Adam Smith's bully party at chick fil a

[iris lily]

http://www.businessinsider.com/vante...-for-it-2012-8

Wow! Swift retribution for Mr. Smith who only yesterday bullied a nice young woman at Chick-Fil-a, the fast food restaurant, and put up a video of himself in that starring role.

Aint' the web grand?

For those of you who don't want to wade through the videos and links, here is a recap:


1) Yesterday, in Tuscan, Mr. Adam Smith drove through a Chick-fil-a fast food window to get free water. Yesterday was the official day to boycott Chick-fil-a for those who didn't like Chick-Fil-a CEO's anti-gay marriage position

2) During his drive-through he lectured the nice young woman about how the
Chick-fil-a company is evil and said some things about her own employment there

3) He filmed himself during this exchange and today put up the video on the web

4) This afternoon his employer saw it and fired his smug, self-righteous ass

[iris lily]

Replying to my own thread, I would just like to say that while I will not control (I can't!) the direction of this thread, I'd like to see it take off in a discussion of the ethics of boycott: when is boycott good, when not. And what is an appropriate "boycott" and when does that become something else, like personal bullying?

If we veer into the tired subject area of gay marriage, I will be bored. Don't bore me.

[bae]

The topic of civility in modern-day America might also prove fruitful.

[treehugger]

I hardly think you're going to get anyone posting here who thinks personal bullying is a good thing. Clearly, that guy is a jerk. What's to discuss?

Kara

[iris lily]

I hardly think you're going to get anyone posting here who thinks personal bullying is a good thing. Clearly, that guy is a jerk. What's to discuss?

Kara

What if he had driven through the window to get a free water and just waved? Would that be an ok way to stick it to chick-fil-a?

[Alan]

I thought the outpouring of support for Chick-fil-a yesterday was cool. Our local outlet was completely overwhelmed and required the Sheriff's Dept to provide traffic control.

Of course, people who want to boycott the chain are more than free to do so, but I suspect it's a lost cause as the local franchise's will never miss the business.

The thing that does concern me regarding the controversy is the manner in which some mayors and other local officials have declared the chain unwelcome in their localities. I shudder to think that the likes of Rahm Emanuel would use the power of his office to declare a family business unwelcome in his city due to political correctness. I think the people of Chicago and Boston deserve better representation.

I also find it curious that Mr Cathy's statements were deemed so offensive to the same people who adore President Obama considering that he held the same sentiments until just recently, just in time for campaign season. It's hard to imagine a better contradiction.

[treehugger]

What if he had driven through the window to get a free water and just waved? Would that be an ok way to stick it to chick-fil-a?

Waved how? Nicely, or in a bullying fashion? I personally would never, ever go into a restaurant and just order free water and then leave. I have worked too many food service jobs to treat people that way. But, if someone was polite about it, it wouldn't be that big a deal, from the employee's perspective.

Kara

[redfox]

The topic of civility in modern-day America might also prove fruitful.

You're quite the optimist! Actually, I'd love that convo... We're all smart, caring folks with a range of petspectives & life experiences. Let's go for it!

PS - I got 42 seconds into that vid, and what a pompous azz.

[ApatheticNoMore]

Besides honestly who thinks fast food workers are some type of people you need to take it out on, because they sure are priviledged, and sure have lots of choices in employment (sarcasm). I mean if you are working fast food you are either a student earning a few extra bucks, or an adult with no job prospects other than that. You are pretty near bottom of the economic totem pole. Where do they find these would be self-styled social-liberals with no concept of economic reality?

There was a protest near here the other day at Chik-Fil-a. I was mildly interested when I passed it because I'm interested in the treatment of protest (given what happened in Anaheim and so on). But even I really don't think a kulture war protest is likely to garner much crack down (just don't protest the police, the police state, or the economic system). I never even heard of Chik-Fil-a before this controversy. I really wasn't even aware such a business existed. Does anyone who would boycott Chik-Fil-a ever eat there anyway?

[ApatheticNoMore]

I also find it curious that Mr Cathy's statements were deemed so offensive to the same people who adore President Obama considering that he held the same sentiments until just recently, just in time for campaign season. It's hard to imagine a better contradiction.

How do you know they are the same people? If they are public figures whose politics are well known and expressed then you know. Random unknown person on the street protesting, no way of knowing, really no way of knowing them from Adam, the only thing anyone knows about them is they support gay causes.