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Have They No Shame

Subway, Pirelli, Hellinic bottling company
The  Citigroup Inc, Herbal life and KFC
Also the Kimberly Clark Corporation 
And Hilton are a disgrace to every peace loving nation.

McDonald's have now pulled out and have stopped trading
Or they'd have been in this poem that I'm naming and shaming
Sanctions will only work if every one is on board
To cripple that evil nation we need to cut the cord.

There are probably many more and I'll add them when I see
They're all still trading in Russia, helping their economy
Haven't these companies got one ounce of shame
They're indirectly helping Russia to bomb, kill and maim.

Show support for Ukraine, show them that you care
Buy your food, drinks and services from alternatives elsewhere
I'll never buy from them again as long as I'm alive
I'd rather die of thirst and hunger rather than see their profits thrive. 

A big thanks to those companies who've already severed ties
And those innocent Russians who have seen through the lies
The price of goods will rise but it's a small price to pay 
To ensure freedom prevails and Putin doesn't get his own way.

Written on 8th March 2022

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Caren Krutsinger Date: 5/6/2022 1:41:00 PM "To cripple that evil nation we need to cut the cord." Thank you McDonald's! Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 5/6/2022 1:48:00 PM Thank you Caren, profit before people, sadly the war still rages dispite sanctions. Tom

Jennifer Proxenos Date: 3/20/2022 5:26:00 AM Surprised and horrified to see a Hellenic name among the above, how awful, i would never support them, disgraceful. shame on these companies you are so right Tom. Blessings my friend, Jennifer. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/20/2022 9:34:00 AM Thank you very much Jennifer, they shouldn't need asking, they should have done the moral thing from the start. Tom

Lindsay Laurie Date: 3/12/2022 7:47:00 PM G'day Tom ... yes, it's only the buying public who will bring these companies to their knees. Keep naming and shaming them Tom - Lindsay Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/13/2022 1:04:00 PM Thanks Lindsay, can't believe companies are still operating there, many bowed down to pressure before pulling out, I must get an up to date list. Tom

Sotto Poet Date: 3/11/2022 10:43:00 AM Tom Your speech and your understanding are really appealing to me! Please keep up the good work! You deserve to be congratulated! Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/11/2022 11:01:00 AM Thank you Lasaad, we all need to play our part no matter how small as it all helps to cripple his evil regime. Tom

Lon Wartman Date: 3/11/2022 6:07:00 AM Tom: Yes, WE must all do our share. Saving the people of Ukraine is the most important thing we can do. Regardless the cost. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/11/2022 8:31:00 AM Thank you very much Lon, can't believe in this day and age Putin wants to restore the iron curtain, he's lost the plot. Tom

Joanna Daniel Date: 3/11/2022 1:37:00 AM Wonderful way to protest, Tom:) Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/11/2022 2:08:00 AM Thank you very much Jo, it's only a small part I'm playing but if everyone does one small act it helps. Tom

Victor Buhagiar Date: 3/10/2022 10:54:00 AM Great protest, Tom. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/11/2022 2:07:00 AM Thank you very much Victor, I wish I could do more, all I have is my pen. Tom

Timothy Mcguire Date: 3/9/2022 11:23:00 PM I was glad to see Biden had enough guts to stop buying Russian oil. I hope he has enough sense to open the oil refineries and pipelines he shut down here in the US when he was elected. I don't mind paying more for petrol if it stops Putin. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/10/2022 7:14:00 AM Thank you very much Timothy, a small price to pay to help Ukraine, I just wish the west would teach Putin a lesson he'll never forget. Tom

Gershon Wolf Date: 3/9/2022 8:46:00 PM I may be the outlier here, but to me it's just one step above virtue-signaling. The reality of the matter is that for every Western corporation that pulls back from Russia, an opportunity exists for China or other such 'countries' to fill the vacuum which Nature so abhors...btw: Did you notice that McDonald's took great pains to state their pullback was 'only temporary.' ~ Bah, humbug! ~ Gershon Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/10/2022 7:10:00 AM Thank you very much Gershon, you're right though and already China cosying up to that dog Putin. They're welcome to him. Tom

Robert Gorelick Date: 3/9/2022 5:51:00 PM Tom, my compadre, you are a humanist and a humanitarian in the best sense of those words. Proud of you old chap!...Robert Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/10/2022 7:07:00 AM Thank you very much Robert, I was fuming when I read about some well known brands were still trading in Russia, indirectly funding that mad dog in the Kremlin. Tom

Eve Roper Date: 3/9/2022 3:59:00 PM Sanctions will only work if everyone is on board To cripple that evil nation, we need to cut the cord. Everyone is afraid to lose money. Blessings my friend Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/9/2022 4:42:00 PM Thank you very much Eve, I see they're looking to China to ease their money problems. Tom

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 3/9/2022 11:32:00 AM - It's all totally heartless in this raw war, Tom - hugs and love // Anne-Lise Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/9/2022 12:23:00 PM Thank you very much Anne, Ukraine were no threat to Russia, its Putin wanting to recreate the ussr, he's deranged. Tom

