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laughing *at* them, not with them

Boingboing is reporting that conservatives are upset about the liberal slant of the sayings found on drink cups, and now “ right-wing Starbucks customers have gathered to protest this, demanding that Starbucks give equal representation to 'conservative' thought.” No. Shut up. Go away; your own beloved Reagan is the one who deregulated the public airwaves, doing away with “equal time” for the USA, leaving us with Rush and O’Reilly and Crossfire. Additionally, this is a private company, and unaffected by those rules. Quit acting like little victims, get in your SUVs, and go vote with your many dollars at a different establishment. Good luck trying to find a more business-friendly coffee house than Starbucks, though.

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