by exploited » Sat Apr 04, 2015 10:15 am
From a professional standpoint, absolutely, they should keep their mouths shut, as a general rule. From a personal standpoint, I'm glad they don't, lest we have nothing to bicker about. The point is that if you enter into contentious issues like this, you will almost certainly see a backlash, and there is no reason to expect otherwise.
In the same way, I'm sure South Africa's apartheid government felt like they were being bullied when the entire world started boycotting their shit. Obviously that is a way more important issue, but the fundamental principle is the same: everyone has the right to express themselves, and sometimes you may not like what form that expression takes... But that's just too bad. If you didn't want to get into it, you wouldn't have said anything. If you don't want to face a backlash, steer clear of controversy. In many ways these people remind me of the teenaged girl who is constantly complaining about drama - nine times out of ten, they are the instigator, but they lack self-awareness and so feel victimized.
This is just basic personal responsibility, and consumers making a choice to boycott and disparage a place that had values they disagree with. Which I figured as a libertarian you'd be all about.
As for my personal opinion? If their pizza was good, no way I'd let their opinions get in the way of me enjoying it. Pizza is more important than civil rights by a long shot.