The business 'Owner Said What ? ' ... I'm boycotting them ????

[KhunLA]

A spin off from the B&J Ice Cream thread.  I personally don't care for some of their political views.  And yes, 1 or 2 people of a large company, now sold off to conglomorant ... bla bla bla.  Besides silly price, wouldn't buy just for spite.

 

Also easy to do, since a $5 or $10 USA item, with plenty of as good or better tasting competition.

 

I know there's plenty of Anti Chinses, Russian, and in the past it was Japanese products.  For whatever reason, past quality issues, especially if buying inexpensive products from anywhere.  Then the unfair labor, and suspected eco unfriendly aspect.  I know being a Yank, there's a 'Buy USA' mentality in the USA, but what little they do make, is usually silly priced.  Not a USA endorser myself, actually the opposite.

 

Personally I really don't care about most things, just give me the best product at best price ... value for my $$$ or ฿฿฿.  I really can't think of any product, from anywhere, that I wouldn't buy, as long as it's a good value.

 

A few things I won't, didn't support, when investing, mainly defense contractors.  But I did do oil, as soon as Bush 2 was elected.  Thankful that I did.

 

Had to talk my brother into 'gay subscription' TV, Christian warrior that he is,  before alternative lifestyles went mainstream.  Another stock winner.

 

This news-blip got me thinking about it, hence the post.  What would you definitely avoid now, in this 'woke' world ?

 

"I bought a Tesla to help the environment. Now I’m embarrassed to drive it,” wrote Blumenthal, who had previously bought a Tesla to reduce carbon emissions. 

 

“Due to the recent exposure of Elon Musk’s political views – all of which I hate – I’m starting to worry about what kind of political statement the car is making. Will people see me as a symbol of environmentalism from right, a living oxymoron?” Blumenthal asked.

 

He insisted that this apprehension was driven by Musk’s goal of turning Twitter into “an unguarded playground for neo-Nazis and other random hatemongers and wackadoodle QAnon followers.”

https://www.todaypostimes.com/la-times-columnist-embarrassed-driving-eco-friendly-tesla-because-of-musk/

[Woof999]

If I avoided products simply because their business leadership had a different outlook than my own then I wouldn't be able to buy much.

 

If I can comprehend that someone has used enough logic to hold a view that is different than mine then all is good. If someone denied the holocaust or said something along the lines of all homosexuals should be shot then it would be a different matter.

 

Musk seems to be on a different planet (almost literally) than I first thought, but I'd still have no issues buying one of his products.

[worgeordie]

There's some strange posts on Aseannow today .....

 

regards worgeordie

[BangkokHank]

On 12/30/2022 at 12:21 PM, Woof999 said:

If I can comprehend that someone has used enough logic to hold a view that is different than mine then all is good. If someone denied the holocaust or said something along the lines of all homosexuals should be shot then it would be a different matter.

So, you are willing to listen to logic - on every subject EXCEPT the so-called "holocaust"? I could debunk that sham of a story in just a few paragraphs. But what would be the point, because you have already firmly made up your mind on that - and only that - issue. (Not to mention that I would not be allowed to post my thoughts about that on this forum.)

 

Don't worry though - you're not alone. As it happens, the "holocaust" is the only (alleged) event in human history that is illegal to question - in many countries:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legality_of_Holocaust_denial

 

But let me ask you: Making it illegal to question something - does that sound like something someone would do if they were confident of their story? To me, it sounds like what people would do if they were afraid of having their lies exposed.

 

And as for your comment about shooting all homosexuals: It's very courageous of you to oppose such a thing, but do you know of anyone who has proposed to do that? If not, then you're just virtue signaling.

[zzaa09]

Twisted wokeness fashion or might it be something else?

Overthinking everything is usually a determent.