On Sat, Dec 03, 2016 at 09:38:32PM -0800, Razer wrote:
On 12/03/2016 09:25 PM, Shawn K. Quinn wrote:
On 12/03/2016 10:53 PM, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
And if Kellogg is suddenly so finicky, we must ask: Why, then, does Kellogg deign to sell its products, according to its website, in 180 countries, including China?
What's wrong with selling products in China, Comrade?
I mean you DO believe in Free markets and all don't you Fellow traveler?
More proof of my basic premise that Libertarianism is just a fancy way of saying "I'm a Hypocrite"
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Ack Razer, and hypocrisy is one thing Breitbart is calling out here.
We must pause to puzzle over this statement: What specific Kellogg “values” did Breitbart supposedly violate? Apparently customers of Kellogg had complained after seeing ads on Breitbart. The stories I'm seeing are light on details.
Classic Lefty tactics. "Trigger a Lefty today - present them with a fact" :)
They should be calling for boycotts on Allstate, Warby Parker, and BMW too: http://adage.com/article/digital/breitbart-urges-boycott-kellogg-brand-aband...
And those four brands are the start of an undoubtedly long list, combined with many other companies, some of which have yet to be actually launched, who have removed advertising on Breitbart from consideration but
said nothing about it.
You say that as though it's the same situation - did you get too many extra doses of fluoride as a tot? - Those last 4 words make all the difference. That's the point Shawne, Kelloggs decided to get political by making a big public statement of "pulling ads from Breitbart" whilst providing precisely ZERO facts in support of their position. And of course you say that's not a political action, and is the same as these other supposed companys who did not make such public statements. I get it, 1 + 2 = 7
And if Kellogg is suddenly so finicky, we must ask: Why, then, does Kellogg deign to sell its products, according to its website, in 180 countries, including China? Profit. The same reason Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Procter & Gamble, and... well all the companies listed here:
http://jiesworld.com/international_corporations_in_china.htm
sell in China. I guess you're going to boycott all of them too?
And your position is that Breitbart (spectacularly :) launched their counter-boycott against Kellogs, was all about Kellogs selling into China... Yep, 3 - 1 = 11, got it Mista Quin. Really Shawn, unless you have a desired outcome, an actual intention (one grounded in those pesky little things called facts) when speaking / typing, then such inanity is likely to continue to issue forth from your keyboard.
And also, while we’re at it, why is Kellogg’s operating in such oppressive, murderous, and even genocidal countries as Saudi Arabia, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates? How do those cynical actions square with Kellogg’s values, and the values of its customers—and former customers?
You'd have to ask them to be sure,
You say this almost as though you're chatting with me - but these words you're "responding" to are written by Breitbart - this is what's called a quotation, around which I put quotation marks (namely the '"' character), to distinguish that quotation as being distinct from my own commentary.
but I'm pretty sure it's about maximizing profits and market share.
Again completely ignoring, or sadly just plain missing with a massive whooosh, the point being made here (again, by Breitbart.com news).
Abandoning the market just ensures someone else will step in and take those same profits, and that will not keep the shareholders happy.
Note that I'm not saying it's right that this is the way things are. Public companies have to do what is in the best interests of the shareholders, or they can get sued. Among other tragedies, this is why there's a huge grassy field where Six Flags Astroworld used to be.
Speaking across the issue, draining the conversation into only marginally related inanity? Classic obfuscatory propaganda. -- Certified Deplorable Fake News Nazi (TM)(C)(R) Executive Director of Vice, Ministry of Winning Shilling for buxom Russian swastika clad minxes since 1488