# Would you prefer to use a company which took a similar-to-yours stance on political issues? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 29, 2019, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-prefer-to-use-a-company-which-took-a-similar-to-yours-stance-on-political-issues/837836 "2019-07-29T22:10:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-prefer-to-use-a-company-which-took-a-similar-to-yours-stance-on-political-issues/837836/41 "2019-08-01T20:12:35Z")
I believe liberals when they say they’re more likely to vote with their dollars. I believe centrists when they say they don’t care. I don’t believe conservatives if they say they aren’t doing that. I suspect some are caping the alternate-reality narrative “conservatives don’t demand purity of viewpoints”. But you could easily convince me that the conservative man-in-the-street lacks a general curiosity about the society he lives in. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-prefer-to-use-a-company-which-took-a-similar-to-yours-stance-on-political-issues/837836/42 "2019-08-01T20:46:42Z")
> [@begbert2](#): > > I feel like I ought to boycott Chick-fil-A, but I’ve never been there. Perhaps I should go to one, stand outside the building for a moment, and then walk away? A make it a point to shoot them some side-eye on the rare occasions when the route I’m driving sends me past one. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-prefer-to-use-a-company-which-took-a-similar-to-yours-stance-on-political-issues/837836/43 "2019-08-01T21:21:46Z")
> [@begbert2](#): > > I feel like I ought to boycott Chick-fil-A, but I’ve never been there. Perhaps I should go to one, stand outside the building for a moment, and then walk away? Not really much of a boycott unless you’re leaving some blood on the floor. Find a Chik-Fil-A. Go there. Order something basic–the Chik-Fil-A sandwich (toss a packet of mayo on there, trust me), waffle fries, and either a milkshake or the lemonade. The stuff is fuxing spectac-u-LAR on your tongue. Your guts have maybe a 75% chance of tolerating it (it’s still fast food). Yeah, get that meal, enjoy it, revel in it. Once the orgy is over, reflect on what you’ve done to your body, and decide what you believe your purchase does [in the bigger picture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick-fil-A_same-sex_marriage_controversy). If you’re disgusted with yourself and with the restaurant, boycott it. Make the boycott pilgrimage if you’re outraged enough. But one cannot live a holy life without first knowing the unholiness he eschews. Plus, you have GOT to try the nuggets! ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-prefer-to-use-a-company-which-took-a-similar-to-yours-stance-on-political-issues/837836/44 "2019-08-01T21:24:35Z")
> [@HMS\_Irruncible](#): > > I believe liberals when they say they’re more likely to vote with their dollars. > > I believe centrists when they say they don’t care. > > I don’t believe conservatives if they say they aren’t doing that. I suspect some are caping the alternate-reality narrative “conservatives don’t demand purity of viewpoints”. But you could easily convince me that the conservative man-in-the-street lacks a general curiosity about the society he lives in. What could a conservative say that you believe? Seriously. Not some bullshit joke answer. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-prefer-to-use-a-company-which-took-a-similar-to-yours-stance-on-political-issues/837836/45 "2019-08-01T21:54:40Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > A make it a point to shoot them some side-eye on the rare occasions when the route I’m driving sends me past one. America deserves nothing less. ---
**Author:** ![begbert2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/begbert2/32/3357_2.png) [@begbert2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/begbert2)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-prefer-to-use-a-company-which-took-a-similar-to-yours-stance-on-political-issues/837836/46 "2019-08-01T22:04:26Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > Not really much of a boycott unless you’re leaving some blood on the floor. Find a Chik-Fil-A. Go there. Order something basic–the Chik-Fil-A sandwich (toss a packet of mayo on there, trust me), waffle fries, and either a milkshake or the lemonade. The stuff is fuxing spectac-u-LAR on your tongue. Your guts have maybe a 75% chance of tolerating it (it’s still fast food). Yeah, get that meal, enjoy it, revel in it. Once the orgy is over, reflect on what you’ve done to your body, and decide what you believe your purchase does [in the bigger picture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chick-fil-A_same-sex_marriage_controversy). If you’re disgusted with yourself and with the restaurant, boycott it. Make the boycott pilgrimage if you’re outraged enough. But one cannot live a holy life without first knowing the unholiness he eschews. Plus, you have GOT to try the nuggets! I’m disgusted at the mere _thought_ of handing my dollars to these people. Plus my diet wouldn’t allow it. (The paying for it, that is; my diet allows eating junk as long as I don’t pay for it. I have a weird diet.) And you’re not being _quite_ emphatic enough about the quality for me to regret my life decision about not supporting a hate group. Gush more, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-prefer-to-use-a-company-which-took-a-similar-to-yours-stance-on-political-issues/837836/47 "2019-08-01T22:55:55Z")
Nah, it’s tasty. But it’s got nothing on Panda Express. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-prefer-to-use-a-company-which-took-a-similar-to-yours-stance-on-political-issues/837836/48 "2019-08-02T13:42:11Z")
If I know a company’s not just conservative, but actively supporting politicians and causes I regard as toxic, I’ll avoid them. Otherwise, I don’t worry about it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-prefer-to-use-a-company-which-took-a-similar-to-yours-stance-on-political-issues/837836.md?page=2)