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by diyorgasms 3418 days ago
Refusing to voluntarily engage in commerce is hardly censorship. All this post is saying is "We're totally fine with neo-Nazis, so long as we make some money from them."

A principled boycott is not censorship, it is further free expression. Shame on shopify for abandoning principles in favor of profit.
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tomp 3418 days ago
Did you also support Visa's and MasterCard's decisions to stop transactions to WikiLeaks?
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diyorgasms 3418 days ago
No but I don't think they should be legally required to process payments if they don't want to. I found other payment methods where I could though and did what little I could to oppose that decision.
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sandov 3418 days ago
Abandoning principles?. Why is it unethical to trade with neo-Nazis?
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vaadu 3418 days ago
The Nazis are the folks calling for censorship. The Ctrl-left folks better do some introspection or they will be next.

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/317248-dnc-boots-candid...

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diyorgasms 3418 days ago
What I see is a bigot being censured. Arguably someone that islamophobic has no place in a civilized debate.
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