Businesses boycotted by conservatives

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During 2020 some advocated for boycotts of left-wing businesses, or "buy-cotts" if the company supported Trump. Chic-fil-a, which had formerly been at the center of the boycott dispute, abandoned its conservative political positions and therefore was not a major figure in the boycotts and buy-cotts.

Background

Prior to George Floyd's death in late May, 2020, American businesses had for the most part tried to be politically neutral to avoid alienating conservatives. However, following forms of left-wing violence, including riots, businesses declared solidarity with Black Lives Matter and turned to the political left in the hope of positive press coverage from left-wing outlets including CNN, ABC News, and NBC News. Big businesses donated amounts ranging from $1,000,000 in the case of Home Depot to $100 million in the case of Walmart to combat what they alleged was systemic racism within their companies, often accompanied with politically correct company statements.[1] Big Tech and other businesses took action against conservatives, banning support for President Trump or aiming to obstruct his re-election campaign. In August 2020 an instructor at a diversity training event at Goodyear, a company with over 60,000 employees, launched a "zero tolerance" policy banning expression of Trump support or Blue Lives Matter.[2]