January 30, 2017, - 6:05 pm
UPDATED – What NOT to Ride: Choose Cabs or a Bus–NOT Lyft OR Uber–For Secure Borders
*** UPDATE: Uber is bad, too, and also came out against the Trump immigration Executive Order, and Uber CEO Travis Kalanick quit Trump’s tech panel in protest. Take a bus or a cab (or a train). ***
If you need transportation–and you support Donald Trump’s temporary halt (which should be permanent) of faux-refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim countries (it should be expanded to all Muslims from any country)–then you should never ride Lyft again. Choose Uber or take a cab. Here’s why . . . .
Yesterday, I noticed the hashtags #UpLyft and #DeleteUber on the tweets a lot of the crazies on Twitter (follow me on Twitter) who were attacking President Trump’s temporary halt of some immigrants. It beckoned my curiosity. Then, in my inbox, I got an e-mail from longtime reader I Am Me, noting this:
USE UBER NOT LYFT. LYFT IS ANTI AMERICAN AND ENDANGERS US ALL
Below is an email I received from Lyft followed by my response to them:
We created Lyft to be a model for the type of community we want our world to be: diverse, inclusive, and safe.
This weekend, Trump closed the country’s borders to refugees, immigrants, and even documented residents from around the world based on their country of origin. Banning people of a particular faith or creed, race or identity, sexuality or ethnicity, from entering the U.S. is antithetical to both Lyft’s and our nation’s core values. We stand firmly against these actions, and will not be silent on issues that threaten the values of our community.
We know this directly impacts many of our community members, their families, and friends. We stand with you, and are donating $1,000,000 over the next four years to the ACLU to defend our constitution. We ask that you continue to be there for each other – and together, continue proving the power of community.
John & Logan
Lyft Co-FoundersMY RESPONSE:
If you insist on lying about what Trump did and donating to a cause that threatens the physical safety of my family, both of which are contained in the email below, you can count me as an ex customer.
Right on!
And there’s more to the story. Apparently, the lefty crazies are mad that Uber didn’t abide by some stupid one-hour cab strike and that Uber CEO Travis Kalanick advised Donald Trump on technology issues.
I’ve never used Lyft. But I did use Uber when my car wouldn’t start and I needed to be somewhere. It was a great experience.
Plus now I know the opposition, Lyft, supports voluntary jihad via immigration. Um, no thanks.
Show John & Logan where to go and where to shove it.
By the way, why don’t I see John & Logan taking in the Muslim refugees to live in their mansions?
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It is very possible that Uber will come out with a statement similar to that of Lyft, but it’s notable that, so far, it hasn’t happened. If it does, I’ll update this post. But given that Uber CEO Kalanick has a relationship with President Trump, I doubt that’ll happen.
Tags: Donald Trump, Immigration, Lyft, Travis Kalanick, Uber
Debbie, I drive for Uber in my neighborhood for folks that I know and need to go to the airport. Not much else. I got an email from Uber pretty much stating the same as Lyft. They would supply council, we are the world, yada, yada, yada.
My daughter-in-law has marched in protest of Trump. I pretty much ignore her rantings as she is a teacher in the Communist Republic of California. Hopefully my son can have a positive influence on my two grandsons. He is a conservative, but for some reason doesn’t talk politics. Go figure.
WM: Please e-mail me the message from Uber or post it here in the comments section. Thanks for the information. DS
WilliamMunny on January 30, 2017 at 8:47 pm