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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 03:06 PM Original message |
What's the difference between being "blacklisted" and being "boycotted?" |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Just a wild-assed guess |
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atreides1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
2. For the lurking Morans |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. You can't boycott a person. |
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lob1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 03:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. And if you blacklist say, a grape, you may keep that grape |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 03:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. LOL! n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 03:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. LOL! |
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WeDidIt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 03:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
17. You can sure as shit shun them there, though. |
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secretoftheoldclock (121 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. Pulling this out of my ass, but... |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 03:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Thank you for including an example. Welcome to DU! n/t |
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secretoftheoldclock (121 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 03:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Thanks and interesting question... |
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merwin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
5. The difference... |
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AntiFascist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 03:31 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. I had a discussion like this with my partner yesterday... |
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winggirle (62 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
8. All I can say is... |
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gollygee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
10. Someone on the other thread made a good point |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 03:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. I like that point about secrecy. Thank you for posting. n/t |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
11. A blacklist is a list of people who are denied employment and/or services. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 03:37 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. "intended to pressure for change rather than as a punitive measure." |
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DinahMoeHum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
15. Blacklisting is imposed from the top down. . .Boycotting is initiated from the bottom up. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 03:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Yup. Simple and to the point. Thank you. n/t |
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Karenina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 03:21 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Boycotts are public knowledge. Blacklists, not necessarily... |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-15-08 03:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. That's right. Blacklists are a form of terrorism in a way. |
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