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I often wonder if most boycotts are more about the people trying to make themselves feel as if they are important/feel better about themselves than actually trying to make a statement to whatever particular company in an effort to change their policies/products. It’s a fine line.
The Target by Brooklyn College is much better than the one at Atlantic. Avoid that place on a Saturday, though. I love the Jews, but those Hasids and their double wide strollers and kids running around drive me insane.
I’m not sure why I’m complaining about that. It’s far better than the foolishnes I encounter at Atlantic. Nothing worse than hearing baby mama drama stories and watching some woman curse her son out like he’s a grown man.
Snappy, Once I went to a friend’s church (a Protestant church, forget the demonination) which was socially activist and the pastor was advocating for a boycott of Shell from the pulpit as a moral imperative because of their social policies (?) in Africa. A) I have a big problem with political prosletizing from the pulpit and b) what was a boycott going to do? Also Shell was my biggest client at the time. I was briefly upset, but other than shooting myself in the pocketbook, I thought what is this going to do? Then secondly, what do these idiots know?
I often wonder if most boycotts are more about the people trying to make themselves feel as if they are important/feel better about themselves than actually trying to make a statement to whatever particular company in an effort to change their policies/products. It’s a fine line.
didn’t shell build that pipeline through cameroon in a pretty haphazard fashion?
“ah, shut the f*ck up, you know exactly what i mean
*rob*”
no i really don’t.
The Target by Brooklyn College is much better than the one at Atlantic. Avoid that place on a Saturday, though. I love the Jews, but those Hasids and their double wide strollers and kids running around drive me insane.
I’m not sure why I’m complaining about that. It’s far better than the foolishnes I encounter at Atlantic. Nothing worse than hearing baby mama drama stories and watching some woman curse her son out like he’s a grown man.
Snappy, Once I went to a friend’s church (a Protestant church, forget the demonination) which was socially activist and the pastor was advocating for a boycott of Shell from the pulpit as a moral imperative because of their social policies (?) in Africa. A) I have a big problem with political prosletizing from the pulpit and b) what was a boycott going to do? Also Shell was my biggest client at the time. I was briefly upset, but other than shooting myself in the pocketbook, I thought what is this going to do? Then secondly, what do these idiots know?
“the only things i legitimately boycott is Apple and overpriced local mom and pop shops that cater to the yuppie lifestyle.’
Boycott is not the same as can’t afford 😉
DeBeers. One of the cruelist companies ever. They still control a substantial portion of the market.
quote:
“local mom and pop shops that cater to the yuppie lifestyle.”
explain……
ah, shut the f*ck up, you know exactly what i mean
*rob*
if i was a gold digger i’d prefer rubies and sapphyre. actually amyethist (that’s my birthstone. i hate that it’s an ugly shade of purple tho grrrr)
*rob*
This is the problem with most gold diggers…they aim too low. Two words, rob: “Real Estate.”