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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Tue Mar 21, 2023, 02:37 PM Mar 2023

Governors, 'woke' or not, leave boycotts to consumers

By Froma Harrop / Creators.com

California’s governor has no business “canceling” Walgreens. But I could. Florida’s governor has no business punishing Disney for disagreeing with him over his state’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. But people who agree with Ron DeSantis here can boycott Disney World.

There is a difference between government interference with a private company’s legal activities and the right of consumers to not patronize said business.

However you or I define “woke,” we should not want politicians to interfere with business decisions because they don’t like the executive suite’s views on social policy. As consumers, we can withhold our patronage of its products and services or increase it. As investors, we can put our money into companies whose values we share or take it out if we don’t.

But pursuing a kind of authoritarian chic, right-wing politicos have stuck their unwanted noses into companies engaged in “socially conscious” investing. As cover for what is essentially socialist meddling, they argue that “woke” policies are bad for the bottom line.

https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/harop-governors-woke-or-not-leave-boycotts-to-consumers/

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Governors, 'woke' or not, leave boycotts to consumers (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2023 OP
California is neither "cancelling" Walgreens nor "interfering with" Walgreens Hiawatha Pete Mar 2023 #1
+1000 intheflow Mar 2023 #2
Two completely different situations. Talk about bothsiderism. nt Phoenix61 Mar 2023 #3

Hiawatha Pete

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1. California is neither "cancelling" Walgreens nor "interfering with" Walgreens
Tue Mar 21, 2023, 02:53 PM
Mar 2023

California merely cancelled their contract with Walgreens - a business decision they, as a customer, had every right to make - same as any individual has with respect to which places they decide to patronize or not patronize. And for whatever reason they choose.

As per the statement in the article: "the right of consumers to not patronize said business" - The State of California is the consumer, Walgreens is the business.



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