On Thursday, NBA star LeBron James LeBron, who hails from Akron, Ohio, where Goodyear Tires’ <a href="https://corporate.goodyear.com/en-US/about/contact-goodyear-corporate.html">headquarters</a> are, weighed in on the criticism the company has received from President Trump and others after it was discovered that a company diversity training session allegedly featured a slide showing a ban on MAGA apparel. Trump called for a boycott of Goodyear.
James, a consistent critic of Trump, stated:
<blockquote>I know my people of Akron and I know what Goodyear means to our city. So one thing about us, we don’t bend; we don’t fold; we don’t break for nobody. So I’m not worried about that. Not only has Goodyear been great for my city, for the history of my city, but the country and what they represented. It’s an unbelievable brand, unbelievable history.
We stand strong and we always unite, especially my city. We’ve always felt like we’ve been counted out, being a small city, and that’s what rallies us even more and makes us even stronger. So shout-out, salute to all the workers, men and women at Goodyear over the course of their history and to the city of Akron.</blockquote>
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Lakers’ LeBron James on President Trump’s call for Goodyear boycott: “I know my people of Akron and what Goodyear means to our city. One thing about us, we don’t bend, fold or break for nobody. Shout out and salute to all the workers.” <a href="https://t.co/7h9MJBYoYF">pic.twitter.com/7h9MJBYoYF</a>
&mdash; Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/1296663814491054082?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The leak of the audio slide at a Goodyear training session was revealed on Tuesday.
On Wednesday, President Trump <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1296092859226042368">tweeted</a>, “Don’t buy GOODYEAR TIRES – They announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS. Get better tires for far less! (This is what the Radical Left Democrats do. Two can play the same game, and we have to start playing it now!).”
Roughly an hour later, Goodyear  issued a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/goodyear-responds-to-backlash-over-apparent-anti-conservative-cop-bias-following-trump-call-to-boycott">statement</a>:
<blockquote>Yesterday, Goodyear became the focus of a conversation that created some misconceptions about our policies and our company. Goodyear has always wholeheartedly supported both equality and law enforcement and will continue to do so. For those not aware, a widely circulated image sparked a strong reaction, and we wanted to take the opportunity to provide some important context to the visual and our policies … the visual in question was not created or distributed by Goodyear corporate, nor was it part of a diversity training class. To be clear on our longstanding corporate policy, Goodyear has zero-tolerance for any form of harassment or discrimination. To enable a work environment free of those, we ask that associates refrain from workplace expressions in support of political campaigning for any candidate or political party, as well as similar forms of advocacy that fall outside the scope of racial justice and equality issues.</blockquote>
Then audio from the training session at the Topeka plant was <a href="https://www.wibw.com/2020/08/19/new-audio-from-the-goodyear-training-on-their-zero-tolerance-policy/">leaked to WIBW</a>. A speaker had allegedly <a href="https://www.wibw.com/2020/08/19/new-audio-from-the-goodyear-training-on-their-zero-tolerance-policy/">told the trainees</a>:
<blockquote>Some people may wish to express their views on social justice or inequity or equity issues such as black lives matter or LGBTQ pride on their face coverings, shirts or wristbands. That will be deemed approved because it applies with a zero-tolerance stance. However if any associate wears all, blue, white lives matter shirts or face coverings, that will be not appropriate.</blockquote>
On Thursday, Goodyear CEO and President Rich Kramer <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/goodyear-issues-another-statement-after-damning-audio-leak">released a statement</a> that said in part:
<blockquote>The slide in question was created by a plant employee to try to explain what is acceptable to wear in the workplace. The slide was not approved or distributed by Goodyear Corporate or anyone outside that facility. … Goodyear strongly supports our law enforcement partners and deeply appreciates all they do to put their lives on the line each and every day for our communities … We have clarified our policy to make it clear associates can express support for law enforcement through apparel at Goodyear facilities.</blockquote>
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A message from Rich Kramer: By now, you are aware of a visual from our Topeka factory that has been circulating in the media. I want to personally clear the record on what you are seeing and hearing. <a href="https://t.co/UqqFeFQn6t">pic.twitter.com/UqqFeFQn6t</a>
&mdash; Goodyear (@goodyear) <a href="https://twitter.com/goodyear/status/1296522073637101569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Trump <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-hits-goodyear-again-as-their-stocks-lose-value-i-would-take-their-tires-off-limo">stated on Thursday</a> that he would be open to stripping the Goodyear tires off of the presidential limousine, saying, “Well, I’m not happy with Goodyear because what they’re doing is playing politics … when they say that you can’t have ‘Blue Lives Matter,’ you can’t show a blue line, you can’t wear a MAGA hat, but you can have other things that are Marxist in nature, there’s something wrong with the top of Goodyear. And what the radical left does is they make it impossible for people to do business if they’re Republican or if they’re conservative. They put out all sorts of effort: ‘Don’t shop there.’ They do vicious things, not so different than what you saw on the streets of Portland two nights ago.”
&#8220;If they — if they want to hold political speech, if they want to let you not do what everybody is doing; if they want to wear a MAGA hat or if they want to wear a &#8216;Blue Lives…&#8217; You know what &#8216;Blue Lives Matter,’ right?&#8221; Trump continued. &#8220;That’s policemen and women. That’s a terrible thing. That’s a terrible thing. So they’re using their power over these people, and these people want to wear whatever it is that we’re talking about. You know that. And so I would be very much in favor if people don’t want to buy there.  And you know what?  They’ll be able to get a good job — because we set a jobs record over the last quarter, as you know. The most jobs ever in the history of our country. You’ll be able to get another good job.  I think it’s disgraceful that they did this.”

