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On the subject of Chik-fil-A -- (link)

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Jul 21 '19, 09:12

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https://twitter.com/hoodratdiego/status/1152268291135741954 (twitter.com)

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I wonder how many commercial businesses feel the exact same way as ChikFilA, or the exact opposite, and nobody knows about it? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 21, 09:29 16
- Commercial businesses don't have feelings. It's the feelings of people who own/control the company that you're talking about. -- nm - Roger More Jul 21, 09:45 10
  - Yes, my point - Strongbad Jul 21, 09:51 9
    - I think that leads inevitably to ignoring corporate bad behaviour. - Roger More Jul 21, 10:14 7
      - Given the franchise model for many of these restaurants, I'll continue supporting anything local with good food and good customer service. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 21, 10:17 6
        
        That's your decision, but I'm not going to say that someone who has suffered discrimination because they are gay, or who has seen that happen to a - Roger More Jul 21, 10:33 5
        
        That's their decision. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 21, 11:35 1
        
        it is. It's great big free speech party. The govt is picking a winner here, which is supposed to be against the principle. -- nm - Reagen Jul 21, 11:40
        
        not to mention that boycotting is the last remaining way for the average consumer to show displeasure with a company's practices. -- nm - Reagen Jul 21, 10:45 2
        
        Yes, that $10 a week I spend there is going to show them who's boss. -- nm - Strongbad Jul 21, 11:36 1
        
        multiplied by many people? -- nm - Reagen Jul 21, 11:36
    - In my opinion, the only business worth boycotting is Amazon. -- nm - Qale Jul 21, 09:53
- The real issue was if those in charge of contracts at the airport were allowed to discriminate on which businesses they offer them to. -- nm* - Qale Jul 21, 09:33 4
  - The real issue is that ChikFilA’s food is not good. -- nm - Dano Jul 21, 10:00
  - So in a roundabout way, they applied the logic of civil rights to impugn the freedoms of another business, thereby creating a law that can now - Beryllium Jul 21, 09:43 2
    - Pretty much. Corporations are people, my friend. -- nm - Qale Jul 21, 09:43 1
      - I just wonder if maybe this particular corporation may come to regret this. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 21, 09:51
And, that isn’t how commas work. -- nm - Qale Jul 21, 09:27

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