{"id":1964630,"date":"2023-07-05T14:23:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T18:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-jerrys-july-4-tweet-bashes-america-so-twitter-users-unleash-firestorm\/"},"modified":"2023-07-05T14:24:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T18:24:46","slug":"ben-jerrys-july-4-tweet-bashes-america-so-twitter-users-unleash-firestorm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-jerrys-july-4-tweet-bashes-america-so-twitter-users-unleash-firestorm\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben &#038; Jerry&#8217;s tweet on July 4 sparks backlash on Twitter."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fben-jerrys-july-4-tweet-bashes-america-so-twitter-users-unleash-firestorm%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1964630&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Ben &#038; Jerry&#8217;s July 4 Tweet Bashes America, So Twitter Users Unleash Firestorm<\/h2>\n<p>Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s went out of its way Tuesday to bash America with an Independence Day tweet that brought many to urge their fellow citizens to \u201cBud Light\u201d the ice cream company.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, July 4, the Unilever-owned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ben-jerrys-anti-israel-stunt-backfires-police-firemen-fund-announces-surprise-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s<\/a> ice creamery posted a tweet blasting America as existing on \u201cstolen land.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This 4th of July, it\u2019s high time we recognize that the US exists on stolen Indigenous land and commit to returning it. Learn more and take action now: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/45smaBmORH\">https:\/\/t.co\/45smaBmORH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a6qp7LXUAE\">pic.twitter.com\/a6qp7LXUAE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s (@benandjerrys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benandjerrys\/status\/1676214289353572352?\">July 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Many Americans piled onto the company\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-jerrys-july-4-tweet-bashes-america-so-twitter-users-unleash-firestorm\/\" title=\"Ben &#038; Jerry's tweet on July 4 sparks backlash on Twitter.\">tweet offering actual historical facts<\/a>, pointing out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ben-jerrys-resist-ice-cream-racist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s<\/a> own hypocrisy, and otherwise busting Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s for attacking America on what is generally considered our country\u2019s \u201cbirthday.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Your factory is on stolen land.<\/p>\n<p>Native Americans, primarily from the Abenaki tribe, have lived in Vermont for 10,000 years. In 1609, French explorer Samuel de Champlain was the first European to set foot in Vermont.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tired of being politically correct (@USBornNRaised) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USBornNRaised\/status\/1676384535024377856?\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbenakiOf?\">@AbenakiOf<\/a> Ben and Jerry\u2019s has some land for you,<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud835\udde6\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude04 \ud835\udde0\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\udde7\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddd7\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddee (@txsalth2o) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/txsalth2o\/status\/1676347849427091458?\">July 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The only right thing to do is donate all of your assets and retained earnings. Shareholders will understand.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Billboard Chris  (@BillboardChris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillboardChris\/status\/1676378781706248193?\">July 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sounds like it\u2019s time for Ben and Jerry to donate 100% of their profits to indigenous people. <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Five Times August (@FiveTimesAugust) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FiveTimesAugust\/status\/1676357228868124675?\">July 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Give ALL of your property and land back to the Native Americans right now then\u2026 or shut up.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tim Young (@TimRunsHisMouth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimRunsHisMouth\/status\/1676379120295464965?\">July 4, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Owned by a skin care company\u2026 kinda weird<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spence  (@tspencer322) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tspencer322\/status\/1676396327826251776?\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Bud Light of ice cream.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charles Watson (@cwatson34) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cwatson34\/status\/1676527463256535040?\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We need to make Ben and Jerry\u2019s go out of business. Please join me.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MakeAmericaFreeAgain (@EugenieGrander) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EugenieGrander\/status\/1676386102964551680?\">July 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benjerry.com\/whats-new\/2023\/07\/stolen-indigenous-land\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>, the Vermont-based company claimed the U.S.A. should \u201cstart with Mount Rushmore,\u201d and explained the significance of the region to certain Native Americans, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/markets\/ben-jerrys-independence-day-message-calls-stolen-indigenous-land-returned-native-americans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<h3>Do you think woke companies will lose business?