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Originally Posted by thymebalm
If you can live your life in a world where someone can own a company and somehow not be affiliated with it, than so be it. I don't think it's silly to ask myself as a consumer if I should support a business who's ownership does something I am against.
The Calgary Flames are not Imperial Metals.
Even so, the profits still line the pockets of Edwards. I don't think that's a silly connection to make. That's just the reality of the situation.
If I support the Flames financially (at all) then I'm supporting Edwards financially (not that he'd ever need my money). If I support Edwards financially, that means I support him ethically, and until I see and hear the appropriate response from him, I'm not sure I can do that.
It's not emotions, its ethics. And I loved the last line of your comment, you must win a lot of schoolyard arguments with that one. "and no matter what you say next, I'm right!"
It's funny you say "this has nothing to do with the Flames" and then you say "find out everything Edwards is invested in and boycott it"... he owns the Flames... that's where the whole dilemma started... no?
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Ok then just continue down that path. No more skiing at any of the Resorts of the Canadian Rockies.
- Fernie
- Kimberly
- Nakiska
- Kicking Horse
How about Ensign Energy, surely they are equally if not more guilty as the Calgary Flames are correct? And imagine all the pollution they may or may not be producing with all the drilling theyre involved in! And Northern alberta is OUR home too! Why dont you take the time to research exactly what products are serviced but Ensign and then report back once you have given them the "thymebalm no-vote of his dollar".
It's absolutely your choice to stand by what ethical platform you make for yourself. But have no illusions about it, you come across as a butthurt (for lack of better term) hippy, standing on his milkcrate of self righteousness, preaching an irrational condemnation of a sports team for an unrelated mining disaster. Do you also expect Fernie to rename a chairlift in honor of the mining disaster that occurred? Should Ensign employees sacrifice their christmas bonuses in an effort to clean up the mess? Should the Flames be forced to wear jerseys dipped in the wastewater of mount polley tailingsponds as a reminder of the failing of Mr. Edwards? Does my use of extreme examples paint the picture a little more clearly for you? Get a grip man.