jetblasted
13 years ago
I've met Truett Cathy several times, and around here he is quite a local legend. CFA has a long history of charitable donations, and continues to do so. I was at an awards ceremony the other day where they were one of the main sponsors of giving under privilege children a 3 week aviation camp to foster future pilots. That was impressive. I like their company, it's the only fast-food restaurant I eat at, the people are nice, the service is friendly, and that keeps me coming back. I have friends who are part-owners in CFA franchises.

However, the way I see this controversy is that CFA gives money to organizations who try to restrict rights to the LGBT crowd and keep them as 2nd class citizens. I don't think that is right in this day & age. I also think it's ludicrous for the actions of the Chicago & Boston mayors, too.

I disagree with CFA's anti-gay agenda, but it wont stop me from eating there.
victor809
13 years ago

And yet you still "can't quit" us.........

ZRX1200 wrote:


I said there are some people I like here.



I didn't say shame. Your reading tea leafs again.

ZRX1200 wrote:

 
No I'm not. I was referring to myself. I can support a person's right to do something and feel a great deal of shame that the individual would choose to exercise that right.


I said I thought it was dumb. I thought it was dumb becauae of the context. She is very well liked (I do like some of her work in film and her show compared to other similar daytime fluff is decent) and only isolates them from who they should be trying to reach.

ZRX1200 wrote:


You would think that "decent" folk who just don't approve of the lifestyle wouldn't care or have a fit just because of a choice of spokesmodel. But that's a whole other topic.



You and Sammy both can't seem to accept that people who disapprove of that lifestyle can be decent. And when they act like it it doesn't help their argument in my opinion. I think Sammy is fine, he's not in agreement with me but I still see no reason to think his due rescpect and value as a person are less.

I see you as as big a hypocrite as what you're pissed about.

ZRX1200 wrote:



Perhaps the issue here is that you expect me to think people are "decent" off the bat. I don't expect anyone (gay, straight, muslim, catholic or seikh) to be decent. People aren't decent and honestly don't deserve any value until they earn it. For a moment, imagine that you poked your head into this forum with the idea that individuals will earn respect (or not) based on the statements they post online here. How many individuals would you actually value at the end of 6+ years of reading the kind of sh%t that's posted here. And yes, I did get sick of it and leave for a long while.

bloody spaniard
13 years ago
Hang in there, Victor.
Giving folks the benefit of the doubt at first is not so bad. Things don't work out, you move on emotionally, not become embittered or angry IMHO. Kinda like dating...
HockeyDad
13 years ago

You would think that "decent" folk who just don't approve of the lifestyle wouldn't care or have a fit just because of a choice of spokesmodel. But that's a whole other topic.

victor809 wrote:




I don' think that we ever established that is was a whole other topic since you never could find it!
HockeyDad
13 years ago

Perhaps the issue here is that you expect me to think people are "decent" off the bat. I don't expect anyone (gay, straight, muslim, catholic or seikh) to be decent. People aren't decent and honestly don't deserve any value until they earn it. For a moment, imagine that you poked your head into this forum with the idea that individuals will earn respect (or not) based on the statements they post online here. How many individuals would you actually value at the end of 6+ years of reading the kind of sh%t that's posted here. And yes, I did get sick of it and leave for a long while.

victor809 wrote:



Going through life assuming everyone is bad is a tough road to travel. Your litmus test that they might be good is that they 98.2% agree with you. You might want to do some soul searching.
bloody spaniard
13 years ago

I don' think that we ever established that is was a whole other topic since you never could find it!

HockeyDad wrote:



Don't be too hard on Victor, HD. He just wants a perfect world where we all think like he does. That's understandable. I don't have the answers but I know my lil' Victor does.... coochie coochie cooooooo...
victor809
13 years ago

Going through life assuming everyone is bad is a tough road to travel. Your litmus test that they might be good is that they 98.2% agree with you. You might want to do some soul searching.

HockeyDad wrote:



that's incorrect.
I actually like people who can disagree with me without resorting to dogma. There are some individuals I find very interesting to speak with, and respect their opinion even when it disagrees with mine. Tail is a good example of that, on a number of occasions I am forced to agree with him.
HockeyDad
13 years ago

Don't be too hard on Victor, HD. He just wants a perfect world where we all think like he does. That's understandable. I don't have the answers but I know my lil' Victor does.... coochie coochie cooooooo...

bloody spaniard wrote:



The bad thing is when everyone doesn't think like he does, instantly the disdain and intolerance comes out. Its just biter....errr...bitter.
ZRX1200
13 years ago
Quote " Interestingly, we don't disagree here. You can support the right to do something and still feel shame that it even exists."

