True, it's mostly stuff you hear from friends who may be more of an activist than you are.
The right-wing does it too, of course, and I found myself horrified that they'd do that, then realized I was doing the same thing--actively not supporting those whose values I couldn't agree with. Boycott Ford (http://www.boycottford.com/boycottford.asp) exists because they supposedly support the "homosexual agenda"--now, had I not had that passed on to me, I wouldn't have started to respect Ford just a bit more...
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Date: 2005-06-20 06:03 pm (UTC)The right-wing does it too, of course, and I found myself horrified that they'd do that, then realized I was doing the same thing--actively not supporting those whose values I couldn't agree with. Boycott Ford (http://www.boycottford.com/boycottford.asp) exists because they supposedly support the "homosexual agenda"--now, had I not had that passed on to me, I wouldn't have started to respect Ford just a bit more...