{"id":2124300,"date":"2023-12-13T17:45:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T22:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hell-no-we-will-not-end-the-bud-light-boycott\/"},"modified":"2023-12-13T17:49:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T22:49:32","slug":"hell-no-we-will-not-end-the-bud-light-boycott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hell-no-we-will-not-end-the-bud-light-boycott\/","title":{"rendered":"No way, we won&#8217;t stop boycotting Bud Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fhell-no-we-will-not-end-the-bud-light-boycott%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=2124300&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>If you\u2019re \u200bon the Right, then you know\u2062 that \u2064the phrase\u2064 \u201cthis is why we lose\u201d has become \u2064something \u200dof a cliche.<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019re a conservative, you&#8217;re probably familiar with\u200c the overused phrase &#8220;this is\u200c why we lose.&#8221; It&#8217;s our go-to response whenever someone on our side does something we \u200bdisagree \u2064with,\u200b as if that person represents \u2064the downfall of\u2062 American culture. Sometimes, this \u2062charge is\u2064 exaggerated or unfounded. But not always.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>So\u200b today we begin with an actual \u2062case of \u201cthis is why we lose.\u201d<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Today, I want to present a\u2062 real example \u200dof \u2062why we\u2063 conservatives sometimes lose. Recently, \u200cthere has \u2062been a sudden \u2062push from some on the \u200cRight to rehabilitate Bud Light and convince\u2064 conservatives to end the boycott against \u200bthe company. While some \u2063notable figures, \u200clike Donald Trump Jr., never supported the boycott, \u200cthe majority of\u200b conservatives did. However, \u2062that seems \u200cto be \u2064changing \u2064now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This week, \u200dUFC president Dana White and Kid Rock\u2063 appeared\u2063 on\u200d Tucker \u2064Carlson&#8217;s \u200dshow to\u2064 express their renewed\u2062 support for Bud Light. Other \u200dprominent voices, such as Tim Pool, have also defended their position.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/episode\/ep-1277-hell-no-we-will-not-end-the-bud-light-boycott-member-exclusive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WATCH: The Matt Walsh Show<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before we dive into their arguments,\u2064 let&#8217;s be fair \u200band\u2064 listen to what they have to say.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First, let&#8217;s\u200d hear from Dana \u200dWhite:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I&#8217;ll share my thoughts on Dana&#8217;s argument later, but I \u2063want to point out\u200d one thing right \u2064away. Bud Light is owned by \u2063a \u2063foreign conglomerate.\u2062 Setting aside everything else, it&#8217;s hard to argue that supporting\u200b a foreign company\u200c is &#8220;patriotic.&#8221; \u200dI&#8217;m not saying we can&#8217;t\u2063 support foreign-owned brands, but it&#8217;s difficult to portray our\u2062 support for a Belgian\u200b multinational corporation as an act of\u200b patriotism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now,\u2063 let&#8217;s hear from Kid Rock, who also agrees with\u200c Dana:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Many people, including myself,\u2063 find Kid Rock&#8217;s \u200dreasoning less than convincing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, Tim Pool believes we&#8217;re missing the point:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before \u2063I \u200cexplain why they&#8217;re all wrong,\u2063 let me clarify that I respect these individuals. I like Dana\u200d White, Kid Rock,\u200b Tim Pool, \u200dand Tucker Carlson. They all have their merits. But the \u200dBud Light boycott must continue, and here&#8217;s\u200d why.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bud Light, a foreign-owned brand, tried to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-candidate-dr-oz-had-repeatedly-platformed-transgender-activists-on-tv-show\/\" title=\"GOP Candidate Dr. Oz Had Repeatedly Platformed Transgender Activists on TV Show\">promote transgender ideology<\/a> and disregarded\u200d its own customers. For once, conservatives fought back in an organized, effective manner. We launched\u200c a boycott and \u2064stuck with \u200dit. We made the woke company feel the consequences.\u200b We demonstrated our power in a way conservatives have \u200crarely\u200b achieved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The\u200d Bud Light boycott is not only the most \u2063effective conservative boycott \u200cof a major company, \u2063but it&#8217;s also\u2062 the\u2062 only\u2063 successful one. We would need a compelling reason to end this victorious boycott. We would need\u200b a significant concession. But\u2062 what\u2064 have they offered? They gave Dana White\u200b $100 million. That&#8217;s not a concession or an apology; it&#8217;s a\u2062 marketing tactic. Ending the boycott \u200band\u2063 supporting Bud\u2064 Light because of their new marketing plan\u200b would be \u2063a retreat. It would \u2062be a defeat\u200c snatched from the jaws\u2062 of victory, something the Right \u200boften does, but never as pathetically as\u200d this.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now, in any boycott campaign, it&#8217;s\u2063 important to give companies a way to redeem \u2063themselves.\u2062 The purpose of a boycott is to extract\u2063 concessions. If we succeed, \u200cwe win. If \u200dwe fail, the company suffers. So far, we&#8217;re winning in\u200b the latter\u200c way. Bud\u2063 Light betrayed its \u200bcustomers and refused to admit defeat, resulting in \u200cthe company&#8217;s downfall. That&#8217;s how it should be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What can Bud Light do to end\u2062 this\u2062 boycott?\u200c They need to \u200bapologize for  <\/p>\n<h2> Is it hypocritical for conservatives to boycott Bud Light while\u2062 other beer companies also support\u200c liberal\u2064 causes?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Convincing. He\u2062 argues that the boycott against Bud Light is hypocritical because other beer companies, such as MillerCoors, are\u200b also\u2062 supportive of liberal causes. While it&#8217;s true that other companies may hold left-leaning views, this doesn&#8217;t mean conservatives should support a company that\u2062 goes against their \u2063values.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The essence of conservatism is to uphold principles and \u200cvalues that align with limited government, individual liberty, and\u2062 moral values. Supporting businesses that promote opposite values undermines the conservative cause. It&#8217;s not about\u2063 being hypocritical; \u200dit&#8217;s about being principled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Furthermore, the argument that supporting Bud Light \u200dwill lead to a better political climate is flawed. Bud Light is a beer\u200c company, not \u200ba \u2064political \u200dentity. By associating \u2062our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">political views<\/a> with a beverage, we diminish \u2062the importance of serious \u2062policy discussions. It&#8217;s more effective \u200dto focus on promoting conservative ideas and \u200cprinciples through \u2063meaningful \u2064dialogues and productive actions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ultimately, the push to end the boycott against Bud Light reveals a\u200d broader issue within the\u2063 conservative movement. It highlights a\u2063 tendency to prioritize \u200bshort-term gains, such as corporate endorsements or popularity\u200c among certain figures, over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-american-executives-give-chinese-president-standing-ovation-in-san-francisco\/\" title=\"WATCH: American Executives Give Chinese President Standing Ovation In San Francisco\">long-term values<\/a>\u200c and principles. \u200dThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-harris-says-social-media-companies-should-cooperate-and-work-with-us-on-protecting-our-democracy\/\" title=\"VP Harris Says Social Media Companies Should \"Cooperate and Work With Us\" on \"Protecting Our Democracy\"\">approach undermines<\/a> the ability to implement lasting \u2062change and win ideological battles.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the Right, the phrase &#8220;this is why we lose&#8221; has become a clich\u00e9, used whenever someone on our side does something disliked. 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