Are Boycotts a form of Censorship?
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Are Boycotts a form of Censorship?
| Tue, 11-18-2008 - 5:09pm |
Are Boycotts a form of Censorship?
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| Tue, 11-18-2008 - 5:09pm |
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Several boycotts have been called for in response to Prop 8, targeting individuals or organizations who sponsored the "anti-gay marriage" advocates who contributed large amounts of money to the campaign.
Boycotts are absolutely not a form of censorship.
"Censorship" only exists when you have the ability to force someone to either be silent or change their views.
I don't think they are a form of censorship whatsoever. As a consumer, if I don't like a company, whether it be for their product or their message, the only thing I can do to let that company know is to not give them my business. In our society, money talks. No business has a right to make money. You make money when you are doing things well. So if this hurts them and they are no longer making money, maybe they need to rethink their stance on some issues. And if they don't want to, then so be it.
That's capitalism, right?
"Many call these boycotts "censorship", saying that they infringe on an individual's freedom of speech.
I disagree with you, but I'm pretty sure
No, they are not a form of censorship.
As an aside, from Andrew Sullivan (a Catholic libertarian conservative writer with Atlantic Monthly):
Here's a helpful list
As an aside, one of the most famous boycotts was that led by Ghandi, and the US government itself has boycotted (ie. the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow).
I don't think I'd accuse either of censoring or hate speech.
I live in San Diego, so protests/boycotts were in the news daily for the first two weeks after the election.
That's really interesting to me.
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