Another social media hashtag activism effort by conservatives has backfired this week as the #BoycottStarbucks hash tag was hijacked by those who love refugees as well as coffee. In response to a recent executive order signed by President Donald Trump targeting Muslims and refugees from war torn Syria, Seattle based coffee chain, Starbucks, announced it will hire 10,000 refugees worldwide over the next five years. With nearly 240,000 global employees this represents a 4% addition to their workforce. Conservatives immediately criticized this move by Starbucks on social media and soon the second boycott of the coffee giant in less than 6 … Continue reading Starbucks boycott backfires after vow to hire 10,000 refugees