Is your goal, as a Democrat, to bully, coerce and punish millions of Americans?

[OmahaBlueDog]

Why of course it is!

(in case that's necessary)

The goal of Democrats in the controversy over Dan Cathy’s remarks and Chick-fil-A’s company policies is not to convince a majority of Americans that same-sex marriage is the kind, fair or tolerant position to hold — or even that it is the constitutionally correct policy.

The goal of Democrats is to threaten, bully, coerce and punish millions of Americans into abandoning their Christian beliefs in favor of a soulless secularism with government at its center.

Read more (or not) on Newsmax.com: Chick-fil-A: Democrats’ War Against Christians

[krispos42]

1. Why are you punishing your attacker?

That's so rude!

[Scootaloo]

2. Not consuming = VIOLENCE!

You see this as a regular meme in libertarian circles. They consider boycotting an act of "economic terrorism."

[longship]

3. You bad, bad person!

Shame on you for bringing mere facts to the discussion. For shame. For shame!

Let this be a lesson to everybody.

Facts are overrated. We need... (wait for it)
Dun... Dun... Dunnnnnnn!
... Ideology!!!!!

[lindysalsagal]

4. And of course they call "threatening, bullying, and coercion" of gays

christian values.

[Egalitarian Thug]

7. +1. Christian values, indeed. n/t

[sadbear]

5. I don't give a shit whether anyone else eats there.

But I won't and I think everyone deserves to know where their money goes after they give it to Chick-fil-a.

[Egalitarian Thug]

6. Quoting Newsmax as a source? Really?

"coerce and punish millions of Americans into abandoning their Christian beliefs in favor of a soulless secularism with government at its center."

Again, really?

It couldn't possibly be that Americans, regardless of religious affiliation, have seen where ignoring this kind of nuttery has got us? Or how about thinking people reevaluating or questioning the literal tenets of their respective rulebooks?

Do you believe that every franchisee is entitled to profits, regardless of association?

[niceguy]

8. What I do know

Is that boycotts hurt the lowest paid workers the most. In the fast food business good managers monitor their labor to sales percentages and send people home early if it is slow and the percentages are too high. It is very easy to do in this age of computers. So by encouraging boycotts people are hurts these low paid entry level workers the most.

[kctim]

9. Not over this issue, not at this time

With the economy the way it is, gay-marriage isn't even on the majority of Americans radar.

[Kalidurga]

10. So you know what the owner could do about that.

The owner could stop talking about his bigotry on the national stage, that's what. Since the owner made it clear that he believes gays are less than, then we can make a choice if we want to spend our dollars on that product and dollars in his pocket. He could also be open on Sunday. It is stupid to not be open on a day that a lot of people don't have to work and go out and shop and get hungry. There is nothing I can do for the people that work there except hope that some other low paying job comes along where the owner isn't bigoted in such a public way.

[niceguy]

11. Like there are

A lot of jobs out there right now. I just remember what it was like to work a low wage job and have hours cut. In a month this will be all forgotten anyways...

[Egalitarian Thug]

13. Actually, yeah there are, that's the problem. I haven't seen a fast food joint w/o a help wanted

sign up in months. Minimum wage, part time, no benefits jobs are readily available even here. It's jobs that you can live on that are hard to find.

[niceguy]

16. Not around here

There is nothing unless you want to pick fruit or other field work. And I live in a large city.

[sendero]

19. Your concern is noted....

.. and your attempt to make low level workers hostage to this situation is laughable.

Let me clue you in on a FACT bucko, when it comes to minimum wage bullshit mcJobs, one is as good as another. And fast food is a zero sum game. if someone doesn't eat at Chik Fukn A, they will eat at
Wendy's or wherever.

So fuck this bullshit idea that "wahh it hurts the workers", sell it to idiots.

[OmahaBlueDog]

12. You do get that my reason for quoting was to show the attack was ridiculous?

You do get that I actually do not believe that we, as a party, are out to destroy religion and force people into secularism?

I quote conservative sites when I think they've said something particularly over the top (this case) or when I see something making the rounds on FB or in e-mail forwards that others may be likely to encounter.

[Egalitarian Thug]

14. Didn't translate to me at all. Thanks for the edit. n/t

[Ruby the Liberal]

15. Earth to Newsmax. Its called "Separation of Church and State".

I am a Democrat BECAUSE of my faith, not in spite of it.

[Odin2005]

17. Classic projection.

[malthaussen]

18. Thanks, I was all confused about what I thought,

... but now I understand!

-- Mal