Los Angeles Lakers v Brooklyn Nets – NBA China Games 2019

LeBron James Defends Goodyear Tires After Trump Calls for Boycott

Donald Trump

Goodyear Tire

LeBron James

President Donald Trump said he is open to stripping the Goodyear tires off of the presidential limousine — dubbed &#8220;The Beast&#8221; — after controversy erupted this week when a slide from a company presentation showed that it discriminates against conservative activism while championing leftist activism.
&#8220;Well, I’m not happy with Goodyear because what they’re doing is playing politics. And the funny thing is the people that work for Goodyear — I can guarantee you I poll very well with all of those great workers in Goodyear,&#8221; Trump said during a press conference regarding whether he wanted the federal government to stop buying and using Goodyear products.
&#8220;And when they say that you can’t have &#8216;Blue Lives Matter,&#8217; you can’t show a blue line, you can’t wear a MAGA hat, but you can have other things that are Marxist in nature, there’s something wrong with the top of Goodyear,&#8221; Trump continued. &#8220;And what the radical left does is they make it impossible for people to do business if they’re Republican or if they’re conservative. They put out all sorts of effort: &#8216;Don’t shop there.&#8217; They do vicious things, not so different than what you saw on the streets of Portland two nights ago.&#8221;
When he was asked what kind of boycott he envisioned against Goodyear, Trump said it was up to the people to do as the please but added that he &#8220;wouldn’t recommend&#8221; buying Goodyear tires.
&#8220;If they — if they want to hold political speech, if they want to let you not do what everybody is doing; if they want to wear a MAGA hat or if they want to wear a &#8216;Blue Lives…&#8217; You know what &#8216;Blue Lives Matter,&#8217; right? That’s policemen and women. That’s a terrible thing. That’s a terrible thing,&#8221; Trump continued. &#8220;So they’re using their power over these people, and these people want to wear whatever it is that we’re talking about. You know that. And so I would be very much in favor if people don’t want to buy there.  And you know what?  They’ll be able to get a good job — because we set a jobs record over the last quarter, as you know. The most jobs ever in the history of our country. You’ll be able to get another good job.  I think it’s disgraceful that they did this.&#8221;
Trump called for a boycott of Goodyear tires earlier this week, which <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/goodyears-stock-fall-after-trump-tweet-urging-boycott-of-companys-tires-while-rivals-shares-gain-2020-08-19">reportedly</a> sent the company&#8217;s stock price tumbling while their competitors saw gains.
Later, when asked if he would want to swap out the tires on the presidential limousine, Trump responded, &#8220;Yeah, I would do that.&#8221;
&#8220;I would — I would swap them out, based on what I heard,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;We’ll see what happens. Hey, look, you’re going to have a lot of people not wanting to buy that product anymore, and they’ll buy from a competitor — made in the USA, too.&#8221;
Related:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/goodyear-issues-another-statement-after-damning-audio-leak">Goodyear Issues Another Statement After Damning Audio Leak</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-goodyear-bans-blue-lives-matter-and-maga-shirts-allows-blm-and-lgbt-messages">WALSH: Goodyear Bans Blue Lives Matter And MAGA Shirts, Allows BLM And LGBT Messages</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/goodyear-tires-policy-slideshow-deems-leftist-activism-acceptable-conservative-activism-unacceptable-report-says">Goodyear Tires Policy Slideshow Deems Leftist Activism ‘Acceptable,’ Conservative Activism ‘Unacceptable,’ Report Says</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/goodyear-responds-to-backlash-over-apparent-anti-conservative-cop-bias-following-trump-call-to-boycott">Goodyear Responds To Backlash Over Apparent Anti-Conservative, Cop Bias Following Trump Call To Boycott</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-leaked-audio-suggests-goodyears-discriminatory-policies-are-even-worse-than-first-reported">WALSH: Leaked Audio Suggests Goodyear’s Discriminatory Policies Are Even Worse Than First Reported</a></li>
</ul>

