re: #279 Gus

Twitter was all abuzz about the CFA appreciation day, and a local NJ location at the Paramus Park mall was swamped by hundreds of people showing up to express their support.

I’ve eaten there occasionally, but I don’t think the Mrs. and I will go back. There are other options; this is fast food after all. It’s like gas stations. I avoid Citgo, BP/Amaco, or Exxon but will go to others out of a dislike for their policies (Venezuela’s Chavez, response to gas spills for BP/Exxon). It’s a personal preference, and I’m not going to force others to go along with that.

Canty expressed his opinion. Other folks expressed their opinion opposing Canty. Still other folks came to his defense. CFA gets a publicity bump (but does it really mean a long term bump - that’s open to debate since CFA is privately held and doesn’t have to release sales figures).

In the end, CFA will do what it has always done - attempt to sell fast food chicken items. It’s founder/owner wont change his views and protests aren’t going to change his opinion, even if a boycott hurts his (and the franchisees). People will ultimately decide for themselves if they want to eat/associate with CFA. That will ultimately determine the company’s expansion opportunities; it will rest on supply/demand (aka market forces). That will tell the tale.

It’s also interesting hypocritical that some CFA supporters are claiming that those opposed to Canty and his intolerant views are themselves intolerant of different views or are displaying anti-Christian bigotry. Supporting gay marriage doesn’t infringe on anyone’s right to marry or any existing heterosexual marriage. Opposing gay marriage does infringe on a gay person’s right to happiness (life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness - one of the core rationales of the Declaration of Independence).