Author Topic: ChantCd.com gets hate mail for witnessing to the Truth (Read 831 times)

Matthew · « **on:** May 11, 2009, 10:12:55 PM »

ChantCd.com received the following comment today.

Standing up for the Truth will often cost you -- make no mistake about it.

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I think that linking to a forum that puts "Jєωs" -- no qualifiers, just
Jєωs -- first on a list of "evil men" working to bring down civilization,
and whose contributors quote, in all seriousness, the Protocols of the
Elders of Zion, associates you with some of the most discredited and evil
enterprises of the last century. I am no longer interested in buying
anything from you.

If you wish to support my family in our endeavors, feel free to spread the word about ChantCd.com (Gregorian chant CDs, traditional Catholic books) and buy many other items on Amazon.com by using this link to start your session. Once on the site, you can search for other items, etc. and we'll still get credit for everything you buy.

Amazon.com sells everything (including the kitchen sink) and we receive a percentage of every dollar you spend there. It doesn't cost you anything extra, and they have great prices, usually the best price you can find.

TheD · « **Reply #1 on:** May 11, 2009, 10:24:51 PM »

I am sorry to here that. Unfortunately things will only get worse especially under the regime of Barak Obama.

roscoe · « **Reply #2 on:** May 11, 2009, 10:45:18 PM »

Look at it this way-- at least he didn't accuse you of a hate crime.

spouse of Jesus · « **Reply #3 on:** May 12, 2009, 12:18:48 AM »

Mattew, are you the owner of TAN books?

roscoe · « **Reply #4 on:** May 12, 2009, 01:17:34 AM »

After a second look at the title of this post, there is nothing in the email that accuses anyone of 'hate'-- evil yes. :idea: Ciao

Matthew · « **Reply #5 on:** May 12, 2009, 08:10:55 AM »

Quote from: spouse of Jesus

Mattew, are you the owner of TAN books?

No, just ChantCd.com

I still do programming work for TAN books. They were recently bought by another company, St. Benedict Press. The whole operation (what's left of it!) will be moving to North Carolina in June.

clare · « **Reply #6 on:** May 12, 2009, 08:44:15 AM »

Quote from: roscoe

After a second look at the title of this post, there is nothing in the email that accuses anyone of 'hate'-- evil yes. :idea: Ciao

The title of the thread doesn't say the e-mail accuses anyone of hate.

The title of the thread accuses the sender of the e-mail of hate.

Though, I can't see how expressing disagreement with someone and exercising one's right not to buy is tantamount to "hate".

Hate mail involves hurling abuse and threats! "I hate you and I'm going to kill your family!" - that would be hate mail.

But, "I think the views expressed on your website are unacceptable, and I know longer wish to purchase your products" is not hate mail.

Matthew · « **Reply #7 on:** May 12, 2009, 08:50:07 AM »

Maybe it's an American term, but to me, "hate mail" is the opposite of "fan mail".

It doesn't literally imply that the sender is livid with hate, or is committing sins against charity -- "hate mail" is the kind of mail you DON'T quote in your advertisements.

The "hate" in "hate mail" is weak, I guess you could say.

I don't know where I got it from, but I thought everyone used the term. It seems to come in handy.

And the person didn't merely state "I disagree with you, and won't be buying your products."

Here is part of what they said:

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...associates you with some of the most discredited and evil
enterprises of the last century...

The forcefulness of what they are saying, and HOW unhappy they are with the company, classifies this as "hate mail" in the sense I described above.

Matthew

clare · « **Reply #8 on:** May 12, 2009, 09:18:01 AM »

The (ahem) ever reliable Wikipedia describes "hate mail" thus:

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Hate mail (as electronic, posted, or otherwise) is a form of harassment, usually consisting of invective and potentially intimidating or threatening comments towards the recipient. Hate mail often contains exceptionally abusive, foul or otherwise hurtful language.

The recipient may receive disparaging remarks concerning the subject's ethnicity, sɛҳuąƖity, religion, intelligence, political ideology, or sense of ethics. The text of hate mail often contains profanity, or it may simply contain a negative, disappropriating message.

I guess there's a disparaging remark in there about ideology.

But I wouldn't say the e-mail was abusive.

Anyway, ignore me. I'm just being pedantic!