Someone may want to remind Uber that they’re not the only ride in town.
Accepting the left’s gun control narrative, the ride-sharing company changed its app Friday evening to have riders “reflect on gun violence” while awaiting transportation.
Instead of the usual countdown message showing how many minutes away a driver is, the app instead showed a “minute to reflect on gun violence.”
Uber calls on riders to reflect on gun violence. https://t.co/31DbmZ9Oyg pic.twitter.com/8r8PqxAIU9
— Jim Roberts (nycjim.bsky.social) (@nycjim) July 9, 2016
If Uber’s not careful with its political foray, riders may opt to look for a Lyft instead… either way, social media users were not impressed.
Here’s a sampling of responses from Twitter:
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/751798020937842688
@redsteeze @nycjim This is the same company that took a $3.5B investment from a country that executes gay people, just like Omar Mateen.
— Andrew Wuestenfeld (@AndrewWuest) July 9, 2016
@redsteeze @MomsDement @Uber I just reflected on ‘gun violence’ by recalling you disarm legal CCW drivers, so I deleted your app.
— AusGov Gun Facts™ (@AusGovGunFacts) July 9, 2016
@redsteeze lyft is about to see a spike
— popcorn sutton (@popcornsutton3) July 9, 2016
@redsteeze @nycjim Who thought this was a solid strategy? Must be a Democrat!
— NYConsGirl (@NYConsGirl) July 9, 2016
@redsteeze One minute to install Lyft #ShootBack pic.twitter.com/pC5sLZ9668
— Peter [Omitted] ✘ (@peterdukephoto) July 10, 2016
@redsteeze @nycjim uhg. Did anyone learn from @Starbucks ?
— James Whomever (@JamesWhomever) July 9, 2016
There @Uber, it’s done. App deleted. Will never use you again. Take a minute to reflect on that.@nycjim
— milo libertas (@NM_libertarian) July 9, 2016
@NM_libertarian @Uber @nycjim I’ll never use Uber again-NEVER. You blew it Uber. Reflect on your support of cop killers(the left) #Fuckers
— Mathew S Harrison (@MathewSHarrison) July 9, 2016
And #Lyft may be getting a new customer… Me. https://t.co/2cgpV0nVTY
— From Flyover (@FromFlyover) July 9, 2016
.@nycjim 1 minute to reflect and decide to donate your fare to the NRA as you walk to your destination instead
— AllModernCons (@AllModernCons) July 9, 2016
@nycjim
Well @Uber, I did take a minute. I thought about your armed driver that stopped a mass shooting in Chicago. https://t.co/UC2iBaKvzX— Smittie (@smittie61984) July 9, 2016
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