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Do you think woke companies will lose business?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The Western Journal news updates free of charge. You may opt out at anytime. You also agree to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/privacy-policy\/\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/terms-service\/\">Terms of Use<\/a>.\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results\" style=\"display: none\">\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-yes\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n\t\t\tYes: 100% (3 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-results-no\" style=\"width: 0%\">\n\t\t\tNo: 0% (0 Votes)\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cBut what is the meaning of Independence Day for those whose land this country stole, those who were murdered and forced with brutal violence onto reservations, those who were pushed from their holy places and denied their freedom?\u201d Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s said. \u201cThe faces on Mount Rushmore are the faces of men who actively worked to destroy Indigenous cultures and ways of life, to deny Indigenous people their basic rights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The message went on to claim that the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed that Mt. Rushmore sits on \u201cstolen land.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe US exists on stolen land. We have to acknowledge that\u2014today and every day. In the case of Mount Rushmore, the Supreme Court already did!\u201d the company wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Fourth of July, it\u2019s time to return that sacred place to the Lakota,\u201d they added. \u201cLet\u2019s make it a day that embraces freedom and justice for all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ben-jerrys-anti-israel-move-backfires-retailers-announce-will-stop-selling-ice-cream\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s<\/a> has long been one of the most progressive companies in the U.S. and has often pushed out far-left ideas on social media.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, for instance, Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ben-jerrys-anti-israel-stunt-backfires-distributor-likely-forced-fire-palestinian-workers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that it would no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-ben-jerrys-targets-israel-we-wont-sell-ice-cream-in-judea-and-samaria\/\" title=\"Leftist Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s Targets Israel: We Won\u2019t Sell Ice Cream In Judea And Samaria\">longer sell ice cream<\/a> in Israel because of the country\u2019s \u201cgenocide\u201d against the \u201cPalestinians.\u201d But, despite the bravado, the company\u2019s owner, Unilever, quashed the plans and said that the products would still be sold in Israel, despite the company\u2019s proclamations.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-cream-brand-discreetly-changed-name-of-flavor-after-questions-raised-over-possibly-racist-origin\/\" title=\"Ice Cream Brand Discreetly Changed Name Of Flavor After Questions Raised Over Possibly Racist Origin\">ice cream brand<\/a> later tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-judge-rules-ben-jerrys-anti-israel-scheme-points-printed-every-carton-sold-holy-land\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sue Unilever<\/a> to force it to allow the ice cream to be banned from sale in Israel, but a judge ruled in favor of Unilever and told Ben &#038; Jerry\u2019s that they had no legal leg to stand on to deny the orders of their parent company.<\/p>\n<p>The company has many other instances of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tulane-university-to-host-event-on-decolonizing-study-abroad\/\" title=\"Tulane University To Host Event On \u2018Decolonizing Study Abroad\u2019\">left-wing activism<\/a>. In 2015 it openly <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/bernie-sanders-lands-sweet-endorsement-ben-jerrys-founder\/story?id=32841897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">endorsed<\/a> socialist Bernie Sanders for president, in 2021 it put out an ice cream featuring an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ben-jerrys-releases-cop-hating-ice-cream-flavor-honor-radical-dem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-hollywood-movies-that-snuck-conservative-themes-on-screen\/\" title=\"10 Hollywood Movies That Snuck Conservative Themes on Screen\">anti-police theme<\/a><\/a>, and it has also been a loud supporter of social justice warrior and national anthem protester <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/large-corporation-teams-colin-kaepernick-bid-defund-abolish-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colin Kaepernick<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ben-jerrys-july-4-tweet-bashes-america-twitter-users-unleash-firestorm\/\">Ben &#038; Jerry&#8217;s July 4 Tweet Bashes America, So Twitter Users Unleash Firestorm<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben &amp; Jerry&#8217;s sparked controversy on Independence Day with a tweet criticizing America for being on &#8220;stolen land.&#8221; The tweet received backlash, with many calling for a boycott of the ice cream company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":1964631,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1964630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1964630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1964630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1964631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1964630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1964630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1964630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}