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mahina

(19,230 posts) Sun Jan 5, 2025, 10:48 AM Jan 5

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A note from Penzeyʻs spices. About Republicans. I need spices now.

https://www.penzeys.com

As we’ve now said on our first-ever About Us page on our website, there’s something unique about humankind’s relationship with spices that time and again have caused spices to be a driving force for change. We live in a time calling out for change and for solutions to the very real problems our country and our planet face. There’s two very different futures ahead for us totally dependent on whether we solve these problems or not. With so much at stake we feel obligated to use the unique position spices hold in our lives to try to help promote the solutions to these problems as best we can.

Watching the slow decline of the Republican Party over the last half century, and the steep decline/bottom falling out over the last decade, it can be easy to see the nonsense that has overtaken the party as pretty much random. Once you start seriously looking at the problems America and the world face and who and what are standing in the way of solving those problems, it quickly becomes clear there is nothing random to what the Republicans are promoting.

The Republican departure from conservative values and embrace of what, from a distance, looks a whole lot like insanity didn’t happen by chance. All of it has been intelligently crafted with the goal of preserving the position of those who profit from the inhumanity that is at the very roots of pretty much every problem we are facing. From the environment, to racism/discrimination, to health, to saving our democracy at home and growing it abroad, half the time Republicans are intentionally blocking the solution to the problems we face. The other half of the time they are the problem we face.

The truth of our time is we’ve arrived at the point where there’s no way to respect the nonsense the Republican Party is promoting and have any hope of overcoming the problems we as a nation and we as a planet face. Given the choice between saving America and planet Earth or saving the feelings of Republican voters, we are choosing to side with saving our country and our world. I’m sorry it’s come to this.

And no, there is no HATE!!! in any of this. There is a whole lot of propaganda at the heart of much of how Republican voters have been steered away from conservative values to what they now seem all too happy to vote for. The thing to remember about propaganda is that it doesn’t just misinform, it also works to make people immune from the truth by convincing them any facts that counter their propaganda are nothing more than HATE!!! But we really have no hate for Republican voters. None at all.

I actually like and respect most of you guys. Sure, there are a growing number that are there for the racism, but I still believe the majority of you have good hearts that want to help and do the right thing. I know you to be trustworthy, and honest, and funny, and caring, and good souls. The problem isn’t what you are, the problem is what you are now voting to support. You guys have been turned around.

Remember when your distrust of big city types, and your deep rooted beliefs in paying your debts, respecting your marriage, raising kids willing to serve, honoring your word, and going to church every week had you voting for Donald Trump over Joe Biden all because Biden’s son had a computer? Or how you couldn’t vote for Hillary because she was over-prepared and used emails? I know that to you your actions seem rational and in keeping with your values, but when it comes to voting you are now consistently voting in people who are the exact opposite of you and the values you hold dear.

What does any of this mean? Going forward we would still be glad to have you as customers, but we’re done pretending the Republican Party’s embrace of cruelty, racism, Covid lies, climate change denial, and threats to democracy are anything other than the risks they legitimately are. If you need us to pretend you are not creating the hurt you are creating in order for you to continue to be our customer, I’m sad to say you might be happier elsewhere.

If on the other hand you still want the best spices and don’t need us to respect what you now vote for to be our customer, Hooray! We are happy to have you here, but know that we will, on a regular basis, try to wake you up from this dream that has you believing there is anything conservative left at all to what the Republican Party has become. We can and will work without Republicans to solve the problems we face, but it sure would be nice to get back to a time where Republicans were equal defenders of equality, the environment, and democracy. We look forward to that day.

Thanks for reading. Thanks for being here,

Bill

Penzeys Spices

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A note from Penzeyʻs spices. About Republicans. I need spices now. (Original Post) mahina Jan 5 OP

K&R onecaliberal Jan 5 #1

say it loud and say it clear Stardust Mirror Jan 5 #2

Brilliant. Timeflyer Jan 5 #3

Also great spices to purchase. nt delisen Jan 5 #4

Excellent! SheltieLover Jan 5 #5

I need more Sunny Paris Botany Jan 5 #6

Love Sunny Paris. niyad Jan 5 #35

Penzey's spices are the best. arkielib Jan 5 #7

Wow PCIntern Jan 5 #8

Time to stock up on their Vietnamese Cinnamon (my fav which is lower in naturally occurring As) hlthe2b Jan 5 #9

Love the Vietnamese cinnamon! niyad Jan 5 #26

I love Penzeys. Great company, great philosophy, StarryNite Jan 5 #10

A hero for our times Easterncedar Jan 5 #11

He really is a hero for our times. Biophilic Jan 5 #12

I went looking for saffon, read itʻs great for the brain. mahina Jan 5 #14

This is one way to qiuetly, peacefully, resist fascism... Think. Again. Jan 5 #13

I'll bet before the day is over I will get an email telling me that my wife has been shopping at OUR favorite.... usaf-vet Jan 5 #15

Because of Kamala, I'm a customer now. Butterflylady Jan 5 #20

We have been since a visit to a Penzey store 15-20 years ago. usaf-vet Jan 5 #22

Great gift cleolew Jan 5 #16

I feel an urge to buy spices. Vinca Jan 5 #17

You should definitely heed that urge. He has a great sale this weekend. niyad Jan 5 #27

Kick. MontanaMama Jan 5 #18

The Shallot-Pepper seasoning will change your life. Uncle_Remus Jan 5 #19

"over the last half century". Thanks for saying that. It didn't start at the escalator. JHB Jan 5 #21

Perfect gifts SallyHemmings Jan 5 #23

Mahalo for posting this. Bill Penzey's the best. Hekate Jan 5 #24

I urge everyone to read Bill's email today, and take advantage of some niyad Jan 5 #25

I gave Penzey's for gifts barbtries Jan 5 #28

Yay! Everyone got Penzey's from me this year! Easterncedar Jan 5 #32

Many months ago, when someone posted about Penzeys, slightlv Jan 5 #29

You will absolutely LOVE IT!!! I used to have two Penzey's here. Alas, they niyad Jan 5 #34

Wow. A tab atop their homepage says "about Republicans" with the message above. Liberty Belle Jan 5 #30

We drive 16 miles round-trip just to shop at our local dobleremolque Jan 5 #31

I am a big fan of sumac now Easterncedar Jan 5 #33

i visited Penzeys last week Tetrachloride Jan 5 #36

Sprinkle their Quebec Beef Spice on your avocado toast - you'll never go without again! chia Jan 5 #37

A kick, and a shout out: SCantiGOP Jan 5 #38

Oh Well... DET Jan 5 #39

A very good gift anyway! Easterncedar Jan 6 #41

A big fucking KandR from this old salt. Prairie_Seagull Jan 5 #40

or we can, one by one mahina Jan 6 #42

Forwarding to a greatly deminished circle Prairie_Seagull Jan 6 #46

Hey Prairie seagull that is wonderful. Thank you. You did it! mahina Jan 6 #47

Nothing has changed in millennia Icanthinkformyself Jan 6 #43

Thanks for posting. Elessar Zappa Jan 6 #44

It's a great statement, and pretty ballsy SpankMe Jan 6 #45

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