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Post by slappy on Jul 31, 2010 3:51:44 GMT -5
If I'm going to donate my money, I'm for sure going to check out what they support and what they don't. I'm not going to blindly donate my money. There is no way you can agree with everything one person believes and/or supports, so why ever donate your money? Say I want to donate some of my paycheck to the American Cancer Society, a huge group with a very good primary objective. Now, let's say one staffer out of the hundreds that make up the organization doesn't like black people. I like black people. Should I go out of my way to cancel my check because one single man or woman feels differently? Bear in mind this money will not go toward the slaughter or demeaning of said black people, but cancer research. My point is, Slappy, you can't oppose an entire corporation because of one person. The odds that you disagree with what one of those people supports or doesn't support are astronomical. It's unfair to fault every other person associated with Target because you disagree with the actions of one guy. Like, my grandpa didn't like blacks -- and I hate to go back to that example, but it's a good one. Should every black person I want to make friends with boycott or petition my friendship because of something out of my control? Am I to be punished because of something someone associated with me believes? Don't be silly. I'm sure there are employees of every store that are racist or homophobic or xenophobic. That in itself is not going to stop me from shopping there. But this was the CEO of the company donating store money to the campaign. When the top guy is doling out store money to bad causes, that's when I take issue with it. Best Buy has just done the same thing, so they won't get my business either. |
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Post by miserere on Jul 31, 2010 5:00:25 GMT -5
Do you agree with everything your elected leaders do? I sure as hell don't believe in everything Obama's done since his election, but I still voted for him.
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Post by Mike Giggs' Munchies on Jul 31, 2010 8:09:47 GMT -5
If there was a store that contributed to someone who wanted to kill white people, you'd be outraged and would boycott it. Or maybe I'd just shop there because no one is going to go and exterminate the white race. No one is going to go out and kill homosexuals. They donated some money and didn't realise that these people support the killing of homosexuals. They made a mistake, but that won't stop me shopping where I want. |
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Post by Lord Ragnarok on Jul 31, 2010 12:10:09 GMT -5
If a person kills someone because they were being hit on by someone of the same sex, then they are clearly mentally unstable. If another guy hit on me, I would never kill him, it wouldn't even bother me, I'd just be like sorry, I'm not into dudes. Hell, I'd even probably offer my friendship. If a person kills a homosexual and gets away with it because they claim this "gay panic" business, then that's really  ed up. It's not right for someone to take another's life because of something so stupid and then get away with it. Anyone who is capable of murdering someone so easily does not belong with the rest of normal society. But people do get away with it. I still don't understand how that's possible. All I know is, I ing hate Wal-Mart, so the only other place for me to shop is Target. |
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Aug 1, 2010 0:06:37 GMT -5
Didn't I already say that Target gave the money to Minnesota Forward as a charitable donation and THEN Minnesota Forward gave it to Emmer? MN Forward could have donated to either candidate but they went with that idiot.
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Post by slappy on Aug 1, 2010 1:00:11 GMT -5
If they disagree with Emmer then they should have asked for their donation back.
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Post by Lord Ragnarok on Aug 1, 2010 1:15:26 GMT -5
If they disagree with Emmer then they should have asked for their donation back. I don't think it's that easy. Once you donate something, you can't exactly ask for it back. And if you did, the person you donated too doesn't have to give it back if they don't want to. |
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Post by slappy on Aug 1, 2010 1:25:20 GMT -5
If they disagree with Emmer then they should have asked for their donation back. I don't think it's that easy. Once you donate something, you can't exactly ask for it back. And if you did, the person you donated too doesn't have to give it back if they don't want to. If you donate your money to a certain cause and they do something different with it, then you should be able to get the money back that you donated. If I were Target and disagreed, I'd ask for my money back and if they didn't, I'd sue to get it back. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2010 23:50:41 GMT -5
I'll still shop at target.
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Post by mattoriginal on Aug 2, 2010 2:41:28 GMT -5
I'll still shop at target. I on the other hand, will walk into a Target and state: |
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Post by eenyc21 on Aug 2, 2010 23:25:01 GMT -5
I love Target.
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Post by Lord Ragnarok on Aug 2, 2010 23:40:35 GMT -5
I don't think it's that easy. Once you donate something, you can't exactly ask for it back. And if you did, the person you donated too doesn't have to give it back if they don't want to. If you donate your money to a certain cause and they do something different with it, then you should be able to get the money back that you donated. If I were Target and disagreed, I'd ask for my money back and if they didn't, I'd sue to get it back. I'm not entirely sure, I still don't think it's that simple. IDK, I took a Business Law class a few semesters ago and we talked about that. I can't remember exactly, but I think there might be loopholes where you don't have to give it back. Hey, if people can murder someone and cry "gay panic" and get away with killing someone, then I suppose anythings possible. |
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Post by K5 on Aug 3, 2010 0:20:39 GMT -5
i don't think there are targets in canada, so i'm kinda on the fence here.
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Post by deskjet on Aug 3, 2010 9:07:44 GMT -5
"Target gave $150,000 to MN Forward, a group staffed by former insiders from outgoing Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty's administration. MN Forward is running TV ads supporting Emmer.Following the money trail, the Minnesota Independent has also linked Emmer to a Minnesota Christian "punk-rock ministry" that supports the killing of gays and lesbians." www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/27/target-homophobia-ceo-gre_n_660990.html While it wont stop me from going to target I applaude your stance. Ive had about enough of supremicists masked under the Republican agenda and boasting their view of Christian morales. They are the reason this country has so much hate and so much hate towards it. They're no different then thes damn tea baggin partiers or people like Limbaugh, Hannity, or Palin. |
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