The following is probably easy for me since I've never been to a Bratfest in my entire life. But as protest/boycott efforts go, targeting Bratfest is the all-wrong choice of all-time. Indeed, the guy who runs Johnsonville is a republican asshole contributing to the Walker campaign. And contributions are one thing but he had to then run his mouth off about it. We've established his assholishness.
Then there's your other major event sponsor - Metcalf's. They, too, donated to the Walker campaign. In fact, a lot of people and organizations donated to the Walker campaign. I don't like that but it's hardly a foul and besides campaign donations are how the process is greased. Metcalf's is as solid a local citizen business as you can have in a community. Its charities are widely felt and appreciated. Want good corporate citizenship? Look to Metcalf's as an example.
Finally, there's Bratfest itself. The event is a community fund raiser, fergawdsakes. And a generous charity at that. World's Largest Bratfest has a whole page of benefactors for the proceeds. Sweet.
The object of a boycott/protest is to hurt the other guy. Oh, and I'd love to hurt Walker and his minions. But a boycott of Bratfest won't have any affect what so ever on Johnsonville Brats or Metcalf's. It will however, take money out of the charitable pool. Sure, your alternate fests can raise some money but my guess is not as much as what might be lost at the main event.
One possible silver lining to the alternate fests, and I think there's now about four, is that they don't affect Bratfest in the slightest but do manage to bring whole new audiences out for charitable causes.
Such a turn of events would be a net gain. Meanwhile, go to Bratfest, eat, drink, listen to music and be happy. There are better ways to hurt republicans than to threaten a solid local charity event
Then there's your other major event sponsor - Metcalf's. They, too, donated to the Walker campaign. In fact, a lot of people and organizations donated to the Walker campaign. I don't like that but it's hardly a foul and besides campaign donations are how the process is greased. Metcalf's is as solid a local citizen business as you can have in a community. Its charities are widely felt and appreciated. Want good corporate citizenship? Look to Metcalf's as an example.
Finally, there's Bratfest itself. The event is a community fund raiser, fergawdsakes. And a generous charity at that. World's Largest Bratfest has a whole page of benefactors for the proceeds. Sweet.
The object of a boycott/protest is to hurt the other guy. Oh, and I'd love to hurt Walker and his minions. But a boycott of Bratfest won't have any affect what so ever on Johnsonville Brats or Metcalf's. It will however, take money out of the charitable pool. Sure, your alternate fests can raise some money but my guess is not as much as what might be lost at the main event.
One possible silver lining to the alternate fests, and I think there's now about four, is that they don't affect Bratfest in the slightest but do manage to bring whole new audiences out for charitable causes.
Such a turn of events would be a net gain. Meanwhile, go to Bratfest, eat, drink, listen to music and be happy. There are better ways to hurt republicans than to threaten a solid local charity event
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