Where has he insulted you and millions of other people who believe in 2nd Amendment rights?
There are limits to free speech. People have the right to make a living.
In California, when gay marriage was an issue, I recall a popular restaurant in West Hollywood ( a gay enclave) that was nearly destroyed by boycotts when it was discovered that a single manager, not the owner, had contributed money to a traditional marriage campaign. Most likely all of the other employees supported gay marriage but because of the legal actions of one individual many people suffered.
That doesn’t answer the question. Seriously – what should be the legal penalty for telling someone else, or posting on social media, “that store is bad, you shouldn’t shop there”? A fine? Jail time? When is it okay for someone to criticize a place of business?
Go for it. I completely support your right to boycott any company you want to. I might think you’re an asshole for doing it, but I won’t be telling you you can’t do it. That seems to be the difference between the left and the right…
So, if I don’t want to associate with a company that willing associates itself with something that I find to be “deplorable”, then I should be required to shop there anyway?
Sure, you don’t have to shop at his parent’s business anymore if you don’t want to. You can tell others as well, and if they listen to you, then they won’t shop there either.
It would be a civil matter something along the lines of tortious interference or a tort of negligent interference. One party could sue another party if they could prove the defendant organized a malicious call to action to inflict financial harm on another. This is different from saying the product or service is substandard. David Hogg can certainly say Fox News is biased or unfair, and people can choose not to watch or support the advertisers. However, he would not be able to call people to destroy the business by withdrawing advertising no more than he could publish Ingraham’s home address.
What does malicious mean? Suppose a business, or a media figure, treated me poorly and unjustly, by my judgment. Is it “malicious” if I say publicly “hey this person is terrible, you shouldn’t support them”?
Your proposal strikes me as profoundly unAmerican. Free speech means freedom to criticize others, including businesses and media figures.
Free speech ain’t for free. You say vile things, you face the consequences. And this case has nothing to do with the government. When conflicting messages collide sharply like this, one of them is likely to sustain damage.
It’s profoundly American to allow for differing points of view to be expressed in a civil manner. We should be able to disagree on political issues without one of us showing up at the others place of employment with picket signs and angry mobs. This is intimidation. If someone fears grave economic harm when they disagree with you, you have basically used force to get your way not discourse.
Yes, you can say someone treated you poorly, and people may or may not do business with that person based on your statement. The organized intent to harm the business or person is what I am against.
Typical right-winger…any tactic that multiplies the little people’s influence on corporations and famous, rich people is “unfair”.
Why do people like you never complain when Fox News smears a black police-shooting victim by showing their worst photo or dredging up a minor legal incident in their past? Why is it only when rich, famous people get called out on calling out little people that you and people like you get all upset?
What does “organized intent to harm” mean? If I tell people, and they tell people, and word spreads, is that “organized intent to harm”? If I post it on the internet? If I tweet it? What did Hogg do that you think should be barred by law? All he did was tweet his opinion. Sounds pretty unAmerican if people could be barred by law from tweeting their opinion.
This was David Hogg’s objection: that Graham was being uncivil.
what does this have to do with Laura Ingraham?
Is this what you think Hogg did to Laura Ingraham?
Now up to at least 14 advertisers who have ditched Ingraham’s show. Ruby Tuesday is the latest.
Do you think this should and/or does apply to employee-employer relationships as well? How do you think that will work out? :dubious:
What “organized intent” was there, in your opinion?
I don’t think he gets that at all.
Right wingers love dishing it out but they cry like little babies when someone starts shoving right back.
Snowflakes.