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Originally Posted by DigitalShadow
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Mormons went out of their way to support a bill that a lot of people strongly disagree with. The boycotts don't aim to supress political speech, the boycotts are political speech. If you take a stand against what people believe to be their civil rights you will end up getting people taking a stand against you. Why is that so difficult for people to understand? I support the LDS right to encourage people to vote for something, but I also support the right of people to peacefully express their disagreement and disgust at that decision.
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I'm sorry, but no, this is hypocrisy at its worst. When Christians boycotted firms that supported pornography (seems like this was common in the 80s) we were accused of the worst sort of censorship, of bullying, intimidation, and, of course, supressing free speech. Anyone remember Larry Flynt's repeated antics...playing the victim against the alleged tyranny of the "puritanic religious right?'
Of course, now that the Left is doing so, it's their right, it's a form of free speech...it is political speech. IMHO, those on the social left get plenty of "free speech,"--especially from the media. It's those of us who are social traditionalists that seem to pay dearly for our voice to be heard.