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Originally Posted by ClaraC
Purely from the restaurant owner's perspective, would you prefer that a controversial figure come dine with you that you will have to protect, or would you prefer that joe shmoe who pretty much gets along with others come dine in your establishment?
I'm only responding to those who state restaurants should have a policy and when they recognize a controversial figure, their policy of how to protect him from the public should kick in.
At the end of that short video, the restaurant was moving to get the protesters out the door, when Cruz decides to leave instead.
What would you have the restaurant do differently?
There would be no contest. I would prefer the controversial figure over those who would get violent, and yes there is a track record of of violence by those in the "resistance".
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Originally Posted by berdee
There would be no contest. I would prefer the controversial figure over those who would get violent, and yes there is a track record of of violence by those in the "resistance".
That wasn't the choice.
And actually, the restaurant did remove the protesters. They apparently weren't customers.
What would you have had the restaurant do that they didn't do?
1)Cruz is a politician, he's public and thus fair game for protest. That being said, there are plenty of other places to protest Cruz\policy without disrupting dozens of other people and a business. I don't see that scoring points for the protesters.
2) His wife isn't fair game however and I find the tactic of being surrounded by a chanting mob to be intentionally threatening which changes the dynamic from protest to intimidation. (like abortion clinic protests for example)
You're actually scoring points for the Republicans with these types of actions, there are just much better ways to win hearts and minds than acting like a mob of d-bags.
1)Cruz is a politician, he's public and thus fair game for protest. That being said, there are plenty of other places to protest Cruz\policy without disrupting dozens of other people and a business. I don't see that scoring points for the protesters.
2) His wife isn't fair game however and I find the tactic of being surrounded by a chanting mob to be intentionally threatening which changes the dynamic from protest to intimidation. (like abortion clinic protests for example)
You're actually scoring points for the Republicans with these types of actions, there are just much better ways to win hearts and minds than acting like a mob of d-bags.
hmmm, perhaps a few more disturbing “protests” could put Cruz over the finish line.
hmmm, perhaps a few more disturbing “protests” could put Cruz over the finish line.
More like the "finished line" I hope! Stick a knife in Ted ...he done and done for!
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