Cup It Up’s opponents appear to live by the motto: make war on small business, not good food for hungry people….
Cup It Up Fails Tucson’s Ideological Litmus Test For Businesses
Tucsonans are asking if conservative business owners can survive in town after a restaurant, Cup It Up, was forced to close its doors due to threats the owners received in response to a Facebook post in support of President Donald Trump.
Tucson, the fifth poorest metropolitan area in the country, has earned a reputation as inflexible and intolerant. That reputation has kept the area from experiencing the recovery from which the rest of the state and country has benefited since the Great Recession.
According to the Arizona Daily Star, “the restaurant was the target of endless harassing and threatening phone calls throughout the weekend following Friday’s Facebook post. Two employees quit Saturday because of the calls and several more quit throughout the weekend.”
Tucson activist, Zaira Livier, president of Progressive Democrats of Southern Arizona, was given credit for leading the attack on the company…..
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