Rico Leffanta Date: 3/9/2022 10:15:00 AM Note that they have "suspended" NOT "ended" Russian sales, but not to spite Putin, but because today one Ruble is only worth $0.0069. Best wishes for a better world! Aloha! Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/9/2022 11:00:00 AM Thank you very Rico, wasn't about doing the right thing then more about profits. Tom

Ann Peck Date: 3/9/2022 7:34:00 AM Those companies must have read your poem, Tom, because now they're leaving. I feel for the Russian people. Putin will probably retire (under demand) and live a happy life in Switzerland with his love. Where is the justice! Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/9/2022 9:00:00 AM Thank you very much Ann, I've already removed a few that have bowed to pressure, just heard the Russian scum have fired a missile at a maternity hospital, such evil, I hope that dog Putin gets bumped off by his own people soon for the good of all mankind. Tom

Valsa George Date: 3/8/2022 8:45:00 PM "I'll never buy from them again as long as I'm alive I'd rather die of thirst and hunger rather than see their profits thrive.' ...... Really admire this staunch affirmation of a man who stands with justice and fights for freedom Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/9/2022 12:57:00 AM Thank you very much Valsa, had to change it last night when, Mcdonalds, Starbucks and Coca Cola bowed to pressure to close their stores. Tom

Harry Horsman Date: 3/8/2022 6:48:00 PM One Man, Tom, how the hell does he get away with it all, to devastate a neighbour, and cause all that misery. and Yes UK and USA and others were still buying Russia oil until yesterday i believe. So much hypocrisy when personal wealth involved, Great poetry Keep it on coming. Harry Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/9/2022 12:56:00 AM Thank you very much Harry, money and greed will decide how things turn out, wish more could be done militarily, the Ukrainians are not going to roll over but cowardly Russians will only fight from a distance with missiles. Tom

David Kavanagh Date: 3/8/2022 3:28:00 PM Your bang on Tom the harder we hit Putin economically the quicker we can get him out, bombs won’t dislodge him alone of course price hikes will follow for us all, but we have no choice, fat chance of these multinationals reducing their profit margins to share in the hit, stalwart penning, cheers David Login to Reply Jenna Logan Date: 3/8/2022 5:35:00 PM Etu, Brute? Hell yes!!! Tom Cunningham Date: 3/8/2022 3:37:00 PM Thank you David, Russia must be feeling very isolated at the moment, hopefully Protests against Putin escalate and his generals turn on him, as someone asked is there a Brutus in the Kremlin, I hope so. Tom

Jenna Logan Date: 3/8/2022 3:19:00 PM Finally, the US has cut their oil use to nary a drip from Russia and made an arrangement with Poland for fighter jets to be used. Snoopy, come to the rescue! Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/8/2022 3:34:00 PM Thank you very much Jenna, I hope they can get them in quickly, Saw on the news lots of Americans and British ex military heading to Ukraine I wish them well. Tom

Anselmo Boles Date: 3/8/2022 2:42:00 PM They (Starbucks and Mc Donalds) changed their positions, I think mainly because they were going to be seriously petitioned if they kept their businesses open in Russia. Better late than never, I guess. Thanks again...ab Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/8/2022 3:17:00 PM Thank you Anselmo. Tom

Anselmo Boles Date: 3/8/2022 1:52:00 PM I stand side by side with you in this utter grievance toward greedy companies who are showing greed, callousness and total frigidity toward the plight of the Ukrainian people. THEY ARE SHAMELESS!! Thank you Tom for writing this and awakening others who are pretending to be blind, that there are millions of our brother and sister Ukrainians who are greatly suffering from a war of such cruelty, declared by a sociopathic dictator and murderer...ab Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/8/2022 1:57:00 PM Thank you very much Anselmo, had to quickly change a couple as Starbucks and Coca Cola have seen sense and pulled out. Still many there putting profit before people. That evil Russian regime must be toppled. Tom

Vijay Pandit Date: 3/8/2022 1:07:00 PM Insightful write--I fully concur with you Tom. Now is the time to show support for Ukraine. Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/8/2022 1:12:00 PM Thank you very much Vijay, their economy will crash, surely Russians can see that Putin will bring the country to its knees. Tom

Lisa Brown Date: 3/8/2022 12:39:00 PM Well done Tom! What a brilliant poem. I can't believe these businesses that are still trading with Russia. Shame on them! Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/8/2022 12:44:00 PM Thank you very much Lisa, had to make an alteration when Mcdonalds bowed to pressure to quit trading in that rogue country. Tom

Ilene Bauer Date: 3/8/2022 12:05:00 PM wow! a very powerful poem, tom! you've really expressed this very clearly and very poetically - great work! Login to Reply Tom Cunningham Date: 3/8/2022 12:17:00 PM Thank you very much Ilene, I was angry reading about all those companies still trading in Russia. Tom