Trump Beast Tire

Trump Hits Goodyear Again As Their Stocks Lose Value: ‘I Would’ Take Their Tires Off Limo

Blue Lives Matter

Goodyear is yet again backpedaling after a leaked image and audio from an alleged employee training course suggested the company was engaging in apparent discrimination against conservatives, seemingly barring employees from publicly supporting law enforcement or All Lives Matter, while expressly permitting the promotion of Black Lives Matter and pro-LGBT messages.
In a statement from Goodyear CEO and President Rich Kramer released on Thursday, the company &#8220;clarified&#8221; that employees are permitted to publicly support law enforcement, contrary to the leaked slide and audio.
&#8220;The slide in question was created by a plant employee to try to explain what is acceptable to wear in the workplace,&#8221; the company admitted. &#8220;The slide was not approved or distributed by Goodyear Corporate or anyone outside that facility.&#8221;
&#8220;Goodyear strongly supports our law enforcement partners and deeply appreciates all they do to put their lives on the line each and every day for our communities,&#8221; Kramer continued, adding, &#8220;We have clarified our policy to make it clear associates can express support for law enforcement through apparel at Goodyear facilities.&#8221;
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A message from Rich Kramer: By now, you are aware of a visual from our Topeka factory that has been circulating in the media. I want to personally clear the record on what you are seeing and hearing. <a href="https://t.co/UqqFeFQn6t">pic.twitter.com/UqqFeFQn6t</a>
&mdash; Goodyear (@goodyear) <a href="https://twitter.com/goodyear/status/1296522073637101569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The backlash against <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/goodyear-responds-to-backlash-over-apparent-anti-conservative-cop-bias-following-trump-call-to-boycott">Goodyear</a> started on Tuesday, when a local news station in Topeka, Kansas, <a href="https://www.wibw.com/2020/08/18/goodyear-employees-say-new-no-tolerance-policy-is-discriminatory/">reported</a> on the leaked image from a seminar at the Topeka Goodyear plant. The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-goodyear-bans-blue-lives-matter-and-maga-shirts-allows-blm-and-lgbt-messages?target_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fwalsh-goodyear-bans-blue-lives-matter-and-maga-shirts-allows-blm-and-lgbt-messages%3Futm_source%3Dfacebook%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3Dbenshapiro">image</a> lists Black Lives Matter and LGBT pride messages as “acceptable,” and pro-police Blue Lives Matter, All Lives Matter, and MAGA attire as “unacceptable.”
The commotion prompted a response from conservatives, including Daily Wire podcast host and author <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-leaked-audio-suggests-goodyears-discriminatory-policies-are-even-worse-than-first-reported">Matt Walsh</a>, calling on conservatives to <a href="https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1295902147914149889">boycott</a> the company. And hours later, President Donald Trump echoed the same: “Don’t buy GOODYEAR TIRES – They announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS,&#8221; he <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1296092859226042368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1296092859226042368%7Ctwgr%5E&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fgoodyear-responds-to-backlash-over-apparent-anti-conservative-cop-bias-following-trump-call-to-boycott">tweeted</a>. &#8220;Get better tires for far less! (This is what the Radical Left Democrats do. Two can play the same game, and we have to start playing it now!).&#8221;
The company issued a murky statement on the same day as Trump&#8217;s tweet, though the existence of the slide was not expressly denied, nor was the company&#8217;s specific policy clarified. Goodyear did, however, make it clear that they support law enforcement.
&#8220;First, the visual in question was not created or distributed by Goodyear corporate, nor was it part of a diversity training class,&#8221; the statement read in part (emphasis per Goodyear). &#8220;To be clear on our longstanding corporate policy, Goodyear has zero tolerance for any forms of harassment or discrimination. To enable a work environment free of those, we ask that associates refrain from workplace expressions in support of political campaigning for any candidate or political party, as well as similar forms of advocacy that fall outside the scope of racial justice and equity issues.&#8221;
Adding another wrinkle to the controversy, audio for the training seminar in question was later released by news station <a href="https://www.wibw.com/2020/08/19/new-audio-from-the-goodyear-training-on-their-zero-tolerance-policy/">WIBW</a>. As noted by Walsh, the audio seemingly confirms the discriminatory policy Goodyear earlier danced around:
<blockquote>Indeed, audio from the training session at the Topeka plant has been <a href="https://www.wibw.com/2020/08/19/new-audio-from-the-goodyear-training-on-their-zero-tolerance-policy/">leaked to WIBW</a> which would seem to put all doubt to rest. According to the audio, employees are instructed that they may “express their views on social justice or inequity or equity issues such as black lives matter or LGBTQ pride on their face coverings, shirts, or wristbands.” They are informed that such expression is “approved” and in accord with the “zero tolerance policy.” However, any associate who wears anything that says “all, blue, or white lives matter” will be deemed as having acted inappropriately.</blockquote>
The audio was what seemingly prompted Kramer&#8217;s statement on Thursday.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-leaked-audio-suggests-goodyears-discriminatory-policies-are-even-worse-than-first-reported">WALSH: Leaked Audio Suggests Goodyear’s Discriminatory Policies Are Even Worse Than First Reported</a>

