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To: scripter
5% could be a standard commission, but it's not something I've previously heard and I'm in a business catering to websites and pass-thru rates.

I know that other companies offer such things or have offered such things. But I've never heard of Walmart doing it in the past, but I don't work in that industry.

It's illegal in the United States but that makes no difference. For what it's worth, NAMBLA was based out of Denmark the last I heard. If Walmart supported any organization, illegal or not, and that organization was one in which you are opposed, perhaps then you would better understand the position of the AFA.

Do you have any evidence that Walmart supports NAMBLA? If not, throwing out an open ended question like that only serves to make lose insinuations that Walmart supports similarly horrible groups. If you want to use such a group as an example, you should at least try and make it clear that you don't have evidence that they support NAMBLA or another such group. Otherwise you're making a dishonest character attack, maybe not intentionally, but it's still the end result.

As for understanding the position of the AFA, I know for a fact that Walmart does provide a lot of support for groups I do like. They also do more to benefit the communities in which they do business than their competitors such as Kmart.

I've also seen dishonest attack after dishonest attack on Walmart by groups who misrepresent the facts because they don't think I'd make the "proper" choice if they portrayed the situation honestly.

Companies also have legal obligations in many areas to do work with groups that they may not support due to the fact that we have let our government try and insert itself into every aspect of our lives.

Therefore in my opinion the burden of proof that Walmart isn't remaining neutral and is instead supporting CCBLBT is in the hands of the AHA.

A 5% commission on sales through the CCBLBT web site doesn't sound like they are giving the CCBLBT a particularly generous deal.

In my opinion, people treat their supporters as fools who must be lied to in order to do the right thing aren't conservatives, they are liberals.

Calling them conservatives simply because they are opposed to homosexuality is like calling gun grabbers conservatives because they oppose people having a right to keep and bear arms.

89 posted on 11/09/2006 12:05:58 PM PST by untrained skeptic
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To: untrained skeptic
Do you have any evidence that Walmart supports NAMBLA?

I never said Walmart supports NAMBLA. I said would those who disagree with the actions of the AFA might have an issue with Walmart if they catered to NAMBLA. What if Walmart said they would send 5% of the proceeds of online purchases through the NAMBLA website to the NAMBLA office? Would you support Walmart if they had a similar agreement with NAMBLA?

It all has to do with individual degrees of tolerance. Many social conservatives have reached their tolerance level for what they find acceptable from Walmart. Others here, such as yourself, haven't reached that level.

Many also understand that Walmart supports other groups, groups with which they might agree. But that doesn't mean they should continue supporting Walmart.

98 posted on 11/09/2006 12:21:18 PM PST by scripter ("If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone." Romans 12:18)
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