lemme in to News@lemmy.world • 1 year agoMap shows states where boycotting Israel is illegalwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1192arrow-down118
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minus-square@jmcs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink6•edit-21 year agoIt’s a free speech matter. You are allowed to not buy stuff, you aren’t allowed to say you aren’t buying stuff because of a boycott. Edit: just to be clear, I’m not defending the policy, I’m just explaining how it works, which is also, probably, the best way to fight it.
minus-square@the_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink13•1 year agoThat is not how it works. Boycotting Israel will prevent your company from getting state contracts. have passed legislation making it illegal for state agencies to work with companies that boycott Israel
minus-square@jmcs@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink1•1 year agoIf people don’t speak up what’s the difference between a boycott and other business considerations?
minus-square@disguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•edit-21 year agoThe point is that the boycott law applies to businesses, not individual citizens. You won’t be charged for boycotting as an individual or posting your boycott recommendations for others to see.
minus-square@the_crotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink1•edit-21 year agoYou won’t get charged as a business either, you’ll just be ineligible for state contacts. It’s really weird that the headline considers that “illegal”
minus-square@disguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•edit-21 year agoCorrect. I’m just clarifying for the concerned commenters.
minus-squareVeraxuslinkfedilink1•edit-21 year ago have passed legislation that allows the government to penalize citizens for Constitutionally protected free speech, something it is not allowed to do Fixed it.
It’s a free speech matter. You are allowed to not buy stuff, you aren’t allowed to say you aren’t buying stuff because of a boycott.
Edit: just to be clear, I’m not defending the policy, I’m just explaining how it works, which is also, probably, the best way to fight it.
That is not how it works. Boycotting Israel will prevent your company from getting state contracts.
If people don’t speak up what’s the difference between a boycott and other business considerations?
The point is that the boycott law applies to businesses, not individual citizens. You won’t be charged for boycotting as an individual or posting your boycott recommendations for others to see.
You won’t get charged as a business either, you’ll just be ineligible for state contacts. It’s really weird that the headline considers that “illegal”
Correct. I’m just clarifying for the concerned commenters.
Fixed it.