Only if voters become apathetic and allow it. Robber Barons ran the country in the early 1900s. People caught on and voted for people who wanted balance. We the people by the people... It took a market crash, extreme poverty and a war to fix it. Hopefully we learned better by now.
I'm not confident that we have learned this 'lesson'... It would seem that Trump's rise is a result of the demise of our public school system. This shit all started with the Reagan administration and his puppet show for corporate America. It's ironic that the "conservatives" (SIC) still revere him even as their children are growing up and still have to live at home.
I do not think we learned anything. A lot of people have their heads in the sand and are looking the other way. If it doesn't affect them, they don't want to know.
One of the saddest things about this fiasco—-the honest country i believed in seems hidden, if not lost. That’s MY American Dream: To live where people care about honesty and safety, with mutual respect. Not to worry about whether our people and our leaders lie profusely or work to fool us out of our necessities, our physical, financial, and religious beliefs. Don’t want any kind of fascism, racism, or any kind of fascist ideas.
You are absolutely correct and your view is in line with MLK's very honorable dream. Unfortunately, this "fiasco" has shed light on the other less honorable points of view, apparently shared by a majority of the population... those who got Trump elected. I do know that many Americans share your dream. The division is killing this country.
Actually, over 90 MILLION stayed home and did not vote. I don’t know if they were polled as to why they didn’t vote, but I suspect many could not put their racism and misogyny aside to vote for a Black Woman. They may not have wanted Trump but definitely, like Hillary, they did not want a woman. Sadly, the Patriarchy is still strong in America.
I had a conversation recently with a trump supporter. He stated that Kirk’s death was the equivalent of the death of MLK! I vehemently disagreed with him because MLK was an actual Reverend. Kirk was a mouthpiece for racism, misogyny, hatred of “the other.”
I agree with most of your comment aside from the majority of this country voted for him…I correct - MANY people didn’t even vote period because they didn’t like either candidate regardless of party. That’s how the orange evil one got elected - more of his MAGAs voted than John Q. Public
with the same sentiment, advertisers should pull ads on Sinclair and Nexstar stations who go along with this ABC bad capitulations. This whole situation is because trump doesn't like jokes about him. This wasn't about Kirk, it was about trump's ego. So they leveraged ABC with the threat of not allowing the tegna deal to go through. So...cancelling subscriptions and pulling ads has power...use it.
Yes, we need to contact our local stations and let them know how unhappy we are with Disney/ABC, and that we will be boycotting the station and its advertisers until Kimmel is back on the air and given an apology. And, any bowing to Trump's threats will not be tolerated in the future either.
Yes, we need to contact our local stations and let them know how unhappy we are with Disney/ABC, and that we will be boycotting the station and its advertisers until Kimmel is back on the air and given an apology. And, any bowing to Trump's threats will not be tolerated in the future either.
Now that ABC is bringing Kimmel back, do we let Sinclair and Nexstar off the hook and drop advertisements, anyway. These guys have been jerks for years. They own radio stations, too. Don't let them off the hook. They want to muzzle anyone who doesn't agree with their narrowmindedness. I love that America pushed back in a big way. Disney stock is down. Stockholders probably are not happy.
Yes! One commentator has said that one of the best ways to express our outrage is to find their ADVERTISERS and then contact them, refusing to buy from them and sharing our boycotts with everyone we can.
100+ of my news consumption is independent news media. If we are saved from becoming a two but dictatorship, it will be the independent media that saves us.
Boycott. Hit them in the wallet hard. Do not buy Disney or ABC products or go to Disney entertainment. We can fight this madness by sticking together. We all won't agree on everything but we can agree on 'Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as guaranteed in the our Constitution'. Thanks everybody.
Surprise, surprise the main shareholders of Disney are same as Fox News etc who also are main shareholders in the weapons supply to Israel. Say no more.A movement to cancel Disney memberships could actually have an adverse effect on the Israelis war machine....interesting.
Taylor Swift, when are you pulling the ERAS Tour off Disney. There are plenty of fans who would rather pay you $30 one time than pay Disney $15 Every Month.
Lin Miranda how about Hamilton. The show that is literally about how the Constitution was started and written. Yuck Disney. These arent Walt’s people. These are Billionaire scumbags!
There is far too much consolidation and concentration into the hands of a few. The greed moguls have zero integrity and less honesty. Control and $$$ is all they care about. We should enforce set limits and force some organizations to break up. Nexstar and Sinclair are like the robber barons of the networks.
Disney, ABC, and all corporate businesses are legally required to do their economic best for stockholders. Customers must be aware of this and punish corporations with economic injury if their actions are against the public interest. The government should protect that interest. But under Trump it does the opposite.
Disney and its ilk deserve to be punished by consumers. It’s the American way!
Cancelled my subscription from outside the US in solidarity with Kimmel and my American friends.
Well done! I did the same.
