No, I'm just calling out rank hypocrisy.
Target likely does more than all freepers combined to help out the salvation army, via cash and merchandise donations.
But that's not good enough.
They want the SA to allow bell ringers - but the vast majority of them won't be volunteering their time to ring a bell.
In other words, they expect stores to do more than they are willing to do, otherwise they will call for a boycott.
You guys are sending a message alright- you can help out a charity for years, but if you change your mind, we'll ignore everything you've done and everything you continue to do and boycott you!
Way to make conservatives look rational. Sheesh.
I don't speak for all or any other FReepers...and you shouldn't either.
Did it ever cross your mind that there are many folks, including myself, that do not wear their charitable contributions on their sleeves - and choose NOT to list what they do in terms of monetary or time or in-kind donations?
I understand what you are saying about Target's position, however you are really going about it the wrong way. You are making blanket statements about a group of people, most of whom you do not know. You should not talk about hypocrisy when you do not have all the facts.
You seem to be missing the point here. Who Target donates to is not the issue. In fact, few would care if Target dropped its donations to the Salvation Army, but Christmas bell ringers are the public image of the Salvation Army. It is how they raise their funds, and it is also their once-a-year public visiblity for the organization. They are never vocally soliciting nor intimidating.
By banning the Salvation Army bell ringers, Target is making a very public statement, that the Christmas season if for buying only, and not for giving. They are choosing being PC over maintaining tradition, commercial profit over caring about sharing with the less fortunate. Of course these values are indeed what the corporate spirit in America truly is, but it is not the image they want to portray.
IMHO, Target is making a serious mistake by banning the Salvation Army. It will cost them many millions in lost sales, and I am not alone in feeling this way. Why do you think other retail chains are going overboard to publicize their willingness to have the Salvation Army in front of their stores?
The true Christmas spirit is one of giving of yourself. No amount of playing Christmas carols over the loudspeakers in the store will replace the lost sales caused by this misstep. I hope Target quickly alters its policy for their own sake.