Comments on: Boycotts and the law of unintended consequences https://thenewneo.com/2017/03/13/boycotts-and-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/ A blog about political change, among other things Tue, 14 Mar 2017 23:50:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 By: T https://thenewneo.com/2017/03/13/boycotts-and-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/#comment-2185033 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 23:50:16 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=67298#comment-2185033 A follow up to my comment above:

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/445705/corporate-leaders-progressive-activists

]]> By: T https://thenewneo.com/2017/03/13/boycotts-and-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/#comment-2184928 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 15:06:12 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=67298#comment-2184928 “I really dislike having to proffer a loyalty oath to shop.
Or having my shopping become a partisan litmus test.” [Aesopfan @ 10:14]

While I agree, there is an upside to this political taking of sides by corporations. Keep in mind that most corporations are making donations and supporting causes. That financial support doesn’t show up in the annual corporate report. So, when a company announces it’s political or social philosophies, guess where it’s unannounced money is going. I doubt that Chik-fil-A, for instance is donating to Planned Parenthood. I’m glad to know that so I can direct my business to companies that might support causes I agree with.

]]> By: AesopFan https://thenewneo.com/2017/03/13/boycotts-and-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/#comment-2184823 Tue, 14 Mar 2017 02:14:32 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=67298#comment-2184823 expat Says:
March 13th, 2017 at 6:13 pm… I would be happy if they scared companies about getting in to the political arena.
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Indeed. And I include media outlets and movie-makers in that wish.
I really dislike having to proffer a loyalty oath to shop.
Or having my shopping become a partisan litmus test.

]]> By: expat https://thenewneo.com/2017/03/13/boycotts-and-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/#comment-2184773 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 22:13:11 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=67298#comment-2184773 The Chic-fil-A thing may ave initially brought in some new customers who decided they like the food. With Ivanka clothes and Target products, there will be changes every few months and lots of alternatives. I don’t think the boycotts will ave a lasting effect. I would be happy if they scared companies about getting in to the political arena.

]]> By: parker https://thenewneo.com/2017/03/13/boycotts-and-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/#comment-2184769 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 21:49:10 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=67298#comment-2184769 We had Target stocks, the day we learned of their idiot pc policy we sold all shares; we didn’t wait for the decline in value, we knew there would be a decline in value. Some boycots work, some don’t; but those who bought the shares we sold have lost money.

]]> By: Tuvea https://thenewneo.com/2017/03/13/boycotts-and-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/#comment-2184768 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 21:47:38 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=67298#comment-2184768 Geoffrey Britain,

Target Corp. used to be Dayton-Hudson. The current far-left Governor of the People’s Republic of Minnesota is Mark Dayton. He is the grandson of the founder of that corporation.

]]> By: T https://thenewneo.com/2017/03/13/boycotts-and-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/#comment-2184762 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 21:28:19 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=67298#comment-2184762 “[Welch] Now, if you could make it so that everybody in the world who wanted to hold South African stocks wouldn’t have bought any shares from South Africa anymore, it would have made a difference.”

Except that, if your boycott is successful, then there wouldn’t be anyone (few people)out there willing to buy the stocks which would severely limit your ability to sell and require you to sell at a very deep discount. In other words, int he stock market, a boycott is either ineffective (Welch above) or self punishing.

Furthermore the question I ask is whether the success of recent “buycotts” is really an attack on the leftists who agitate for a boycott more so than a show of support for any particular business. Perhaps this is yet another indication of the American public being fed up with the sanctimony and moral preening of the left.

]]> By: David https://thenewneo.com/2017/03/13/boycotts-and-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/#comment-2184756 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 21:07:48 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=67298#comment-2184756 the corporations most vocal in making political comments are usually those that are struggling business-wise. perhaps they think by virtual signaling to SJWs on the progressive agendas they can turn their under-performing businesses around.

]]> By: y81 https://thenewneo.com/2017/03/13/boycotts-and-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/#comment-2184745 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 20:18:45 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=67298#comment-2184745 The case for the efficacy of the Target boycott would be more compelling if bricks-and-mortar retailers weren’t having trouble across the board. That said, I don’t know why Target management doesn’t keep its mouth shut on controversial issues. If I were a shareholder, I’d be annoyed with them.

]]> By: Geoffrey Britain https://thenewneo.com/2017/03/13/boycotts-and-the-law-of-unintended-consequences/#comment-2184731 Mon, 13 Mar 2017 19:33:28 +0000 http://neoneocon.com/?p=67298#comment-2184731 Target’s reported multi-BILLION dollar loss demonstrates how effective boycotts can be with social conservatives boycotting the brand. While liberals who reactively support Target’s allowing confused men, rapists and opportunistic pedophiles into women’s bathrooms are now supporting a large, ‘souless’ CORPORATE entity… ah, the pc irony.

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