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Old 09-04-2018, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Barefoot View Post
Some people are burning their Nike purchases in protest. I think it was a very carefully thought-out marketing strategy.
Burning Nike gear costs Nike nothing, and it gives them free advertising.
Coldnomore thinks they've claimed the moral high ground.
So far, he seems to be in a minority.
Given that we live here in TV...no big surprise there.

Then again, I've never been one of those that just went along with a crowd...when it comes to my integrity and ethics.

Let's not forget (and I'm certainly not comparing myself to such a wonderful and admirable icon)...that Rosa Parks was also in the minority.

A good time for one of my favorite sayings....

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The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Edmund Burke