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Should the public boycott banned athlete Lance Armstrong's sponsors?


Should the public be boycotting Oakley, Nike, Trek and other sponsors supporting convicted doping cheats?  

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I will continue to support Lance Armstrong...

 

If a business supports him... I will support them too - if I need any of their goods...

 

That idiot with the first article missed the point completely... governments control corporate... and if they dont... VOTE!!! The big corporate is not the enemy... its unfounded statements from idiots!

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I will continue to support Lance Armstrong...

 

If a business supports him... I will support them too - if I need any of their goods...

 

That idiot with the first article missed the point completely... governments control corporate... and if they dont... VOTE!!! The big corporate is not the enemy... its unfounded statements from idiots!

 

Governments control corporate? Um, no, exactly the opposite, you will find.

Guest Omega Man
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Lance who?

Lance Slabbert. I think he's a photographer. We should boycott photography.

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Governments control corporate? Um, no, exactly the opposite, you will find.

 

Thanks Bob, for addressing the dumbest statement on this whole thread.

 

How do I extend the ignore function to quoted replies?

Guest Omega Man
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Isaacs.

No don't say that. We'll have to start boycotting Honda.

Guest Omega Man
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Thanks Bob, for addressing the dumbest statement on this whole thread.

 

How do I extend the ignore function to quoted replies?

Dude the entire thread is dumb so he's just continuing the theme.

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If the reason you bought any products from the above mentioned brands, is because of the association with LA, then by all means boycott. Otherwise, buy what you like.

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Dude the entire thread is dumb so he's just continuing the theme.

 

When, in your opinion, is it justifiable to not buy stuff as a form of protest? Is the concept as a whole dumb, or do you just not like the thread, hence it must be dumb?

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No don't say that. We'll have to start boycotting Honda.

 

Meh. My blood is Yamaha. I even considered putting Yamaha stickers on the BMW. Will wait till I upgrade to a Sten.

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Best when you can do when caught out by fact? Shame.

 

I am confounded by your ignorance of the cycle of democracy...

 

I will not be the one to educate you... in fact I like to see you make an ass of yourself.

 

but then for a ring-leader... I guess you like totalitarianism...

Guest Omega Man
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When, in your opinion, is it justifiable to not buy stuff as a form of protest? Is the concept as a whole dumb, or do you just not like the thread, hence it must be dumb?

It's worth protesting when an actual injustice has occurred. Racism, Human Rights abuses. That sort of thing. This is sport. Nothing more. He's not a murderer. He just cheated at riding a bicycle. And going off on some crusade to put Oakley, Trek, SRAM and whoever out of business because one of it's sponsored riders used performance enhancing drugs is pathetic to say the least.

 

If this gained momentum and the whole world took up the boycott of these companies and thousands of people lost their jobs would you feel vindicated?

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