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Goodyear Issues Another Statement After Damning Audio Leak

Black Lives Matter

Social Justice

After a leaked slide from an employee training course at the Goodyear Topeka plant went viral, revealing a discriminatory policy that allows “Black Lives Matter” and LGBT shirts and apparel but not Blue Lives Matter or All Lives Matter, the media has been scrambling to come up with some sort of excuse for their new favorite tire company. They are especially determined to defend Goodyear now that President Trump has stepped into the fray to voice his (entirely justified) objection to a company that allows expressions of support for a radical Marxist organization but no expressions of support for law enforcement, or all lives in general.
Goodyear has issued a clarification, which, after sifting through the obfuscating jargon, is actually not a clarification at all, even less is it an apology. Here&#8217;s the full statement:
<blockquote>Yesterday, Goodyear became the focus of a conversation that created some misconceptions about our policies and our company.  For those not aware, a widely circulated image sparked a strong reaction, and we wanted to take the opportunity to provide some important context to the visual and our policies.
First, the visual in question was not created or distributed by Goodyear corporate, nor was it part of a diversity training class. To be clear on our longstanding corporate policy, Goodyear has zero tolerance for any forms of harassment or discrimination. To enable a work environment free of those, we ask that associates refrain from workplace expressions in support of political campaigning for any candidate or political party, as well as similar forms of advocacy that fall outside the scope of racial justice and equity issues.
Second, we appreciate the diverse viewpoints of all of our more than 60,000 associates, which are at the heart of many of the policies we establish. Fostering an inclusive, respectful workplace is important to establish teamwork and build culture, which is another reason we ask associates not to engage in political campaigning of any kind in the workplace – for any candidate, party or political organization.
Third and finally, Goodyear has always wholeheartedly supported both equality and law enforcement and will continue to do so. These are not mutually exclusive. We have heard from some of you that believe Goodyear is anti-police after reacting to the visual. Nothing could be further from the truth, and we have the utmost appreciation for the vital work police do on behalf of our shared communities. This can’t be said strongly enough.</blockquote>
So, the slide &#8220;was not created or distributed by Goodyear corporate&#8221; and it&#8217;s &#8220;not part of a diversity training class.&#8221; That is a far cry from denying that it exists or that it accurately reflects their policy. The rest of the statement would only seem to confirm, in so many words, that employees are only permitted to voice certain approved views on certain approved issues.
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Indeed, audio from the training session at the Topeka plant has been <a href="https://www.wibw.com/2020/08/19/new-audio-from-the-goodyear-training-on-their-zero-tolerance-policy/">leaked to WIBW</a> which would seem to put all doubt to rest. According to the audio, employees are instructed that they may &#8220;express their views on social justice or inequity or equity issues such as black lives matter or LGBTQ pride on their face coverings, shirts, or wristbands.&#8221; They are informed that such expression is &#8220;approved&#8221; and in accord with the &#8220;zero tolerance policy.&#8221; However, any associate who wears anything that says &#8220;all, blue, or white lives matter&#8221; will be deemed as having acted inappropriately. WIBW reports:
