Business Anti Gay Law: Apple Should Pull Out Of Nigeria – Leading Conservatives

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Nigeria - Leading conservatives have urged Apple to live up to its publicly stated principles by pulling out of countries that murder their citizens for being gay.

Recently, Apple CEO Tim Cook had said the company is “open to everyone, regardless of where they come from, what they look like, how they worship or who they love. Regardless of what the law might allow in Indiana or Arkansas, we will never tolerate discrimination.

John Hawkins of The Right Wing, in a letter writes “Tim Cook’s message seems rather ironic in light of the fact that Apple willingly does business with some of the most virulently anti-gay nations on the planet.”

“According to their Islamic-based governments, homosexuality is punishable by death in Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Iran. So not only is it willing to “tolerate discrimination” in those countries, Apple is also happy to sell an iPod to the people who are murdering gays so they can listen to some cheery music when they’re done. What these nations are doing to their gay communities is despicable and should be condemned by every decent person. We hope Tim Cook believes that as well.

Tim Cook says that, “Opposing discrimination takes courage,” and we agree. We call on Mr. Cook to live up to our shared principles by pulling Apple out of Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Iran until they stop their official government policies of jailing and murdering gays and lesbians.


Full list of signatories to the letter is listed below:


Bruce Carroll,Gay Patriot
John Hawkins,Right Wing NewsMike Adams, columnist and professor
Ali A. Akbar,Black Conservatives Fund
Morgan Brittany,Politichicks
Jay Caruso,Pocket Full of Liberty
Ben Chapman,Chapman GOPSteven Crowder, Comedian,FOX News
Brandon Darby,BreitbartEd Dean, radio host
Jeff Dunetz,Yid with Lid
JR Elliott,Redflagnews
Kristin Fecteau, TheCampaign to Free America
Jack Furnari,Bizpac Review
Jim Hoft,The Gateway PunditQuin Hillyer, conservative columnist
John Hinderaker,PowerLine
Ben Howe, founder ofMister Smith MediaTony Katz, talk radio host
Dana Loesch,Radio HostandThe Blaze TVDr. Gina Loudon,Politichicks
Paul Mirengoff, PowerLine
Terresa Monroe-Hamilton,Noisy Room
Ann-Marie Murrell,Politichicks
Judson Phillips, founder of Tea Party Nation
Joshua Riddle,Young Conservatives
Tiffiny Ruegner,Right Wing NewsEvan Sayet, comedian
Ben Shapiro,Truth RevoltKurt Schlichter, columnist.


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This is fair enough... Yet, I don't think Apple stance should change Nigiria legislation.
 
I don't think Apple will heed this call. Its first aim is to make profit and Nigeria is such a huge market, at the moment and in the future.

Furthermore, homosexuality is yet to be welcomed in Africa. Apple shouldn't and probably wouldn't risk losing Nigeria in order to spearhead the anti-gay fight in the continent.
 
Well if it is something as company they believe in there should be some conviction to changing things and showing people that it is not about the money. But Apple has a long way to go in the US as well.
 
In Africa there is little Apple can do to effect that change, and pulling out of Nigeria sends a negative message to the rest of the continent.
 

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