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minus-squarelol_idk@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoIt’s a for profit business, running off of donations, employing people with disabilities so they can abuse them. Not surprised
minus-squarewhoisearth@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI’ve put far too much thought into this but realistically everyone should use Salvation Army. I personally hate that it’s religious but it’s also non-profit. For that alone it is better than Goodwill or Value Village.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 month ago realistically everyone should use Salvation Army. No. They’re a bunch of queerphobic bigots. They claim to be inclusive. It’s a lie. https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/12/16/21003560/salvation-army-anti-lgbtq-controversies-donations And there are other reasons. https://libcom.org/article/starvation-army-twelve-reasons-reject-salvation-army
minus-squareMacGuffin94@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThey actively donate to anti lgbtq causes. They are explicitly the one I avoid because of this.
minus-squareRed_October@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoNo, Salvation Army can get fucked. You couldn’t pay me to shop there.
minus-squaredan@upvote.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoUse Vinnie’s instead (what we call St Vincent de Paul in Australia) Or a local store.
It’s a for profit business, running off of donations, employing people with disabilities so they can abuse them. Not surprised
I’ve put far too much thought into this but realistically everyone should use Salvation Army. I personally hate that it’s religious but it’s also non-profit. For that alone it is better than Goodwill or Value Village.
No.
They’re a bunch of queerphobic bigots. They claim to be inclusive. It’s a lie.
https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2019/12/16/21003560/salvation-army-anti-lgbtq-controversies-donations
And there are other reasons.
https://libcom.org/article/starvation-army-twelve-reasons-reject-salvation-army
They actively donate to anti lgbtq causes. They are explicitly the one I avoid because of this.
No, Salvation Army can get fucked. You couldn’t pay me to shop there.
Use Vinnie’s instead (what we call St Vincent de Paul in Australia)
Or a local store.