Wasn't he very vocal about troop draw down in Syria? This should have been an indicator. What is disappointing to me is that he criticized that move but remained mum on the fact that the outgoing envoy to Syria hid troops and went against orders from the CiC (as reported by defenseone.com). Further it's disappointing that he, having served and undoubtedly cares for the troops, wants them entangled in unwinnable wars in countries you're not even appreciated.
What's the point? Bring democracy to Whereveristan while you can't have transparent elections back home without being accused of sedition and treason? Unreal.
I once thought highly of him, but that time has now definitely passed. He'll have his comeuppance one day too when the tech overlords deem some of his thoughts to be wrongthink. Maybe when he discusses the dangers of Islam again, he'll find himself at the end of the ban-hammer.
When that day comes and it will come, I do not want to hear this self-proclaimed enlightened person bitch and moan about it going too far. No, Sam, that line has already been crossed and you stood there cheering like a deranged cheer-leader when it happened.
Damage is done already, and the left is having a good laugh at the overly emotional individuals that hopped onto their cancel-train despite them never having bought a single bag of coffee.
Peak reactionary too, cancel orders over something the media wrote and then realizing that they weren't telling the whole story.
That's the irony; there is an awful lot of whining about a company staying neutral - which is what you'd want. Who the hell thinks a coffee roaster getting involved in any legal matters was a good idea anyway? I don't ask my butcher how to invest my money either.
But the sad thing is; it works. You think Under Armour is facing the same backlash? You would think so since Kyle wore one of their hats in the same picture that is causing all this commotion. But the lefties can't win much there, so they let that one slide.
Also, if you ever get a sponsorship, you'll soon understand why companies don't want to be associated with any topic like that and why any partnership would swiftly be terminated regardless of the outcome of the case or how individuals within a company feel about it.
You missed another silly attempt to divide and conquer. Those hating on BRC because they didn't cheer for Kyle appear as misguided as the ones demanding apologies and concessions.
As a company, they should stay out of legal proceedings and continue focus on their product.
If it did happen, then the reporting seems off. I'd imagine it would be somewhat problematic (i.e. create major international incident) if they did something like that without involving the local authorities/law enforcement.
It's like when you hit 'random' in a character creator in one of those video games.