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[–] binky 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Attacking someone's livelihood for their political point of view is, in my opinion, evil.
[–] FreeSpeachRocks [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I'm a believer in freedom of association and am intolerant of intolerance. I like having bigots out in the open so I can avoid encounters, including doing business with them. It doesn't matter what kind of bigotry (SJW, religious fundamentalist, or extremists of any flavor) they engage in.
That said, I always will defend their right to be an asshole and to speak their mind freely.
[–] Unlucky13 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Meh, if your brand's success is determined by maintaining positive public opinion of you and your products/companies, then diving into politics is the worst thing you could do from a business standpoint. If you absolutely have to get involved, then there's plenty of opportunities to donate and support political candidates without putting your company name out there. The Koch Brothers have mastered this.
Trump went out there with the intention of saying controversial things that he HAD to know was going to make a lot of people upset. He's a pompous egotistical ass who the public has been dying to light on fire for years now, and he finally gave them a lighter to use against him. He's been saying controversial things for years with no repercussions. If anything, it's only raised his value and his profits. So how should people hold him accountable? His money. Go after his money and he may finally realize that he simply cannot make such tone-deaf statements, and perhaps let him know that he is way too out of touch of the average American to be an effective President.