We then you (as in me) sure sounds like both of us Victor. I can read (a little) without pictures.


Too bad you have such pessimism to you fellow man. You and I differ how we view our precieved shortcomings of mankind. People should earn respect, but recieve a certain level of decency untill they prove they don't deserve that.

Not doing this is one of societies biggest shortcomings on all sides.
HockeyDad
13 years ago

that's incorrect.
I actually like people who can disagree with me without resorting to dogma. There are some individuals I find very interesting to speak with, and respect their opinion even when it disagrees with mine. Tail is a good example of that, on a number of occasions I am forced to agree with him.

victor809 wrote:




You just like him because I call him Honey Pot. I understand.
victor809
13 years ago

You just like him because I call him Honey Pot. I understand.

HockeyDad wrote:



That's not nearly as dirty as what I call him. 🙂
victor809
13 years ago

Quote " Interestingly, we don't disagree here. You can support the right to do something and still feel shame that it even exists."

We then you (as in me) sure sounds like both of us Victor. I can read (a little) without pictures.


Too bad you have such pessimism to you fellow man. You and I differ how we view our precieved shortcomings of mankind. People should earn respect, but recieve a certain level of decency untill they prove they don't deserve that.

Not doing this is one of societies biggest shortcomings on all sides.

ZRX1200 wrote:



My error in writing then. I intended the concept of agreement to essentially end at the period.
bloody spaniard
13 years ago

The bad thing is when everyone doesn't think like he does, instantly the disdain and intolerance comes out. Its just biter....errr...bitter.

HockeyDad wrote:




I used to be like that too, HD. Takes time...

Tailgater writes some lengthy stuff. Prolly wears out Victor.
tailgater
13 years ago




Perhaps the issue here is that you expect me to think people are "decent" off the bat. I don't expect anyone (gay, straight, muslim, catholic or seikh) to be decent. People aren't decent and honestly don't deserve any value until they earn it.

victor809 wrote:



A traveler came upon an old farmer hoeing in his field beside the road. Eager to rest his feet, the wanderer hailed the countryman, who seemed happy enough to straighten his back and talk for a moment.

"What sort of people live in the next town?" asked the stranger.

"What were the people like where you've come from?" replied the farmer, answering the question with another question.

"They were a bad lot. Troublemakers all, and lazy too. The most selfish people in the world, and not a one of them to be trusted. I'm happy to be leaving the scoundrels."

"Is that so?" replied the old farmer. "Well, I'm afraid that you'll find the same sort in the next town.

Disappointed, the traveler trudged on his way, and the farmer returned to his work.

Some time later another stranger, coming from the same direction, hailed the farmer, and they stopped to talk. "What sort of people live in the next town?" he asked.

"What were the people like where you've come from?" replied the farmer once again.

"They were the best people in the world. Hard working, honest, and friendly. I'm sorry to be leaving them."

"Fear not," said the farmer. "You'll find the same sort in the next town."
bloody spaniard
13 years ago

My error in writing then. I intended the concept of agreement to essentially end at the period.

victor809 wrote:




Whoa! I haven't read prose like that since Louisa May's Little Women.=d>
tailgater
13 years ago



Tailgater writes some lengthy stuff. Prolly wears out Victor.

bloody spaniard wrote:




So my lengthy stuff is wearing him out?
I never heard it put in those words, but thank you for noticing!


bloody spaniard
13 years ago

So my lengthy stuff is wearing him out?
I never heard it put in those words, but thank you for noticing!

tailgater wrote:




Your posts are like a 12 round fight. Poor lumpy bas tard's walking in post holes by the 9th.
tailgater
13 years ago

Your posts are like a 12 round fight. Poor lumpy bas tard's walking in post holes by the 9th.

bloody spaniard wrote:



I tend to write in bursts.
I can't always stay current in the banter, so I put all my thoughts into one or two posts. Believe it or not, they're sometimes edited (for content and to fit in the allotted time frame). This keeps jpotts as the perennial litmus test.
victor809
13 years ago

Your posts are like a 12 round fight. Poor lumpy bas tard's walking in post holes by the 9th.

bloody spaniard wrote:



Nah... I enjoy posts that are more than one line and a smiley. It suggests the individual put some thought into it. (they may still be 100% incorrect ala pottsie, but at least they tried).
bloody spaniard
13 years ago

I tend to write in bursts.
I can't always stay current in the banter, so I put all my thoughts into one or two posts. Believe it or not, they're sometimes edited (for content and to fit in the allotted time frame). This keeps jpotts as the perennial litmus test.

tailgater wrote:




No, no, I'm impressed. I don't have that sort of staying power (or interest) anymore. Especially if I know that TW's going to riposte with a poo joke.#-o
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