[Vision2020] Not boycotters, just smart shoppers

[Nate Wilson]

Joan and Amy,
Actually, I agree with you both (as far as consumer rights go), and Joan 
was obviously on her game as she was a pleasure to read. The 
"Intolerance" subject line was not my own. However, what would the 
vision2020 response be if we called for a boycott of all Muslim 
businesses because we didn't want to endorse their views of women? We'd 
get called the same thing my father has already been called for thinking 
slavery in the South didn't merit the bloodshed of the Civil War. I 
personally find boycotts amusing and ineffective, but that's just me. In 
my strange world the tastiest cinammon roll is the most Christian no 
matter who made it (but I think that only works with Christianity). If 
you all don't want to buy your baked goods at Bucers, Wheatberries, or 
Zume because they were made by conservative Christians, or because your 
money might be going toward some kid's private education, or into the 
coffers of the church, that is most certainly your right. Why would Joan 
go to some place where they think she's an abomination (her word not 
mine)? Because they have the best chocolate cake? The best music? The 
best interest rates? Why would I go into a business where they insist 
(despite my denial) that I'm the bigoted son of a racist (assuming they 
recognized me)? For all the same reasons.
Feel free to avoid my kids' lemonade stand (when they're old enough) 
because they will tithe their dimes to Christ Church (and their money 
might end up going toward building projects in west Africa). But if your 
kids have the best lemonade (or they're just cute) I'll be there with my 
quarters. Cheers.

NDW

P.S. Tom, I'm afraid I was just amusing myself with the BATH party. It's 
a bad habit, I know.

Joan Opyr wrote:

> Now why is it that Nate, Dale, etc., define tolerance as the 
> willingness to put money in the pockets of people who think I'm an 
> abomination? Wouldn’t that be something else, like, say, 
> foolhardiness? Self-loathing? Stupidity?
>
> It’s true that I don’t research the politics of the company’s CEO 
> before I buy a stick of deodorant or a roll of toilet paper. That 
> would be excessively time-consuming and, consequently, unhygienic. 
> (Some things just won't wait for the mission statement.) However, I 
> see no reason why I should frequent businesses that *I know* are owned 
> by people who express anti-gay, anti-feminist, bigoted, undemocratic 
> and/or troglodytic political, theological, and cultural views. Why 
> would I? It’s my money, for god’s sake. It's buried in my yard and 
> sewn into my mattress. Mine, mine, mine!
>
> I’m not trying to shut people up; I’m just not going to pay them to 
> talk. To those who suggest that this is somehow intolerant or 
> divisive, I say, no way, baby, it’s capitalism! We can shop where we 
> want, give our money to whom we like, and withhold it from those who 
> say things like, “The Bible offers a choice of punishments for 
> homosexuals—it doesn’t have to be death. It could be exile.”
>
> The great thing about this approach is that it’s a two-way street. I 
> don’t have to buy doughnuts from Jerry Falwell, and Nate and Dale 
> don’t have to buy Christmas cards from the Godless Pagan Margaret 
> Sanger Gay Card House. (Special discount on Happy Darwin Day greetings.)
>
> Hmm . . . death . . . or exile from Moscow, Idaho. Surely there's a 
> door number three.
>
> Joan Opyr
>
> Auntie Establishment
> Serving Idaho's liberal elite since 1993
>
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