cereal.
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