Thread: Boycott Amazon!

Originally Posted by cd8ed

Actually there were boycotts and threats of boycotts for most of these companies - they failed but that is irrelevant - Google is a great research tool - you should try it! It would greatly help your comprehension of the subject matter.

As for the free speech issue, I completely agree that Mr Cathy can say whatever he pleases and I applaud him for standing up for his beliefs but do not be fooled into thinking there will not be long lasting customer loss (and gain) anytime a company or its representatives speak out on a public issue.

Indeed.

Originally Posted by MisLed

poor little dude. You're confused. we understand. There is NO boycott of CFA or the Boy Scouts. Actually there's no boycott of any of these other businesses either. What people did, all kinds of people, was to show support for Mr. Cathy having his freedom of speech and the right to say what he believes in without BEING BOYCOTTED. You really just don't get it do ya.

People have as much a right to boycott something or speak out in disagreement as this Cathy guy has to condemn SSM. Not sure of your point...

Originally Posted by MisLed

poor little dude. You're confused. we understand. There is NO boycott of CFA or the Boy Scouts. Actually there's no boycott of any of these other businesses either. What people did, all kinds of people, was to show support for Mr. Cathy having his freedom of speech and the right to say what he believes in without BEING BOYCOTTED. You really just don't get it do ya.

How come pple like Mr Cathy are using freedom of speech and gay people are pushing their agenda?

Originally Posted by hiimjered

So who really is pushing hate here?

The CEO of Chick-fil-a talks about family values and donates to pro-family organizations and the homosexual community and some of their liberal supporters condemn them, push for boycotts and even block new stores from opening. They rant about how Chick-fil-a is supporting hate.

Meanwhile other homosexual supporters, in a feeble attempt to troll, point out companies whose CEOs support pro-gay organizations. The people they are trying to bait in with these comments do nothing - no protests, no boycotts, no hate-filled rants and commentary. The conservatives just don't have the kind of hate that would make them protest and boycott a company just because of the personal beliefs of one CEO.

Family values, don't make me laugh: how many % of married people cheat on each other? How many marriages end up in divorce? How much domestic violence is there? How many children die at the hands of their (heterosexual) parents?

Grow up and start to realise that, even though you cannot grasp the concept of homosexuality, gay people can also have those family values you love so much. Didn't realise your sexuality was the determining factor when talking about family values.

When those 'good' people don't protest or boycott, it's not coz they're such gentle souls, no, it's coz a lot of them are hypocrites.

Your kind will always exist, just like homosexuals. They've been around as long as heterosexuals you know and they've never been and will never be a threat to society. No, the threat comes from religion and religious freaks. That's another thing that never changed.

Thanks for this thread. I will be sure to give more of my business to Amazon now the next time I buy something online.

Its a free Country and Jeff Bezos can give money to whoever he likes, and you are free to boycott if you like also. What I care intensely about is if there is discrimination against gays at Amazon.

Originally Posted by robini123

What I care intensely about is if there is discrimination against gays at Amazon.

presumably just the ones who try to marry . . . So 99% of gays have nothing to worry about.

Originally Posted by maori

Family values, don't make me laugh: how many % of married people cheat on each other? How many marriages end up in divorce? How much domestic violence is there? How many children die at the hands of their (heterosexual) parents?

Grow up and start to realise that, even though you cannot grasp the concept of homosexuality, gay people can also have those family values you love so much. Didn't realise your sexuality was the determining factor when talking about family values. .

Cheating, divorce, domestic violence and the killing of children are not family values. Mothers and fathers, providing and caring for their children together in the home are family values. Homosexual couples with a child, requires separating the child from at least one of those parents.