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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby
A boycott is a tool of peaceful resistance. In this case, it worked. The CEO came around to changing his views.
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Except again, according to Windmeyer, the funding had stopped before the boycott started -- though there had certainly been protests for a number of years.
It seems to me from the article that the way in which the boycott and the controversy surrounding it really worked was by serving as an impetus for Cathie to contact Windmeyer and seek dialogue with him, and by encouraging both Cathie and Windmeyer to see each other "as people with opposing views, not as opposing people."
I agree completely about the potentional effectiveness of boycotts, but in this case it seems to me that the boycott didn't lead to a change in views. Rather, it seems to have led to a relationship that changed how people with different views see each other. To me, that is actually a much better result in many ways.
And sorry adpiucf.
