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Re:Whole Foods admits trying to sell asparagus water for $6 ... by msla on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @12:10PM (#19087241)
> This article is just "hey Whole Foods is expensive and trendy, has anyone noticed this?"

The "controversy" was just Red Tribe scoring points on Blue Tribe, nothing more.

(Never mind that putting Whole Foods in the Blue Tribe is pure stereotype, it's a well-known stereotype, and a potent one. Remember the hate Obama got for ordering arugula?)

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Re:Whole Foods admits trying to sell asparagus water for $6 ... by darkpuma on Tuesday February 05, 2019 @12:31PM (#19087420)
>Never mind that putting Whole Foods in the Blue Tribe is pure stereotype

Who is doing that, other than you? The article is from the CBC, hardly some right wing rag..

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