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Old 04-01-2021, 02:52 PM
 
Location: Decatur, GA
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It seems that the Jim Crow crowd is hellbent on burning the state down rather than let people not suppress voters...
As was pointed out in the other topic, this isn't Jim Crow, the bill actually expands voting opportunities. Your statement as well as Delta's CEO's are factually incorrect.
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Old 04-01-2021, 02:56 PM
 
Location: Columbus, GA and Brookhaven, GA
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It seems that the Jim Crow crowd is hellbent on burning the state down rather than let people not suppress voters...
How exactly are voters being suppressed? Please explain.
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Old 04-01-2021, 02:58 PM
 
Location: Columbus, GA and Brookhaven, GA
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But Delta is being fed by Georgia so losing Delta should be no biggie.
It would be a major loss to Atlanta and the state. Delta isn’t going anywhere.
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Old 04-02-2021, 09:24 AM
 
Location: Unplugged from the matrix
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As CEO he doesn't want his company to be cancelled. They have razor thin profit margins. It's lip service. I have a neighbor who works for Delta and she said not to pay attention to any of this as it is theater. Unfortunately, this is the word we live in now. One should maybe ask if having to show an ID to board a plane is 'Jim Crow' like tactics? Travel suppression? Racism? Bigotry?
It's always been theater throughout history. Those in power plan things to shove out to the masses who eat it up and waste time debating it.
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Old 04-02-2021, 09:50 AM
 
Location: Atlanta
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So is it wrong and suppression that I have to have an ID to get on his planes? Oh... the irony......
What a ridiculous comparison. We've been showing ID's for decades to get on any Airline. If you have a problem with it, don't fly.
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Old 04-02-2021, 10:42 AM
 
Location: Atlanta
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Good grief. Every time something controversial comes up in GA everyone asks “what will Delta think”. Get over it.
Exaggerate much? You would have to live here to truly understand what Delta means to Atlanta and Georgia. There is no comparable company in Alabama or Florida, not even close.
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Old 04-02-2021, 01:28 PM
 
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Delta isn’t going anywhere.
Don't be so sure. Delta can easily shift more of their aircraft operations to another one of their hubs.

Normalcy bias is a terrible thing. Don't take stuff for granted.
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Old 04-03-2021, 04:34 PM
 
Location: Unplugged from the matrix
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Don't be so sure. Delta can easily shift more of their aircraft operations to another one of their hubs.

Normalcy bias is a terrible thing. Don't take stuff for granted.
No they arent doing that nor would they ever. But please, go ahead and list the hub they'd go to that would match what ATL gives them while also having less "voting restrictions".

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Precisely. Anyone who thinks otherwise needs their head examined. I'd also like to see Delta finally call the state's bluff because we all know Kemp and state Republicans will bow before Delta does, just as the GOP has done in NC, TX, IN, etc.
That's fantasy. Delta would never leave, especially over new voting laws that still dont even make Georgia as restrictive as say, NY State.
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Old 04-04-2021, 10:45 AM
 
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Exaggerate much? You would have to live here to truly understand what Delta means to Atlanta and Georgia. There is no comparable company in Alabama or Florida, not even close.

Home Depot ($108 billion) and UPS ($72 billion) are quite a bit bigger than Delta($44.5 billion). Coca Cola is next after with $32billion.
Delta can move it's headquarters, but the airport is still going to be the airport it is now.


These things you've never heard of because they're not in Atlanta, but they do bring in money.
Georgia ports authority and related revenue is $106 billion and 439,000 jobs in Georgia.
Agriculture in Georgia brings in about $78 billion and several hundred thousand jobs.

Nonetheless, I totally agree that if Delta moved it would be a kick on the pants that would hurt.
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Old 04-12-2021, 10:17 AM
 
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Will Smith Movie Production ‘Emancipation’ Leaving Georgia Over Voting Restrictions

"Production of the upcoming “Emancipation” film starring Will Smith is being pulled from the state of Georgia, Smith and fellow producer Antoine Fuqua announced in a statement Monday, with the two saying they “cannot in good conscience provide economic support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws”—joining numerous other companies and executives slamming the new voting restrictions..."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nichola...h=797c9743659e

SOURCE: Nicholas Reimann - Forbes Staff
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