mhmck

Unilever does business with the Russian terrorist state, pays taxes, and finances the Russian war machine.

When you buy Unilever products such as Dove, Knorr, Ben & Jerry’s, Lipton, Hellman’s, Magnum and Comfort you become an unwitting accomplice to war crimes and the degradation of humanity.

Aug 9, 2023 at 5:50amWeb
Show threadWursthobelAug 9, 2023
@mhmck is there a source for this?
Show threadInnocuous In Innisfil Has MovedAug 9, 2023

@wursthobel @mhmck

One of many articles on Unilever continuing to do business in Russia...

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66274358

Unilever will let Russia employees be conscripted

The Cornetto maker says it will comply with Russian law to permit staff to be conscripted.

BBC News
Show threadWursthobelAug 9, 2023
@paulbusch @mhmck thanks 😊
Show threadKevin Boyd (he/him) 🇨🇦Aug 9, 2023
@mhmck @KatM Honestly, while I knew the full brand list was disgustingly long, I kind of expected it to be longer & more varied than this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unilever_brands
List of Unilever brands - Wikipedia

Show threadC.S.StrowbridgeAug 9, 2023

@mhmck

And they produce so many products that it is nearly impossible to completely avoid them.

Show threadCat WestAug 9, 2023
@mhmck We really have to force corporations to divest.
Show threadGatekeeper..Aug 9, 2023
@mhmck
Ben and Jerry's is owned by Unilever? Glad to know that...
Show threadNickAug 9, 2023
@GatekeepKen @mhmck it should be noted that Ben and Jerry’s maintains an independent board over which Unilever does not have majority control. It doesn’t necessarily change anything about cash flow (which other commenters have rightly noted is not an issue anywhere near unique to Unilever — if you don’t want your money going to Russia, you’d better stop buying pretty much any national brand), but they also didn’t just roll over and give up their identity as part of the purchase.
Show threadGatekeeper..Aug 9, 2023
@e3b0c442 @mhmck
there are lots of better Ice cream companies that aren't inbed with crooks and traitors.
Show threadNickAug 9, 2023

@GatekeepKen @mhmck Lots? Not likely. Some? Yes. Available in my area? Less likely.

Given that "selling things for a profit" is nearly universally synonymous with "screwing people out of their worth" in today's economy, I find it less likely that there are a lack of crooks and more likely that the spotlight just isn't on them right now.

It's easy to turn on the moral outrage while conveniently ignoring the rest of reality. Not targeted at you, just a general reminder it's not all two-tone.

Show threadJonathanAug 9, 2023
@mhmck as with Danone and Carlsberg, I would not be surprised if the Russian state took possession of Unilever in Russia, seems like an obvious move.
Show threadKlaus Alexander SeistrupAug 9, 2023
@mhmck I wonder, is there an app whereby I can scan the barcode of a given product and learn if I can safely buy the product? 🤔
Show threadPaladin  Aug 10, 2023
@mhmck You don't have to be evil to work at Unilever but it is meriting.
Show threadSenator BrownshirtAug 10, 2023
@mhmck
#Russia #SlavaUkraini
Show threadAndreasAug 10, 2023
@mhmck Well, even though this isn’t new to me, these posts seems to be very good at disclosing Vatnik accounts. They usually start with "I am not defending Russia" and go on defending Russia.
Show threadfluffy 💜Aug 10, 2023
@mhmck And the fun thing is that they’re very difficult to avoid! I’ve been quietly boycotting Unilever for around a decade (for a few social justice related reasons) and gosh, it is hard to make sure nothing I buy has that friggin’ U on it, especially with them constantly buying out previously-safe brands.
Show threadanilmcApr 11, 2024
@mhmck and of course the origins of the company are from Nigerian colonisation