tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post9121645228086267326..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: A Whole Foods BuycottGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-60350160335165642782009-08-29T15:34:55.739-06:002009-08-29T15:34:55.739-06:00Andy,
Not really. I've got one that's kin...Andy,<br /><br />Not really. I've got one that's kind of close, so I'll buy a few things tehre each week.<br /><br />Dismuke,<br /><br />Here's the problem this poses for the left: (1) Employ those other alternatives now and lose ALL moral credibility, or (2) back off and encourage the opposition with a win.<br /><br />That is why one should never back down from the left.<br /><br />GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-47222817630438208282009-08-29T12:25:19.474-06:002009-08-29T12:25:19.474-06:00Here is what I like about the idea of a "buyc...Here is what I like about the idea of a "buycott" in general: It is an old tactic of Leftists to attempt to smear and destroy those who are effective in making arguments that the Left is simply unable to rebut using facts and logic. The only way the Left can "rebut" Mackey and other critics who speak the truth is by some means <i>other</i> than facts and logic - and all of those alternatives are pretty ugly. <br /><br />It would be very nice if, when the Left sets itself upon destroying an individual or company that refuses to tow the Party Line, that both the Leftists and their victims could count on a groundswell of organized moral and economic support on behalf of the victims.<br /><br />Considering that, based on my experience of shopping at multiple locations over the years, Whole Foods has a very strong focus on customer service, I have no doubt that Mackey was aware of the ideological leanings of many of his customers and that a certain percentage of them have bigoted attitudes towards those who disagree with them. Outside the realm of people's sexual practices, the notion of "live and let live" is not in the Left's vocabulary. So for Mackey to speak out required guts and courage. I think it is great that people, many of whom may disagree with Mackey on a variety of other issues (such a vegetarianism, the organic movement, etc.)are taking time out of their lives and money out of their pocket books in a recession to stand by him. <br /><br />If other prominent people who had the courage to speak out against the Left could count on similar support, more people would be willing to take that risk - and the Left would be forced to think twice before employing its usual Alinskyite tactic of targeted personal destruction.Dismukehttp://radiodismuke.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-20463716730579882962009-08-29T12:21:29.519-06:002009-08-29T12:21:29.519-06:00Now that you're in the Boston area, though, yo...Now that you're in the Boston area, though, you can participate in a distributed fashion. Lots of WFM sites around town.Andynoreply@blogger.com