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Red Bull - European but Far right

Buy European but ... Also with ethical considerations.

Red Bull might sound cool, but they have their own TV station in Austria. (servus TV) And that station js beyond far right. Spreading disinformation, and Russian propaganda, Corona Bullshi, Ivermectint, cleaning stuff with chlorid, climate change deniers, ... If there is a conspiracy they support it ...

(And it's also not very healthy,....)

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[–] superkret@feddit.org 31 points 2 days ago (2 children)

But also be mindful of the fact that the more rules you add for people to be part of a movement, the less members the movement will have.
The "Buy European" protest is about sending a message of resistance against the current US regime, as well as reducing reliance on US products.
It doesn't require you to only buy ethically spotless products.
That simply isn't possible in our system.

[–] tuga@masto.pt 3 points 1 day ago

@superkret
I'm more of the avoid-US(-and-some-others) stance.
@SwordOfOtto @EuropeanMade

[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 20 points 2 days ago

The post is not a "rule". OP didn't even ask people to stop using Red Bull. I'm glad to have more information.

If you really enjoy Red Bull, you're an adult, make your choices. Personally, I can take it or leave it, so I'll choose to leave it.

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 64 points 2 days ago (4 children)

It also tastes like shit and is prohibitively expensive compared to many energy drink brands

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[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 74 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I don't drink Red bull but still would like a more thorough article or information about this

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 19 points 2 days ago (19 children)

Servus TV is a TV station based in Wals-Siezenheim in the Austrian state of Salzburgand owned by Red Bull Media House GmbH, a subsidiary of Red Bull GmbH, which also publishes the magazine Servus in Stadt und Land. The station is the successor to Salzburg TV, founded in 1995 and rebranded in 2009. It is politically aligned with the far right.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ServusTV

C’mon you have the fucking Internet, you can just search this shit yourself if you want more information.

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[–] Silk@lemm.ee 53 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They also support Israel's apartheid and occupation, they are listed on the NoThanks app.

[–] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's also owned by the creator of the original Red Bull in Thailand, which is a different company, but it's named after an extreme right wing paramilitary https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Gaurs

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[–] wuzzlewoggle@feddit.org 43 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Holy shit what is up with the reddit mods? I posted a screenshot of a Mastodon post there yesterday, that basically said if youre switching us big tech for eu big tech you're not doing enough and that we have to support decentralized tech. Deleted in 5 minutes because it "posts should be relevant to european made products"

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[–] missandry351@lemmings.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I didn’t know redbull was European and I didn’t know servus tv belonged to redbull

Red bull is original thai

[–] Ashenlux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Damn, red bull is my energy drink of choice. Anyone got a good alternative that doesn't use alternative sweetener? So many of them use them and I can't stand the flavor they have.

[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Any off-brand energy is fine. Aldi has a pretty good one though it does use artificial sweeteners instead of, or in combination with, sugar.

Alternatively, give mate a try. Mio Mio has lots of flavours to choose from. The classic Club Mate is also always a gold choice. Pomegranate and peach iced tea are my favourites :)

[–] Ashenlux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago

I usually buy my energy drinks from gas stations, so I guess I'll have to see what off brands they have. I am interested in mate, I'll have to see what's available near me. Thank you.

[–] Justas@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Club Mate is my energy drink of choice. Made in Germany.

[–] Aidenwill@jlai.lu 2 points 1 day ago

I drink coffee and Decathlon isotonic drink, one after the other, and it makes me great.

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[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Without reading the actual post, and my sole reaction to the thread title is: you can purchase Reddit mods?

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[–] Bosht@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago (9 children)

Wait really? I live in the US granted but I don't want to support any company that does heinous shit like this.

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[–] _cnt0@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

10 to 15 years back when I still watched tv, I loved Servus TV: news, lots of documentaries, reports and some panel shows. Like, TV before enshittification. Absolutely nothing even remotely close to what this post is suggesting. Has it gone down since then, or is this post misinformation? Can anybody who's still watching TV confirm this?

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[–] renzhexiangjiao@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 2 days ago (22 children)

idk about r/buyFromEU but r/europe on reddit is pretty right-wing

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[–] OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk 8 points 1 day ago (8 children)

In the UK, not a fan of tea or coffee. I rarely use caffeine at all, but there are some days where I'm falling asleep at my desk and I need something.

Any recommendations?

[–] Aidenwill@jlai.lu 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

Haha, nah, really not my jam

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[–] bloubz@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I think people don't realize Red Bull is not a beverage company, they're a marketing company. Just like Google is an ad company

Anyway, the main message of this post is actually really important. Buying European is not what you have to aim for. We have to start making the switch to sustainable consumption. For softwares, plenty of open-source alternatives exist that are way better than European ones. The US do not have the monopoly on fascist capitalism

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

on the bright side, red bull tastes like shit

[–] brrt@lemm.ee 10 points 2 days ago

Bullshit they actively promoting anti corona, pro Putin and far right wing plebs for the last 10 years now! I live in Austria and it's ridiculous you try defend them. Yes they were an awesome tv station back then )until 2017. But nowadays it's just a hate tv!

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