Oh Please. They've been at the boycott game for a long time now. There are official government agencies to boycott companies that do business with Israel. They still exist and there are companies that pay fines for being part of the boycott. The Arab/Muslim world would rather a child die than use a piece of medical equipment or vaccine that was made by Israel. They know from boycotts and if there is a general boycott of Danish goods, it can be devastating. But such is the price of freedom of speech.
> Yes, because Americans would never boycott someone for their views. > > Hello? Can you say Dixie Chicks? Disney? Ever heard of Pat Robertson? > Jerry Falwell? > Even my diatribe against the LA Times for that article against the troops? > > Seems to me the only gulf is that they are still amateurs at this game. > > On 2/1/06, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > On the third hand, Arabs are free to boycott anyone they please, just >> > like everyone else.... >> >> Which goes back to my original thought on the subject, that there is a >> huge gulf between the West and the Muslim world on fundamental issues of >> freedom of expression, indeed the very role of the state and religion in >> our lives. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:195455 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
