Chick-fil-a

[rwh11385]

You used a horrible comparison. It made you come off as the sort that uses shock to get a point across.

I don't think anyone is arguing that, as many have said before... If you don't like it, don't buy it. That being said, again, it's not really any of our business what someone does with their own money. However, if you don't like it, don't give it to them. Problem solved.

Cale turned what I said and was against just that: That it was wrong for me to judge a company's contributions when purchasing. I provided a clear example of why that stance of his was dumb.

They don't as a company support certain causes. he as a person supports causes. just because i'm conservative/religious doesn't mean the paycheck from my company means they support my views.

Actually, you're wrong: http://dynamodata.fdncenter.org/990p...1012_990PF.pdf

The corporation directly supports WinShape, in addition to them personally supporting it. Maybe you should try finding facts next time.

[Cabriolet]

I questioned his assertion that it is wrong for me to judge a business's use of profits to support certain causes.

They don't as a company support certain causes. he as a person supports causes. just because i'm conservative/religious doesn't mean the paycheck from my company means they support my views.

[Exodus_2pt0]

I questioned his assertion that it is wrong for me to judge a business's use of profits to support certain causes.

You used a horrible comparison. It made you come off as the sort that uses shock to get a point across.

I don't think anyone is arguing that, as many have said before... If you don't like it, don't buy it. That being said, again, it's not really any of our business what someone does with their own money. However, if you don't like it, don't give it to them. Problem solved.

[rwh11385]

I must be mistaken, because I swear you just compared Chick fil-a's stance on gay culture to conflict diamonds...

I questioned his assertion that it is wrong for me to judge a business's use of profits to support certain causes.

[Exodus_2pt0]

I must be mistaken, because I swear you just compared Chick fil-a's stance on gay culture to conflict diamonds...

[rwh11385]

You're really going to try to equate this to genocide? The boldness in your attempt to find a parallel is amusing.

Well, you missed my point so extremely and seemed to try to say that a consumer cannot make decisions based on what the company supports... so yeah. If you want to believe that, then why would YOU not buy diamonds that fund fighting?

Is it audacious to take your business elsewhere because you don't want to support that?


Tell me if it is or is not acceptable for a consumer to judge what a business supports with its profits when considering purchasing from them?? (make up your mind)

[cale]

So question, would you buy conflict diamonds?

You're really going to try to equate this to genocide? The boldness in your attempt to find a parallel is amusing.

[JinormusJ]

dude in no way does your argument for race have anything to do with sexual preference.

TROOF

Race =\= Sexual choice
And I say choice very purposefully

[rwh11385]

......and? You traded your money for a product, a product which you received. That's as far as your hold over the company goes, to give you the item they accepted your money for. Why the fuck do you have the audacity to believe that you get a say on how that money is then spent after it is no longer yours? I consider myself rather liberal, but if you truly think the company owe's you anything because of your personal beliefs then you're a fool.

Perhaps I should go back to all the individuals who've bought past cars of mine and rally together with a few friends so the new owners paint them a color I'm more pleased with? I'm sure you'd hop on that bandwagon similarly to the ease at which you've climbed onto this one.

So question, would you buy conflict diamonds?

The point was that people buy from brands that support what they like, and shy away from ones that do the opposite. (That was alluded to a dozen or so words after what you quoted, did you not see that?) You can choose who to buy from going forward. Trying to twist what I said into retroactively controlling a business's profits is ridiculous. Is there something you guys are drinking that make all your arguments crazy?

[cale]

Since those "other" people are one's customers or the consuming public.

......and? You traded your money for a product, a product which you received. That's as far as your hold over the company goes, to give you the item they accepted your money for. Why the fuck do you have the audacity to believe that you get a say on how that money is then spent after it is no longer yours? I consider myself rather liberal, but if you truly think the company owe's you anything because of your personal beliefs then you're a fool.

Perhaps I should go back to all the individuals who've bought past cars of mine and rally together with a few friends so the new owners paint them a color I'm more pleased with? I'm sure you'd hop on that bandwagon similarly to the ease at which you've climbed onto this one.

[rwh11385]

dude in no way does you argument for race have anything to do with sexual preference.

your*


Actually, since the exact same arguments were used for both and it was based on ignorance and prejudice against other people's civil rights, I think they have a lot of similarities.

Just imagine, you'd be the type against woman's suffrage and interracial marriage a few decades ago. Hopefully your kids won't judge you too hard when they ask you about this issue.

[Cabriolet]

dude in no way does your argument for race have anything to do with sexual preference.

[JinormusJ]

I'd say more than fine... Manager just called me and 3 other people in tonight to work a 5 hour shift until 10; that makes 15 total people on staff tonight. Average number for a regular night? 5...
You can imagine how crazy it was for lunch..
In fact.. I might go in after my clinicals tonight for an after hour sandwich..

Leave it to liberal media to give out the free publicity :up:

[Farbin Kaiber]

I'm heading out to eat there later this afternoon.

[2761377]

it doesn't seem as if the boycott is working- there has never been a line out the door here before. what you can't see are the 12 cars in or trying to get in the drive through line. 13:40 1Aug2012. Irvine ca., a democratic enclave in otherwise red O.C.

this foolish, politically motivated uproar over nothing will leave chick fil a just fine, whether or not they move into chicago or s.f.