USA Universities learn the consequences of disrespecting free speech

Razer rayzer at riseup.net
Sat Dec 3 21:38:32 PST 2016



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"

Rr

>> 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.
>
> They should be calling for boycotts on Allstate, Warby Parker, and BMW
> too:
> http://adage.com/article/digital/breitbart-urges-boycott-kellogg-brand-abandons-site-1/306971/
>
> 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.
>
>> 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 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, but I'm pretty sure it's about
> maximizing profits and market share. 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.
>

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