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“Some people may wish to express their views on social justice or inequity or equity issues such as black lives matter or LGBTQ pride on their face coverings, shirts or wristbands. That will be deemed approved because it applies with a zero-tolerance stance,” the speaker said during the meeting. “However if any associate wears all, blue, white lives matter shirts or face coverings, that will be not appropriate.”
The unidentified speaker says the rules were created to make a better work environment.
“The rules around now what you can wear. Let’s try and comply with these so you know everybody feels good in this factory. I want to make sure guys, think about what we do in this factory, in this factory right. We all work together to make tires that’s what we do. That’s what we get paid to do. So, let’s continue to do that and do the right thing and keep this place what it has always been, a good place to work,” the speaker said.
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Based on the audio, the policy is even worse than first reported. I doubt that it&#8217;s even legal for an employer to tell workers they may express pride in one race but not the other.
The shameless hypocrites in media, who have previously claimed that cancel culture is a myth, now insist that those of us who object to this grotesque discrimination are participating in cancel culture. CNN declared that President Trump has &#8220;<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/19/politics/trump-goodyear-cancel-culture/index.html">embraced</a>&#8221; cancel culture by speaking out. MSNBC liked that talking point and <a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/embracing-cancel-culture-trump-calls-goodyear-boycott-n1237313">adopted it</a> as well. Alleged news anchor Don Lemon <a href="https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1296155927624720384">lashed out</a> at Trump, calling him &#8220;the biggest snowflake of them all&#8221; and a &#8220;hypocrite when it comes to cancel culture.&#8221; For good measure, he&#8217;s also a &#8220;bigot&#8221; and a &#8220;racist,&#8221; according to Lemon. Don&#8217;t worry, a news anchor can say all of this because, we are informed, these charges are &#8220;not opinions&#8221; but rather &#8220;facts.&#8221;
But speaking of hypocrisy, we don&#8217;t need to strain very hard to imagine how the likes of CNN, MSNBC, and everyone else on the Left would react if Goodyear or any other company instituted a policy in the reverse. If the rules allowed for &#8220;all lives matter&#8221; and &#8220;blue lives matter&#8221; but explicitly banned &#8220;black lives matter,&#8221; every single person currently defending Goodyear and mocking as &#8220;snowflakes&#8221; anyone who criticizes them, would be convulsing with rage. And if — I shudder to imagine — Goodyear had said that &#8220;white lives matter&#8221; is acceptable and &#8220;black lives matter&#8221; is not, all of these same people would be accusing the company of committing a hate crime and calling for it to be disbanded.
And those would be the most reasonable and measured responses. We can also assume that a few Goodyear locations would currently be lying in smoldering ruins and the looters would have a stash of tires to go with their burgeoning collection of stolen shoes and purses.
There is no denying this. We all know how it would go. Yet we are supposed to shrug at discrimination in the other direction, if not applaud it. I&#8217;m not going to play along with that game. One rule and one standard should be applied. Goodyear is guilty of both racial and ideological discrimination, and nothing will make that okay.

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WALSH: Leaked Audio Suggests Goodyear’s Discriminatory Policies Are Even Worse Than First Reported

