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>sure, and people can draw their own conclusions about a "marketplace" allowing morally reprehensible products on it, and whether to purchase from them in the f

>sure, and people can draw their own conclusions about a "marketplace" allowing morally reprehensible products on it, and whether to purchase from them in the future. How can a piece of dyed cloth be "morally reprehensible"? I don't think books should be banned, nor should flags. If that's how folks want to express themselves, then so be it. That doesn't mean I need to be chummy with people who hold views in accord with the misogynistic, hateful rhetoric of the Taliban. That said, I'd expect that folks elsewhere (e.g., Iraq or Iran) might find the US flag to be "morally reprehensible." As such, shouldn't you also deride folks who sell US flags too? Just because you don't agree with the ideas and ideology represented by a flag, it doesn't mean that making and selling such a piece of cloth is "morally reprehensible." Don't like it? Don't buy it. It's called "voting with your wallet." And if enough people do that, then folks will stop making/selling it.

walrus01 4y ago
that's quite a screed you wrote there. you must feel very strongly about it. amazon has made the choice to exclude ISIS flags, and exact copies of nazi flags, so it's curious why one is allowed and not the other. your position seems to be from the free-market/libertarian angle that people can print and publish anything they want, sure, okay, whatever... the logical conclusion of this in the free market is that amazon as a private entity is also able to pick and choose what products they choose to sell and associate with their brand name.
- nobody9999 4y ago
  >that's quite a screed you wrote there. you must feel very strongly about it. amazon has made the choice to exclude ISIS flags, and exact copies of nazi flags, so it's curious why one is allowed and not the other. Which is their prerogative. And fine with me. Not that I have any say in the matter. As for whether I "feel very strongly" about such things, that's not so relevant, IMHO. What is relevant is that morality is not a team sport. It's individuals making moral choices. Whether we agree or disagree with those choices is also an individual thing. >your position seems to be from the free-market/libertarian angle that people can print and publish anything they want, sure, okay, whatever... the logical conclusion of this in the free market is that amazon as a private entity is also able to pick and choose what products they choose to sell and associate with their brand name. That's not how I would phrase it, but essentially correct.
- BrotherBisquick 4y ago
  ah, but can we still buy flags representing the incorruptible, stable, and competent government of pre-2021 Afghanistan?
- pessimizer 4y ago
  If you refer to things people say that you disagree with as "screeds," they'll eventually stop talking to you.
  - nobody9999 4y ago
    >If you refer to things people say that you disagree with as "screeds," they'll eventually stop talking to you. A fair point. Although I expect you'd be just as effective if you'd just catted it to /dev/null. I'll paraphrase what I said in my original comment: "Just because you don't agree with the ideas presented by others, it doesn't mean that those others are angry and their presentation of such ideas is a 'screed'." That some folks don't get that is unfortunate, but not all that unexpected.

walrus01 4y ago

that's quite a screed you wrote there. you must feel very strongly about it. amazon has made the choice to exclude ISIS flags, and exact copies of nazi flags, so it's curious why one is allowed and not the other. your position seems to be from the free-market/libertarian angle that people can print and publish anything they want, sure, okay, whatever... the logical conclusion of this in the free market is that amazon as a private entity is also able to pick and choose what products they choose to sell and associate with their brand name.

nobody9999 4y ago
>that's quite a screed you wrote there. you must feel very strongly about it. amazon has made the choice to exclude ISIS flags, and exact copies of nazi flags, so it's curious why one is allowed and not the other. Which is their prerogative. And fine with me. Not that I have any say in the matter. As for whether I "feel very strongly" about such things, that's not so relevant, IMHO. What is relevant is that morality is not a team sport. It's individuals making moral choices. Whether we agree or disagree with those choices is also an individual thing. >your position seems to be from the free-market/libertarian angle that people can print and publish anything they want, sure, okay, whatever... the logical conclusion of this in the free market is that amazon as a private entity is also able to pick and choose what products they choose to sell and associate with their brand name. That's not how I would phrase it, but essentially correct.
BrotherBisquick 4y ago
ah, but can we still buy flags representing the incorruptible, stable, and competent government of pre-2021 Afghanistan?
pessimizer 4y ago
If you refer to things people say that you disagree with as "screeds," they'll eventually stop talking to you.
- nobody9999 4y ago
  >If you refer to things people say that you disagree with as "screeds," they'll eventually stop talking to you. A fair point. Although I expect you'd be just as effective if you'd just catted it to /dev/null. I'll paraphrase what I said in my original comment: "Just because you don't agree with the ideas presented by others, it doesn't mean that those others are angry and their presentation of such ideas is a 'screed'." That some folks don't get that is unfortunate, but not all that unexpected.