actually. where is the internet edit time machine when I need it?
On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, I would say it was politicians. during crazy season. > > The people commenting / speaking harshly actually had no actual > control over any process or zoning decisions. > > So it wasn't in my mind "the government", as such. > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 1:57 PM, LRS Scout <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> It wasn't the protests that got him to back down though. According to that >> article it was the government. >> On Sep 19, 2012 1:56 PM, "Judah McAuley" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Isn't that the point of boycotts and social pressure in general? >>> >>> Extortion, to my mind, happens when you threaten to make something >>> illegal or unsavory public unless they give you money. In cases like >>> this and with boycotts and public pressure on companies like Apple and >>> Nike for conditions in overseas manufacturing, it isn't extortion >>> because the fundamental goal is to bring the information to light and >>> change the behavior rather than ask for money to let the behavior >>> continue and remain secret. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Judah >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 10:48 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >>> > >>> > I have to say...I am torn by this. >>> > >>> > While I appreciate the fact that CFA will no longer donate money to >>> > anti-gay groups, it kind of feels like...extortion - for lack of a >>> > better word. >>> > >>> >>> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:355382 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
