Today the topic of the so-called ground zero mosque and the guy planning to burn the Koran on 9-11 came up. I think those completely outraged by the idea of a mosque near ground zero are crazy. (How many of them were opposed to a strip club that is even closer to the "sacred ground"?) I think the guy with 30 - THIRTY - parishioners who wanted to burn the Koran on 9-11 is beyond crazy. And the media that gave that guy attention are crazy as well.
Not even five minutes after the discussion of crazy Americans a student asserted that Starbucks is secretly funneling money to the Israeli intelligence.
I replied, "I think you are as crazy as those opposing the ground zero mosque and the 20% of Americans who think President Obama is a Muslim. I know I won't convince you but all I want you to think about is this: Starbucks is a publicly traded company. The people who own them - the shareholders - have one goal. What it is that?"
"To make a profit" many answer at once.
"So, how would them secretly giving money to the Israeli intelligence help them make a profit?"
I've heard the "Starbucks helps Israel" comment many times. It's even more pervasive than the Nike controversy.
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