WHOLE FOODS AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH - Bettina Network's Blog

WHOLE FOODS AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH

Copyright The Bettina Network, Inc. 2009

We have had a few disagreements with Whole Foods. You can read about them in this blog.
We are, however, appalled at what is happening around Mackey, Whole Foods executive. It is especially appalling because we live in a democracy and one of its founding freedoms is FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
Mackey, private citizen of these United States, has freedom of speech. Are those calling for a boycott of Whole Foods calling for change – from a country devoted to Freedom of Speech to one better suited to keeping those silent who disagree with you, through threat and intimidation?
Mackey can say anthing he chooses to say and make his statements as public as possible, we will defend his right to speak without consequences to his company or to anyone around him.
Why so much fear and upheaval about one man’s comments? They are neither truth nor gospel. The words he says are his. The ideas and opinions he puts forth are his opinions. He lives in a country where he can do that and his rights around his free speech are protected. If you disagree with him say so; find a forum which allows you and others to express their disagreement with his ideas, but threats because he spoke and disagreed with what you would say, don’t belong in the U. S. of A. Those clamoring to shut him up, boycott his business and make him an example so others can be terrorized into keeping quiet, are way off base. They need to take a look at the implications of their actions. Shut me up today and someone will shut you up tomorrow. Keep quiet and don’t defend my right to free speech this morning and your right to free speech will be taken away this afternoon.
PLEASE REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE, WHERE YOU LIVE AND HOW HARD OUR ANCESTORS FOUGHT AND HOW HARD WE CONTINUE TO FIGHT TO MAINTAIN A FREE, DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY. There are times when you can’t tell the Liberals from the Fascists and this is one of them.
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