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To: scottjewell
I'll play devil's advocate here. If there was a fast food chain in which the owner openly advocated homosexuality and was himself a practicing homosexual who lived with another man, and conservative students got together to get this restaurant removed from their campuses, would we on Free Republic be cheering them on or attacking them for being against free speech and free enterprise?

An interesting question.

Of course, I believe that this effort to remove Chick Fil-A from campus is silly. All these students have to do is simply not go there. Without customers, they would be forced to shut down. But of course, these "high-minded" students no doubt realize that a large percentage of the student body probably has no objections to the owner of this chain exercising his right to free speech so instead, the seek to forcibly impose their morality upon the rest of their fellow students - just like a totalitarian regime would do. Also, it probably makes them feel self-important, which a lot of insecure young people have a need for. Chances are, these students have low self-esteem and are probably getting lousy grades to boot.

37 posted on 08/18/2012 1:27:35 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: SamAdams76

Yes, its true what you say of students being insecure and needing “causes” to bolster them.

As far as your question goes, No, I don’t imagine FReepers would mind if conservative students petitioned a gay restaurant. But think about it: Social conservatives have been vastly outnumbered on this issue since the early ‘90s. So the playing field is not level.


40 posted on 08/18/2012 1:38:45 PM PDT by scottjewell
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