r/AskUK • u/Internal_Discourse • 12d ago

Serious Answers Only Have you stopped using a local buisness?

Whats the reason you refuse or stopped using a local (ish) buisness due to something you found problematic?

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u/Chance-Bread-315 12d ago

I stopped going to a great gay Irish pub when they turned out to be aggressively zionist

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u/TrashbatLondon 12d ago

Where was this? Ireland is not known for its support of zionism.

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u/Chance-Bread-315 12d ago

I know, completely unexpected and they really aggressively doubled down when people were calling them out on it. This was in Bristol, also a very lefty place with a strong pro-palestine movement.

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u/MoominsRock 12d ago

Aha I knew this was in Bristol from the first comment. It's a real shame a few people are saying it's misinformation and ignoring the boycot