[Vision2020] Thanks

[Jim Baillargeon]

Judy L,
    think on this,Event "X" is cancelled by one person, NOT because she/he
has the power, But because their job requires them to be aware of the fact
that millions of "Judy L's" might very well be offended & dump her/ his
station/program, dropping the ratings. Enough  mistakes like that & it's
time to search the want ads. Like it or not, MONEY TALKS, & people "vote"
with their purses
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy B. LaLonde" <judyb@uidaho.edu>
To: <carlwestberg846@hotmail.com>; <vision2020@moscow.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 10:45 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] Thanks


> Carl, et. al.
>
> Thanks for your most recent post about the Baseball Hall of Fame.
> I have to say that although I find many of the postings on vision20/20
very
> frustrating, they do make me think. So, Tim's response about "Freedom not
> being free" has given me pause.
>
> I was trying to figure out what the difference is (at least in my mind)
> between the instances Joe wrote:
>
> ("Are you saying some
> white-supremacist/Klansman/Neo-Nazi who sells bumper stickers that say,
"The
> only good nigger is a dead nigger" alongside the motor oil and snack food
> at his gas station should not have to pay a price (in the form of
boycotts)
> for his political views?  And if so, how are you going to protect him
> against my boycott and my protesting in front of his place of business
> without infringing my right of free speech?")
>
> and this Hall of Fame and TV show canceling.  It seems to me that the
major
> difference is between a single individual doing something that really just
> reflects her/his viewpoint and stays on that personal level AND a single
> individual doing something that reflects his/her viewpoint but having that
> larger impact because the individual REPRESENTS, i.e. the Hall of Fame, a
> television network.
>
> If I chose not to attend or support event "x" because it conflicts with my
> beliefs, that is much different from event "x" being cancelled by one
person
> because he/she has the power/position to IMPOSE their beliefs on all those
> affected.
>
> Respectfully,
> Judy LaLonde
> Moscow
>
>
> _____________________________________________________
>  List services made available by First Step Internet,
>  serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.
>                http://www.fsr.net
>           mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com
> ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ
>