Racism

Note: After this article was published and President Trump called for a boycott of Goodyear, the company issued a clarifying statement about the seminar. See below.
WIBW, a local news station in Topeka, Kansas, <a href="https://www.wibw.com/2020/08/18/goodyear-employees-say-new-no-tolerance-policy-is-discriminatory/">reports</a> that a recent diversity training seminar at the Topeka Goodyear plant included a slide outlining the company&#8217;s zero tolerance policy. The image was posted to social media apparently by an employee who says that the material originates from Goodyear corporate headquarters in Akron, Ohio. Listed as &#8220;acceptable&#8221; messages are Black Lives Matter and LGBT pride. The &#8220;unacceptable&#8221; column consists of Blue Lives Matter, All Lives Matter, MAGA attire, and political slogans.
Goodyear has not specifically addressed the discriminatory slide, but it did issue the following statement in response to the report:
<blockquote>Goodyear is committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace where all of our associates can do their best in a spirit of teamwork. As part of this commitment, we do allow our associates to express their support on racial injustice and other equity issues but ask that they refrain from workplace expressions, verbal or otherwise, in support of political campaigning for any candidate or political party as well as other similar forms of advocacy that fall outside the scope of equity issues.</blockquote>
This is outrageous on a number of levels. First of all, &#8220;all lives matter&#8221; is about as non-political as a slogan gets. Political messages are tribalistic and exclusionary by nature. Someone who affirms that all lives matter is expressly rejecting tribalism and defending the dignity of human life universally. The statement is not only non-political but in fact anti-political.
If &#8220;blue lives matter&#8221; is political, it is only because one side of the political aisle has decided to define itself by its raw hatred for law enforcement. But that does not make the message inherently divisive. All decent and sane people (a dwindling demographic, to sure) can agree that the lives of police officers matter.
In fact, Goodyear itself once seemed to feel this way. In the past the company has <a href="https://www.trucker.com/equipment/article/21747550/goodyear-offers-10-discount-on-tires-for-military-members-first-responders">offered discounts</a> to law enforcement officers and other first responders, and even now they brag that they are a &#8220;<a href="https://gov.goodyear.com/police">recognized leader</a>&#8221; in providing tires for police cars.
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What about Black Lives Matter? Well, if Marxism counts as a political ideology — and it does, last I checked — then BLM is an intensely political organization. It is co-founded by a woman who <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/06/25/blm-co-founder-describes-herself-as-trained-marxist/">describes herself</a> and her comrades as &#8220;trained Marxists&#8221; who are &#8220;super versed&#8221; on &#8220;ideological theories.&#8221; The &#8220;<a href="https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/">what we believe</a>&#8221; section of the BLM website is full of these ideological theories, such as the theory that the &#8220;Western-prescribed nuclear family structure&#8221; should be &#8220;disrupted&#8221; and that &#8220;cisgender privilege&#8221; must be &#8220;dismantled.&#8221; And BLM has indeed done quite a bit of dismantling over the years. I don&#8217;t know if they&#8217;ve dismantled cisgender privilege, whatever that is, but they have left entire city blocks in ruins.
Goodyear is certainly not alone. Many of the most powerful corporations in America have <a href="https://www.cnet.com/how-to/companies-donating-black-lives-matter/">endorsed</a> and offered financial support to Black Lives Matter. Of course it is only by virtue of its name that this avowedly Marxist organization, which has been been involved in rioting and looting in cities across the country, has managed to gain such widespread and mainstream acceptance. If BLM had a more accurate name like &#8220;Marxists United,&#8221; or something similar, I doubt very much that Pepsi and and Goodyear would be lining up behind it.
Be that as it may, corporations that support Marxist organizations, while censoring messages of support for groups like police officers, should face a severe penalty from their customers. Conservatives, myself included, tend to shy away from boycotts. Now is probably time to get over that aversion. Goodyear should not see another dime from us until it has abandoned this policy, apologized for it, and explicitly affirmed the important truth that blue lives, and all lives, do in fact matter.
Update: After President Trump called for the boycott of Goodyear, the company responded with a lengthy statement stating that the slide on the company&#8217;s &#8220;zero tolerance&#8221; policy &#8220;was not created or distributed by Goodyear corporate, nor was it part of a diversity training class.&#8221; The statement, however, also reiterates that the company asks that &#8220;associates refrain from workplace expressions in support of political campaigning for any candidate or political party, as well as similar forms of advocacy that fall outside the scope of racial justice and equality issues.” <a style="font-style: italic;" href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/goodyear-responds-to-backlash-over-apparent-anti-conservative-cop-bias-following-trump-call-to-boycott">Read the full statement here</a>.

