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History of Feminism

In reply to the discussion: simple enough. [View all]
 

Sparhawk60

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24. The Use of the Market to Reward and Punish
Wed Apr 22, 2015, 05:20 AM
Apr 2015

If an organization...say the government of Indiana, does some thing you doing like....such as passing an anti-gay law. You let them know you have a pile of money that you will NOT be spending in that state because of their actions. Lo and behold! Indiana changes their minds about the anti-gay law.

THAT is the power of the free market. The power to reward or punish an organization using your wallet. You can have all the discussions you want or hold candle light vigils, they don't give a flip. But threaten their $$$$, and they will sit up and start caring. Or do you think the Government of Indiana just changed their minds out of the goodness of their heart?

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simple enough. [View all] seabeyond Apr 2015 OP
and btw... those wanting to know just what it accomplishes talking about it out loud. well... seabeyond Apr 2015 #1
Don't Buy The Game Then Sparhawk60 Apr 2015 #2
Yea, that's the answer. JTFrog Apr 2015 #3
What the hell? ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #4
we arent buying the games nad we are speaking up, hence corporate giving us games seabeyond Apr 2015 #8
Not Insult Intended Sparhawk60 Apr 2015 #16
Free market ideology? ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #18
The Use of the Market to Reward and Punish Sparhawk60 Apr 2015 #24
people speaking out, of both genders, as taken it a lot further i feel. nt seabeyond Apr 2015 #20
You appear to be under the impression that cultural mores are dictated by the market LanternWaste Apr 2015 #15
You are not alone. CrispyQ Apr 2015 #5
That study, among other flaws, was conducted by survey ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #6
And right on time--someone kicked that thread ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #7
????? lol. clueless, lol. and sometimes that is a good place to be. seabeyond Apr 2015 #9
Yeah--don't worry about it ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #10
thread in GD? ya. i am sure. the boys wanted to play hard bad. it is thru out the thread and those seabeyond Apr 2015 #11
Yeah-- I call it 'feminist baiting' ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #12
if you are gonna do a gotcha OP at least read the damn study, know the damn argument. lmao. seabeyond Apr 2015 #13
Right? ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #14
"what's the matter? can't you take a joke?" is one of the usual responses. yes, I can take niyad Apr 2015 #17
they are telling you. you cant take an insult? because the joke is all about an insult. nt seabeyond Apr 2015 #19
rather, I WON'T take an insult, will call them on it every single time. niyad Apr 2015 #21
yup. sittin in any given show. 10% insult. 50%? 80%. how much insult sittin thru the show. seabeyond Apr 2015 #22
it long ago got to the point where I watch very little television, very few movies. only a few niyad Apr 2015 #23
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