I'll make couple of observations on the Chi-fil-A boycott which quite frankly is a waste of time and energy that could be better spent elsewhere.
a.) It's not going to really have an effect beyond a minor drop in sales. Not too many people are going to bother injecting their own politics or personal beliefs into what they buy. The most likely ones to boycott chic-fil-a are either college students and people who are going to do so anyway the rest of population could care less or will not even know about the boycott.
b.) Chic-fil-a is totally private and family owned which makes it very hard for a group of activists to put pressure on them than is the case with a company that is publicly traded is more susceptible to pressure form it's stockholders than is the case for a privately owned family company which has few if any pressure points that a group of activists can target and use. In other words it's not going to get very far.
Finally let me observe that the entire boycott this or that company for xyz cause method of protest has become an overused and blunt arrow which is no longer as effective and capable of getting results.
--Werehawk--
My mom's brief take on upcoming Guatemalan Elections "In last throes of preelection activities. Much loudspeaker vote pleading."
a.) It's not going to really have an effect beyond a minor drop in sales. Not too many people are going to bother injecting their own politics or personal beliefs into what they buy. The most likely ones to boycott chic-fil-a are either college students and people who are going to do so anyway the rest of population could care less or will not even know about the boycott.
b.) Chic-fil-a is totally private and family owned which makes it very hard for a group of activists to put pressure on them than is the case with a company that is publicly traded is more susceptible to pressure form it's stockholders than is the case for a privately owned family company which has few if any pressure points that a group of activists can target and use. In other words it's not going to get very far.
Finally let me observe that the entire boycott this or that company for xyz cause method of protest has become an overused and blunt arrow which is no longer as effective and capable of getting results.
--Werehawk--
My mom's brief take on upcoming Guatemalan Elections "In last throes of preelection activities. Much loudspeaker vote pleading."