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Old 04-29-2003, 05:19 AM   #35 (permalink)
james t kirk
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Originally posted by frenik
It's not exactly an American tradition, it is human nature to want to silence dissenting opinion.

For example: Say Pepsi began running a commercial in Afghanistan that featured bin Laden drinking a Pepsi, a message at the bottom of the screen proudly proclaiming "Pepsi: Gives you the burst of energy needed to kill thousands of Americans!". I believe that Pepsi would be boycotted by the majority of America. This is almost perfectly related to the Dixie Chicks situation: business makes statement pandering to a foreign crowd that a group of Americans don't agree with, that group votes with their dollar by organizing a boycott.
That has to be the most absurd comparison ever.

Oh brother....

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