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Mike Pence’s publisher refuses to cancel memoir after staff protest

Why are people so intent on demonizing Pence just because he served under and supported President Trump?
 
Dayton3 said:
Why are people so intent on demonizing Pence just because he served under and supported President Trump?
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A lot of people don't like Pence simply for his character, detached from any support he gave Trump.
 
Allan said:
A lot of people don't like Pence simply for his character, detached from any support he gave Trump.
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Just because he wanted to convert homosexuals? Some of us see that as a good thing overall.
 
Allan said:
The publisher can hardly do that without appearing quite hypocritical don't you think?
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Nope...it would be like running a health center that helps people design healthy diets and there being a bunch of employees that are telling people to eat bacon for every meal. Their ideology and actions are antithetical to what you're doing.
Allan said:
Have you not read this thread? Everyone on the left here is backing the publisher's position.
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Those that are commenting here may say one thing but there are plenty of progressives, that company included, that say another. This isn't an isolated incident and it's the same thing that is happening across nearly all tech platforms.
 
If the employees feel that strongly about it just quit and find another job.

Nope I support the company will to do what the company wants to do. Just like I support twitter doing what they want to do with their accounts.

Do you feel morally obligated to object pence because of him as a person? Is this a political view you have or do hold the same standards to serial killers who have tell all books?
 
Allan said:
I'm curious as to how people feel about this. Simon & Schuster has pushed back against employees who want Pence's book deal cancelled. I'm with the publisher on this one.



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It's so sad that people like Pence, who were not only complicit but who promoted the trump criminal enterprise can now profit from their evil and incompetence. I hope Pence suffers a personal tragedy soon... he Manfort, Stone, Barr, DeVos, Minucin, and the rest of them. **** them all and I hope they die painfully!
 
Deuce said:
But we should force someone to publish it?
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Nope, that's up to the Publishing company. Not the individual employees. They can feel free to find another job.
 

Another poster who ignores the question. So you have no standards, you imply. But I'll answer your question, yes I object to Pence as a person, politically, and I also have standards about serial killers, which is why a law was passed against criminals profiting from books about their crimes.
 
Allan said:
I'm curious as to how people feel about this. Simon & Schuster has pushed back against employees who want Pence's book deal cancelled. I'm with the publisher on this one.



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F**k the staff. It’s better to see these sort of insects out in the open where they can be swatted at.
 
Allan said:
I'm curious as to how people feel about this. Simon & Schuster has pushed back against employees who want Pence's book deal cancelled. I'm with the publisher on this one.



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Good, so when the book comes out any remining doubt that Pence is a racist pos will be put to rest.
 
Dayton3 said:
Just because he wanted to convert homosexuals? Some of us see that as a good thing overall.
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Yes we know how much Uber conservatives get their rocks off torturing gays. I’m sure if you could kill a gay person, and get away with it legally, you would.
 
Dayton3 said:
Just because he wanted to convert homosexuals? Some of us see that as a good thing overall.
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You know that's impossible. Right?

Lol...Conservatives cannot even be persuaded to wear a ****ing mask, but yet they think they should be "converting" gays. Sheesh.
 
Craig234 said:
Why would you prefer the employees having to quit, to the publisher choosing not to publish this?
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If the publisher chooses not to publish, that's great. However, I support the ability of businesses to make decisions in their best interest. If the publisher goes ahead, those that are disturbed should quit. Or stay if that better serves them.

If people had quit based on principles and said why they were quitting during 45's administration, 1.6.21 would not have happened imo.
 

If you feel that strongly against this just don't support the company.

No I don't have that type of standards when it comes to me buying products. I don't need to make a big fuss if I disagree with the company I just don't support them like Fox.

I probably disagree with everything Pence stand for as a person but I support a company choice to do what it feels in it's best interest.
 
Allan said:
A lot of people don't like Pence simply for his character, detached from any support he gave Trump.
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I would have preferred Trump as POTUS over Pence.

I agree with the publisher; I’d do the same thing. If they don’t publish, someone else will.
 
brianpatrick said:
I agree with the publisher; I’d do the same thing. If they don’t publish, someone else will.
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Your rule is everyone should happily publish anyone that the worst publisher will publish.
 

If you don't like Hitler, don't oppose anyone helping him, just don't donate to him. You probably disagree with everything Hitler stood for, but you don't oppose companies deciding to help him. Because just not giving your money is more than enough to address anything wrong. Restaurant not allowing black people? Just don't eat there, don't support a boycott.
 
Craig234 said:
Your rule is everyone should happily publish anyone that the worst publisher will publish.
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I know S&S are not one person, but if they were, and it was me, as a company, I would publish it. While Mike Pence and I do not agree on politics, and I really hate political Shitheads who lie in order to advance their political agendas, and all that fake pious crap, he’s still pretty low on my list of evil people in Washington. I can’t imagine he’d say anything liberals would believe, or conservatives would not. And maybe he’d spill some insider beans.
 
You seem so authentic. I'm sure everyone reading this will believe you.
 

Hey let's try to find the most extreme example and try to win a debate that way.

What about rap music? You want them canceled also because they glorify woman and gun violence?

What about comedians who routinely makes fun of everyone that can be considered racist or sexist? You want then canceled also?

What exactly is your problem here?
 
Allan said:
I'm curious as to how people feel about this. Simon & Schuster has pushed back against employees who want Pence's book deal cancelled. I'm with the publisher on this one.



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They should publish the letter complete with signatures.
 
I would vote for Pence
 
Allan said:
I'm curious as to how people feel about this. Simon & Schuster has pushed back against employees who want Pence's book deal cancelled. I'm with the publisher on this one.



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Agreed publish it anyway the employees can quit. Free up some jobs for some people entering the field.
 

It's called a principle. Would you like me to pick an obscure person you never hard of to make the same point? Was restaurants refusing black people the 'most extreme'? You are dodging the issue.

There is a different standard for politicians, who we select for power, and commentators including musicians and comics - while I wouldn't mind a venue cancelling those for the right reason, I wouldn't push for it usually unless they were pretty extreme. Mike Pence has promoted bigotry for decades and enabled the most harmful president in history, and I'm happy for him to be shunned for it.
 
Your personal principles, and the principles of a group of employees at S&S, are your own. VP Pence is not at the extreme end of the spectrum that would cause anyone to worry about violence to others. His memoirs are not going to brainwash millions of people; it's a book, and people will make their own decisions on whether to read it.
 
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