cobraviper99
Well then stop being so serious and try to have a sense a humor...
You get rather aggressive when folks disagree with your "premise." Just because you say it doesn't make it so. I happen to think it's invalid (and evidently so do others), especially since you now indicate that it relies on a few posts by some folks on this thread.
What is said in a forum of folks who are somewhat dedicated to the cars and the man is going to be quite a bit different than the general populace...again, as noted by others, something which someone involved in the media should be aware of.
And yes, the fact that you own a CSX and are writing about how you perceive folks to be transferring their anger to the car is extremely relevant and worthy of comment to explore where you are coming from. Other CSX owners (thankfully only a few) always seem to justify or defend their choice...or ask questions about why folks seem to take it out on the cars.
Same answer we always give Evan...it's not the cars. This thread has been about the actions being taken by an organization that the builder is closely associated with, hugely in conformity with past actions, against an organization that many feel kept the flame alive. Their is alot of emotion invloved in this particular situation. If folks say they wouldn't buy a car from someone because of such conduct, then it sounds like they feel that's how you respond in the marketplace.
I deal with boycotts against my clients because of labor disputes...so what the hell does a company's labor relations have to do with a bottle of wine? Why would someone decide not to see a movie because the actor takes a stand which is unpopular or because of uncivil conduct? Why did the Dixie Chicks have trouble selling their albums? That is indeed how marketplaces based upon perceptions and personalities work...they do not always conform to linear economic analysis.
It's a two-way street: You put your name on a badge and market it as value-added in order to gain a premium over the competition, then the value-added depends on the perception of the label.
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