My thoughts on this are... kind of complex. I will start by saying that I fully support LGBT rights, including marriage.
If Cathy is spending his own money on donating to groups... that's free speech. There's nothing wrong or illegal, unless he's donating to groups that are actually involved in violent activities. I disagree with his position and I think less of him as a person for doing so, but he has that right.
If he's donating the company's money to those groups... that I find less acceptable.
If he is knowingly donating to violent groups... that's another thing entirely. At that point he's gone past free speech and into actual violation of legitimate law. At that point he needs to be in jail, not be boycotted.
My decision of whether or not to boycott the company is simple. There are no local franchises that I would have to either avoid, or not avoid, in my area.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
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If Cathy is spending his own money on donating to groups... that's free speech. There's nothing wrong or illegal, unless he's donating to groups that are actually involved in violent activities. I disagree with his position and I think less of him as a person for doing so, but he has that right.
If he's donating the company's money to those groups... that I find less acceptable.
If he is knowingly donating to violent groups... that's another thing entirely. At that point he's gone past free speech and into actual violation of legitimate law. At that point he needs to be in jail, not be boycotted.
My decision of whether or not to boycott the company is simple. There are no local franchises that I would have to either avoid, or not avoid, in my area.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.