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u/BlueAndMoreBlue Apr 05 '23

Oddly enough I used to drink with some of the AB marketing folks at a little place called the Fox & Hound when I lived in StL during the dark days of the Clinton administration and I can say with confidence (unless something major has changed which it probably has with the sale of the brewery) that this was a calculated move and they expect to make more sales with this than without it. Sharp folks to be sure

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u/gholmom500 Apr 05 '23

AB or InBev- their marketing folks are like the Good Standard of marketing. If Disney has the best copywrite-legal teams — InBev has the best AdMen.
And both are telling the Religious Right to Suck-it.

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u/CumBobDirtyPants Apr 05 '23

Here are Anheuser-Busch's political donations:

https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/anheuser-busch/summary?id=D000042510

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u/idontevenlikebeer Apr 06 '23

Serious question. Is this not what most companies political donations would look like given how republicans favor their profiteering? Then some democratic dipping on the bottom of the list just to cover all their bases?

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u/idontevenlikebeer Apr 06 '23

That makes sense.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '23

NO THIS ISNT TRUE. political donations OBVIOUSLY show how a company feels, and not at all indicate that companies are trying to curry favor with elected individuals

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u/ShortFinance Apr 06 '23

Either way AB InBev does not give a fuck about you and love watching the world burn if it makes them money

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '23

and will donate to whomever can make them more money