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WALSH: Goodyear Bans Blue Lives Matter And MAGA Shirts, Allows BLM And LGBT Messages [Update]

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A leaked photograph of an alleged policy slideshow from Goodyear tires shows that the company deems leftist activism as &#8220;acceptable&#8221; while labeling conservative activism as &#8220;unacceptable.&#8221;
&#8220;A photo seen circulating on social media shows a slide that was presented during a diversity training showing what’s acceptable and what isn’t acceptable as part of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s zero-tolerance policy,&#8221; WIBW <a href="https://www.wibw.com/2020/08/18/goodyear-employees-say-new-no-tolerance-policy-is-discriminatory/">reported</a>. &#8220;According to the employee who took the photo of the slide, it was presented at the Topeka plant by an area manager and says the slide came from their corporate office out of Akron, Ohio.&#8221;
The slide lists the following as &#8220;acceptable&#8221;:
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<li class="text | article-text">Black Lives Matter (BLM)</li>
<li class="text | article-text">Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride (LGBT)</li>
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The slide lists the following as &#8220;unacceptable&#8221;:
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<li class="text | article-text">Blue Lives Matter</li>
<li class="text | article-text">All Lives Matter</li>
<li class="text | article-text">MAGA Attire</li>
<li class="text | article-text">Political Affiliated Slogans or Material</li>
</ul>
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The employee who took the photograph told the local news organization: &#8220;If someone wants to wear a BLM shirt in here, then cool. I&#8217;m not going to get offended about it. But at the same time, if someone&#8217;s not going to be able to wear something that is politically based, even in the farthest stretch of the imagination, that&#8217;s discriminatory. If we&#8217;re talking about equality, then it needs to be equality. If not, it&#8217;s discrimination.&#8221;
The employee spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution.
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According to <a href="https://twitter.com/goodyear?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@goodyear</a> tires, a MAGA shirt is a zero tolerance hate symbol. But Black Lives Matter is allowed. <a href="https://t.co/1kWRqSDFQa">pic.twitter.com/1kWRqSDFQa</a>
&mdash; Cernovich (@Cernovich) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cernovich/status/1295870409045184512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Black Lives Matter is a far-left neo-Marxist organization and the groups co-founder openly states that she is a &#8220;<a href="https://nypost.com/2020/06/25/blm-co-founder-describes-herself-as-trained-marxist/">trained Marxist</a>.&#8221;
Alexandra Phillips <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/06/12/make-no-mistake-blm-radical-neo-marxist-political-movement/">wrote</a> at The Telegraph:
<blockquote>In a world where nothing is exempt from moral judgment, being on trend means signing up to radical political movements.
That is what Black Lives Matter is. Don’t take my word for it. Take theirs. The form of words that appears on most online posts connected to the group riffs on ‘the black radical tradition’ which counts among its past contributors the Black Panther Movement and Malcom X. BLM happily self-identifies as a neo-Marxist movement with various far left objectives, including defunding the police (an evolution of the Panther position of public open-carry to control the police), to dismantling capitalism and the patriarchal system, disrupting the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure, seeking reparations from slavery to redistribute wealth and via various offshoot appeals, to raise money to bail black prisoners awaiting trial. The notion of seizing control of the apportionment of capital, dismantling the frameworks of society and neutralising and undermining law enforcement are not just Marxist, but anarchic.</blockquote>
&#8220;Blue Lives Matter&#8221; is about showing support for the law enforcement officials who protect America&#8217;s streets.  &#8220;All Lives Matter&#8221; is about racial equality. &#8220;MAGA&#8221; or &#8220;Make America Great Again,&#8221; is a slogan that shows support for President Donald Trump&#8217;s agenda.
Goodyear reportedly did not answer questions about whether the slide was from the company, but did release the following statement:
<blockquote>Goodyear is committed to fostering an inclusive and respectful workplace where all of our associates can do their best in a spirit of teamwork. As part of this commitment, we do allow our associates to express their support on racial injustice and other equity issues but ask that they refrain from workplace expressions, verbal or otherwise, in support of political campaigning for any candidate or political party as well as other similar forms of advocacy that fall outside the scope of equity issues.</blockquote>
Update: After President Trump called for the boycott of Goodyear, the company responded with a lengthy statement stating that the slide on the company&#8217;s &#8220;zero tolerance&#8221; policy &#8220;was not created or distributed by Goodyear corporate, nor was it part of a diversity training class.&#8221; The statement, however, also reiterates that the company asks that &#8220;associates refrain from workplace expressions in support of political campaigning for any candidate or political party, as well as similar forms of advocacy that fall outside the scope of racial justice and equality issues.” <a style="font-style: italic;" href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/goodyear-responds-to-backlash-over-apparent-anti-conservative-cop-bias-following-trump-call-to-boycott">Read the full statement here</a>.