Goodyear Gets Woke

 It seems that Goodyear Tire has gotten Woke, telling employees that they can war a BLM logo, but MAGA hats are forbidden.

On Tuesday, a Goodyear Tire employee leaked a diversity training graphic claiming that “Black Lives Matter” and “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride” (LGBT Pride) slogans are acceptable while “Blue Lives Matter,” “All Lives Matter,” “MAGA Attire,” and “Political Affiliated Slogans or Material” are unacceptable. Conservatives condemned the double standard, and President Donald Trump called for a boycott. Goodyear responded by disavowing the graphic but doubling down on the hypocrisy, claiming that asking employees to refrain from making political statements is entirely different from allowing “forms of advocacy” involving “racial justice and equity issues.”

Of course, President Trump jumped into the fray, and the media was asking inane questions about it yesterday.  

When I was buying tires for the state o Louisiana, the Goodyear Eagle was the standard tire for police cars.  Goodyear had a contract with the state to provide speed-rated tires  The standard at that time was the P255/65R15 and Goodyear would sell them to state agencies for $25.00 apiece.  Mounting and balancing were another $10, so I could buy a whole set for $140.  It was a great deal on a great tire, and I bought hundreds of sets during my decade as a fleet manager.

If Goodyear believes that BLM< Inc is not a political organization, they are sorely mistaken.  BLM is an organization with stated political goals, many of which are radial, leftist goals unsuited to a free society.  It would be one thing if Goodyear had a policy disavowing all political satements on the shop floor, but it appears that they have chosen sides.

And, they may well learn the meaning of that other political phrase": Get Woke, Go Broke.