Dr. Mercola debanked

@kevcvs57 said
It’s because he constantly disseminates false information about health and remedies that his company offers. He does real harm in the real world, any private company should have a right to avoid doing business with him, especially a bank that may get dragged into a future lawsuit for facilitating his snake oil business.
Don’t get this case confused with the wrongful debanking of the right wing lying populist scumbag Farage

What false information?
Give us all an example.

@divegeester said
I’m aware of what Mercola does, but debanking him is fascism. Just deal with him and what he’s saying through appropriate methods.

How else can a bank deal with someone they consider beyond the pale other than just refuse ITS A BANK dive, it’s not a government. It can and must be able to deny its services just like any other business. Not sure what your gripe is here, mercola is not a political party or a political personality.

@divegeester said
Like the Christian bakers deciding not to do business with those gays?

No dive because a baker baking a cake for a gay person does not have any possible future consequences for the baker, unlike a bank facilitating the business of a snake oil salesman.
But I personally do not care if tosspot phobic bakers have to make cakes for gay people or not it’s not on the same level as a Christian doctor refusing to treat a gay person or a Christian official refusing to officiate a gay marriage.

@divegeester said
Hyperbole LOL

Just read your own posts 😂

You’re the idiot who accused a private bank of being fascist because it wants to choose who it does business with.
The accusation of hyperbole stands

@divegeester said
So it IS because of is politics, medical politics and his opinions. “What he says”. And because you disagree with him you feel comfortable that his bank accounts should be closed.

You’re a fascist Suzianne, and god help American if people with your ideology get into power. In some ways you’re worse than Trump.

The bank is at a disadvantage because it cannot disclose to the public details about a customer's account but:

"(Jul. 28, 2023) — After reposting Dr. Joseph Mercola’s article announcing the closure of his company and officers’ bank accounts Thursday, The Post & Email contacted Chase Bank to inquire as to the reason.

We contacted Briana Curran, the media representative for our region, who referred the inquiry to an Allison Reed.

Our questions were:

Why did Chase close the accounts of Dr. Joseph Mercola and his executive officers, their spouses and children? Is that not against the law in Florida, where Dr. Mercola is based?

At 4:49 p.m. Thursday, Reed responded:

For privacy reasons, we can’t discuss customer relationships, but we don’t close accounts because of political affiliations, and we didn’t do so in this case."

https://www.thepostemail.com/2023/07/28/chase-bank-responds-on-dr-mercola-accounts-closure/

So the assumption being made i.e. that the bank closed the accounts because of Mercola's views is speculation with no evidence to support it.

@metal-brain said
What false information?
Give us all an example.

🙄

@kevcvs57 said
No dive because a baker baking a cake for a gay person does not have any possible future consequences for the baker, unlike a bank facilitating the business of a snake oil salesman.

So because you personally disapprove of a particular persons business you are happy for big corporate institutes like banks to financially cripple him.

Nice. Let’s hope you’re never in power!

@no1marauder said
The bank is at a disadvantage because it cannot disclose to the public details about a customer's account but:

"(Jul. 28, 2023) — After reposting Dr. Joseph Mercola’s article announcing the closure of his company and officers’ bank accounts Thursday, The Post & Email contacted Chase Bank to inquire as to the reason.

We contacted Briana Curran, the media representati ...[text shortened]... e bank closed the accounts because of Mercola's views is speculation with no evidence to support it.

Well that’s Suzianne for you I suppose.

If what you are copy pasting here is correct then that is indeed good news.

I’m not a supporter of Mercola and his Micky Mouse enterprise by the way.

@kevcvs57 said
How else can a bank deal with someone they consider beyond the pale other than just refuse ITS A BANK dive, it’s not a government. It can and must be able to deny its services just like any other business. Not sure what your gripe is here, mercola is not a political party or a political personality.

It’s the principle, the precedent ffs.

Look what’s happened with Farage, he’s not a politician, he’s not a member of any political party, he’s just a bloke with an opinion.

@kevcvs57 said
🙄

You have nothing!

@divegeester said
So because you personally disapprove of a particular persons business you are happy for big corporate institutes like banks to financially cripple him.

Nice. Let’s hope you’re never in power!

Yeah if a business is a front for vaccine and covid disinformation and causes harm in the real world then I’m ecstatic that a soulless bank operates in a system where they might be found to be partly responsible for that harm.
Are really so childlike that you think the bank acted out of some sense of moral duty, grow up sonny.

@divegeester said
It’s the principle, the precedent ffs.

Look what’s happened with Farage, he’s not a politician, he’s not a member of any political party, he’s just a bloke with an opinion.

“ he’s not a member of any political party, he’s just a bloke with an opinion.”
😂😂😂
But you’re conflating again. No one in this thread is excusing the debanking of someone the bank disagrees with politically.
But as far as the principle goes would it be immoral if the worlds banks had debanked the Nazi party after Krystal night?

@kevcvs57 said
Yeah if a business is a front for vaccine and covid disinformation and causes harm in the real world then I’m ecstatic that a soulless bank operates in a system where they might be found to be partly responsible for that harm.
Are really so childlike that you think the bank acted out of some sense of moral duty, grow up sonny.

What vaccine and covid disinformation? Give us all an example or stop lying about Dr. Mercola

https://yournews.com/2023/08/01/2613668/report-banks-take-the-lead-in-establishing-personal-social-credit/

You want the social credit system like China's here. When did you become a communist?

@divegeester said
Farage is a legend amongst us brexiters. He’s a bit of a dick in some ways, but a legend nonetheless. Without him we’d still be under the gun of the useless undemocratic gravy train riders of Brussels and Strasbourg.

Hey…Maybe they should spend a few more millions of tax payers money on a third headquarters 😂

This kind of tells me that you're a bit of a twit.

How much has Brexit cost the UK?

@divegeester said
Well that’s Suzianne for you I suppose.

If what you are copy pasting here is correct then that is indeed good news.

I’m not a supporter of Mercola and his Micky Mouse enterprise by the way.

Apparently, you are.