asterroc ([personal profile] asterroc) wrote2006-08-18 03:34 pm

Free crap

I don't know whether this is an awesome idea, or a horrible one. According to The Stranger, you can go to Focus on the Family's website and order free crap from pamphlets on how to stop homosexuality, to copies of the Narnia DVD - just click on the "Resources" button above the Search box in the left bar. Although there's suggested donations, apparently you don't actually have to pay.

The dilemma I have now is, do I try and bankrupt them, or do I inadvertantly support them by doing so?

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[identity profile] q10.livejournal.com 2006-08-19 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
i'd argue that you shouldn't try to bankrupt them, but you should help yourself to any swag that you think would be a source of (sincere or ironic) amusement. if you try this, do let the rest of us know whether it works.

[identity profile] zandperl.livejournal.com 2006-08-19 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
Well, the thing I worry about is that I will then become a positive statistic for them, encouraging more people to donate money to keeping them alive. I don't want to do things that would promote their mission. :-\

[identity profile] l0stmyrel1g10n.livejournal.com 2006-08-19 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
hmm. i think, if we can get enough people to get stuff and not pay, and it makes a significant difference, then that's good...but anything less than that, it gets used to their advantage. risky, unless we can get a really big movement going.