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In response to "Commercial businesses don't have feelings. It's the feelings of people who own/control the company that you're talking about. -- nm" by Roger More

Yes, my point

Posted by Strongbad (aka Rambler14) Jul 21 '19, 09:51

I have always had a hard time boycotting businesses,
because I feel the large majority of them are unknown when it comes to morals/politics/religion. You could easily end up boycotting someone and by default support someone else who's worse.

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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

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