Comments on: Businesses breaking ties with NRA https://www.habitablezone.com/2018/02/26/businesses-breaking-ties-with-nra/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:41:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: hank https://www.habitablezone.com/2018/02/26/businesses-breaking-ties-with-nra/#comment-41129 hank Wed, 28 Feb 2018 15:05:46 +0000 https://habitablezone.com/?p=69676#comment-41129 The polite SA man in a neat uniform respectfully asks you for a small contribution to the NASDAP. But if you refuse his buddies come by later and beat the shit out of you. The polite SA man in a neat uniform respectfully asks you for a small contribution to the NASDAP. But if you refuse his buddies come by later and beat the shit out of you.

]]> By: RL https://www.habitablezone.com/2018/02/26/businesses-breaking-ties-with-nra/#comment-41128 RL Wed, 28 Feb 2018 06:05:07 +0000 https://habitablezone.com/?p=69676#comment-41128 According to conservatives Companies should have the right to refuse to do business with gay couples getting married... But companies do not have the right to stop offering discounts to gun nuts? According to conservatives Companies should have the right to refuse to do business with gay couples getting married…

But companies do not have the right to stop offering discounts to gun nuts?

]]> By: hank https://www.habitablezone.com/2018/02/26/businesses-breaking-ties-with-nra/#comment-41127 hank Wed, 28 Feb 2018 01:54:39 +0000 https://habitablezone.com/?p=69676#comment-41127 I think we're all getting a lesson here on the relationship between political and economic power. Isn't this what they used to accuse Liberal politicians of doing? <em>"Do exactly what we want or we'll put you out of business. If we don't get our way we'll use the power of the State to shut your ass down."</em> "Corporations are people too." Yeah, right. The corporations have created the Conservative movement and put them in power, now their Frankenstein is out of their control and pursuing its own agenda. What we're seeing now is Fascist blackmail of their own capitalist benefactors. It happened in Germany, too... I think we’re all getting a lesson here on the relationship between political and economic power.

Isn’t this what they used to accuse Liberal politicians of doing?
“Do exactly what we want or we’ll put you out of business. If we don’t get our way we’ll use the power of the State to shut your ass down.”

“Corporations are people too.” Yeah, right. The corporations have created the Conservative movement and put them in power, now their Frankenstein is out of their control and pursuing its own agenda. What we’re seeing now is Fascist blackmail of their own capitalist benefactors. It happened in Germany, too…

]]> By: hank https://www.habitablezone.com/2018/02/26/businesses-breaking-ties-with-nra/#comment-41124 hank Tue, 27 Feb 2018 04:34:46 +0000 https://habitablezone.com/?p=69676#comment-41124 And it wasn't because they cared for the rights of Native Americans. <img src="https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2017/08/RTS1BI6P/lead_960.jpg?1502891145" alt="." /> And it wasn’t because they cared for the rights of Native Americans.

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]]> By: RL https://www.habitablezone.com/2018/02/26/businesses-breaking-ties-with-nra/#comment-41122 RL Tue, 27 Feb 2018 01:32:53 +0000 https://habitablezone.com/?p=69676#comment-41122 Several 9/11 worth every year... They need to be treated as a terrorist organization... Several 9/11 worth every year…

They need to be treated as a terrorist organization…

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