I too am somewhat new to Freerepublic I am sure there are many freepers who I do not know and whose existence I am not aware of- actually a majority. I was not aware that full financial disclosure was a requirement for participation. I have an IRA - do I need to check the investment portfolio to make sure Target is not listed if I post on the matter? Egon- who I would not know if I fell over him- has stated an OPINION contrary to yours. Yes his wife works for Target and he has done some contract work for them. It does not automatically follow that he is trying to advance some secret pro gay Target agenda. For your information I shop at Target. I do not think unfounded allegations are a reason for boycotting a store. Target will never be able to please everyone- and guess what that is not their purpose. Since they are under no obligation to give support to any charity what they do to invest back into the community should be seen as what it is-a true concern for those less fortunate.
Obviously it is not. But any FReeper reading this thread should understand that Egon's persistent defense of Target may not be unbiased. Knowing that, they can better weigh the opinions he has expressed on this and other threads about Target, and thus make a fully informed decision whether to shop at Target.
I am not going to boycott Target, but neither will I go out of my way to shop there, at least until the claims that Target caved to sodomite pressure in evicting SA are either refuted or confirmed.
For me, that will come next year, when Target decides whether or not to continue this course of action with SA. Right now, though Target has released its own version of why they evicted SA, I believe they bowed to the sodomites given the incomplete picture we have right now.