Why Politics is BAD for business!
Written by The Kid on October 16, 2008So here is my 1 post a month and of course is based around politics, It is said that there are three things you never speak about at dinner, Sex, Money and Politics.
Unfortunately Jonathan Volk didn’t hear that because he either did something really stupid or something brilliantly smart (still haven’t decided)
While i can’t say i know Jonathan i do know a lot of people that do know him, and from what i heard he is a nice kid, i subscribe to his blog and read what he has to say, he’s smart and knowledgeable but while i was reading his post today about the Mccain, Obama debate he did something very strange he chose a candidate and gave bad reasons why not to choose the other.
Blowback
Things on the net don’t bother me and neither did this post, but what i noticed was he took a lot of heat for choosing McCain and not giving clear reasons why not to chose Obama, it was 14 comments in before 1 person decided to stand up for him, overall it would seem 90%+ of all commenter’s didn’t appreciate what he had to say.
Now out of all those commenter’s i will doubt any will unsubscribe but what it does is it affects there image of that person, and it tarnishes your brand slightly, for another example of tarnishing your brand see (John Chow).
The one thing i can say is that it is his blog and he can say what he likes, obviously that is the point of blogs is to have a voice, but one lesson i hope he takes away from this is that political opinions should be kept to yourself, and if you insist on sharing be prepared for whatever happens.
Voting
As far as voting goes, just do it, if you don’t vote then you have NO right to complain about the government and you need to keep your mouth shut, find a candidate that represents you and what you stand for, don’t think just right and left, think about what is more important to you, then weight the pro’s and con’s and make your decisions, don’t vote democrat cause your dad was a democrat, and don’t vote republican because you think that means lower taxes, if you have low income tax but the American Peso is worthless worldwide then why do taxes matter? Find the candidate that represents YOU!
Conclusion
Jonathan learnt a very good lesson i hope and i hope that he continues to write good posts and provides great content, while i will not be unsubscribing i will remember this incident and it will serve as a reminder of what not to do in a personal blog!
What’s your opinion?
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I was really hoping they would get at each other a little more. No name calling but air out the differences a little more aggressively because honestly neither have sold me as to why I would choose one or the other. I know which one I am choosing because they are closer to the topics that matter to me but neither truly represent me completely. Which I do understand.
Neither have given me a solid reason as to why I should choose one over the other however both have given me reasons as to why I shouldn’t choose them. It just all seems to scripted this time around.
Great points. While I can understand politics may be good for business if your business is appealing to one political camp or another, for companies with customers across the political spectrum, it doesn’t make sense to make customers angry by broadcasting political views.
You make some insightful points. By the way, wouldn’t you agree that politics can be good for business when (1) your position is supported by a large majority of consumers or (2) your consumer market is of a certain political persuasion and you share that position?