Cancel culture has gone too far

[gwb-trading]

Cancel Culture is not a thing, imo.

You'll have to explain to us why you believe as you do.
You'll have to explain to us why free speech is wrong, under your circumstances.
You'll have to explain to us why a publishing company can't agree with protestors, if it wants to, according to you.
You'll have to explain to us why all of these legal actions, are illegal and/or unAmerican, in your opinion.

I don't have to explain anything to you.... but will urge you to go research & understand the difference between Cancel Culture and civic engagement.

 

[userque]

Maybe businesses should stay completely out of political issues that are not directly related to their business.

For example - Delta should be engaged with legislation and regulations (FAA) related to flying. This political engagement to lobby for the direct interests of their business is very aligned with driving their top/bottom line.

When Businesses Executives engage in political issues well outside the scope of their business -- it never has a positive outcome. Take a look at Goya or MyPillowGuy for examples.

I have some ideas about things you should not being doing as well; but since this is the land of the free, you are free to continue doing them. So are businesses.

Are you suggesting that we should use the government to restrict business' freedoms? After all, businesses are basically just a group of people.

What would you call this government that restricts the speech of people, if they happen to call themselves a business, and happen to be in business? Surely not a democratic one.

Whether yours or my speech results in a "positive outcome" is a matter of opinion, and not anyone else's business; but mostly, it's irrelevant.

We don't have freedom of speech because the speech must result in "positive outcomes." Our speech is free, period. If it leads to us being sued, so be it. If it leads to use receiving accolades, so be it.

You don't like democracy, do you?

 

[userque]

I don't have to explain anything to you.... but will urge you to go research & understand the difference between Cancel Culture and civic engagement.

Yeah. Thought so.

Because you know how stupid it'd sound. And you know it wouldn't apply to, for example, the Dr. Seuss situation...what we've been mostly discussing.

EDIT: You like to force feed everyone your opinions; but when questioned on them, and asked to justify them, your response is ... do your own research.

Well, maybe you should take that same exact position the next time you decide it's time for our next feeding of your cancel culture cartoons and cherry-picked articles.

 

[userque]

Hey @gwb-trading , I've got a spot you'd love!

Freedom of Expression in China: A Privilege, Not a Right
https://www.cecc.gov/freedom-of-expression-in-china-a-privilege-not-a-right

 

[userque]

Or maybe:

In Russia, an Updated Law With New Restrictions on Freedom of Speech
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Monday signed a law that could require anyone distributing information and being paid from abroad to register as a foreign agent.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/02/world/europe/russia-foreign-agents-law.html

 

[gwb-trading]

Maybe businesses should stay completely out of political issues that are not directly related to their business.

For example - Delta should be engaged with legislation and regulations (FAA) related to flying. This political engagement to lobby for the direct interests of their business is very aligned with driving their top/bottom line.

When Businesses Executives engage in political issues well outside the scope of their business -- it never has a positive outcome. Take a look at Goya or MyPillowGuy for examples.

Delta has demonstrated the perfect example why a business should never wade into a political controversy which has nothing to do with their business. No matter which side the business selects they are in trouble, even if they try to back-paddle they are in trouble. It is a no-win situation.

Advice to businesses - Shut the hell up and stay out of politics.

Why Everyone Is So Mad at Delta Air Lines Over Voting Rights
The company donated to Georgia’s new bill’s sponsors and then tried to walk a middle line that does not exist.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/04/delta-airlines-voting-rights-backlash.html

 

[El OchoCinco]

Delta has demonstrated the perfect example why a business should never wade into a political controversy which has nothing to do with their business. No matter which side the business selects they are in trouble, even if they try to back-paddle they are in trouble. It is a no-win situation.

Advice to businesses - Shut the hell up and stay out of politics.

Why Everyone Is So Mad at Delta Air Lines Over Voting Rights
The company donated to Georgia’s new bill’s sponsors and then tried to walk a middle line that does not exist.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/04/delta-airlines-voting-rights-backlash.html

Amen.. I have said this repeatedly... if you are a CEO or owner of a major business your twitter and facebook posts should be cleared by corporate because one fucktarded moment and you post idiotic diarrhea, you could tkae down your whole company. No one gives a shit about your personal beliefs, just run your company and protect those you are responsible for.

 

[Cuddles]

Delta has demonstrated the perfect example why a business should never wade into a political controversy which has nothing to do with their business. No matter which side the business selects they are in trouble, even if they try to back-paddle they are in trouble. It is a no-win situation.

Advice to businesses - Shut the hell up and stay out of politics.

Why Everyone Is So Mad at Delta Air Lines Over Voting Rights
The company donated to Georgia’s new bill’s sponsors and then tried to walk a middle line that does not exist.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/04/delta-airlines-voting-rights-backlash.html

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(CNN)Georgia's Republican-controlled House on Wednesday voted to revoke a major tax break for Delta Air Lines as punishment for its CEO's public criticism of the state's controversial new law clamping down on ballot access.

The state Senate did not take up the measure before lawmakers adjourned for the year, rendering it dead for this year -- but the threat underscores the potential political backlash corporations could face for opposing efforts to restrict voting.

Voting rights activists are lobbying major companies to take a stand against elections bills under consideration in key political battlegrounds, where Republicans are moving to erect new barriers to voting after record turnout in 2020 helped Democrats win the White House and the majority in the US Senate.
Many Republicans advancing these bills have cited former President Donald Trump's false claims of election fraud to tighten rules around voting. Lawmakers in 47 states have introduced 361 bills that include voting restrictions as of March 24, according to an updated tally released Thursday by the liberal-leaning Brennan Center for Justice.

 

[gwb-trading]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

And the above demonstrates exactly why Delta should have stayed out of the situation.

 

[userque]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

And the above demonstrates exactly why Delta should have stayed out of the situation.

And others feel they did the correct thing.

Sometimes doing the correct thing; is not the same as doing the easy thing. I'd say most times.

You can't go through life folding at every bluff. Especially when the bluffed action may be illegal.