Good for them. Bowing to the orange Hitler has it's consequences.
It appears that the « American dream » was simply an oligarchy in the making. Money rules in that country. Christian values my a$$.
Only if voters become apathetic and allow it. Robber Barons ran the country in the early 1900s. People caught on and voted for people who wanted balance. We the people by the people... It took a market crash, extreme poverty and a war to fix it. Hopefully we learned better by now.
Yikes. All those things you mentioned--market crash, poverty, war--are looming as distinct possibilities. Again. Evidently we didn't learn too well.
History will always repeat itself - IF - lessons aren’t learned the first time around! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
I'm not confident that we have learned this 'lesson'... It would seem that Trump's rise is a result of the demise of our public school system. This shit all started with the Reagan administration and his puppet show for corporate America. It's ironic that the "conservatives" (SIC) still revere him even as their children are growing up and still have to live at home.
I do not think we learned anything. A lot of people have their heads in the sand and are looking the other way. If it doesn't affect them, they don't want to know.
Unlikely
One of the saddest things about this fiasco—-the honest country i believed in seems hidden, if not lost. That’s MY American Dream: To live where people care about honesty and safety, with mutual respect. Not to worry about whether our people and our leaders lie profusely or work to fool us out of our necessities, our physical, financial, and religious beliefs. Don’t want any kind of fascism, racism, or any kind of fascist ideas.
You are absolutely correct and your view is in line with MLK's very honorable dream. Unfortunately, this "fiasco" has shed light on the other less honorable points of view, apparently shared by a majority of the population... those who got Trump elected. I do know that many Americans share your dream. The division is killing this country.
A majority of the American electorate did not elect him. More people voted for someone else than for him.
Actually, over 90 MILLION stayed home and did not vote. I don’t know if they were polled as to why they didn’t vote, but I suspect many could not put their racism and misogyny aside to vote for a Black Woman. They may not have wanted Trump but definitely, like Hillary, they did not want a woman. Sadly, the Patriarchy is still strong in America.
I had a conversation recently with a trump supporter. He stated that Kirk’s death was the equivalent of the death of MLK! I vehemently disagreed with him because MLK was an actual Reverend. Kirk was a mouthpiece for racism, misogyny, hatred of “the other.”
I agree with most of your comment aside from the majority of this country voted for him…I correct - MANY people didn’t even vote period because they didn’t like either candidate regardless of party. That’s how the orange evil one got elected - more of his MAGAs voted than John Q. Public
with the same sentiment, advertisers should pull ads on Sinclair and Nexstar stations who go along with this ABC bad capitulations. This whole situation is because trump doesn't like jokes about him. This wasn't about Kirk, it was about trump's ego. So they leveraged ABC with the threat of not allowing the tegna deal to go through. So...cancelling subscriptions and pulling ads has power...use it.
Yes! But many won't unless people stop consuming all but basics.
Yes, we need to contact our local stations and let them know how unhappy we are with Disney/ABC, and that we will be boycotting the station and its advertisers until Kimmel is back on the air and given an apology. And, any bowing to Trump's threats will not be tolerated in the future either.
Yes, we need to contact our local stations and let them know how unhappy we are with Disney/ABC, and that we will be boycotting the station and its advertisers until Kimmel is back on the air and given an apology. And, any bowing to Trump's threats will not be tolerated in the future either.
Now that ABC is bringing Kimmel back, do we let Sinclair and Nexstar off the hook and drop advertisements, anyway. These guys have been jerks for years. They own radio stations, too. Don't let them off the hook. They want to muzzle anyone who doesn't agree with their narrowmindedness. I love that America pushed back in a big way. Disney stock is down. Stockholders probably are not happy.
Yes! One commentator has said that one of the best ways to express our outrage is to find their ADVERTISERS and then contact them, refusing to buy from them and sharing our boycotts with everyone we can.
Just cancelled Hulu!
Also cancelled Paramount!🤣
100+ of my news consumption is independent news media. If we are saved from becoming a two but dictatorship, it will be the independent media that saves us.
Hallelujah! I proudly cancelled my Disney+ subscription last night. Hoping I am just one among VERY many.
Reckon you are! I’ve seen hundreds and hundreds of posts from people saying they’re cancelling. Me included 😊
Me, too, Patrick. Norma from southern California
Boycott. Hit them in the wallet hard. Do not buy Disney or ABC products or go to Disney entertainment. We can fight this madness by sticking together. We all won't agree on everything but we can agree on 'Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as guaranteed in the our Constitution'. Thanks everybody.
Well said my friend— especially the part about what “we can agree on” 🇺🇸
Surprise, surprise the main shareholders of Disney are same as Fox News etc who also are main shareholders in the weapons supply to Israel. Say no more.A movement to cancel Disney memberships could actually have an adverse effect on the Israelis war machine....interesting.
F🦆k disney.
Yuck Foo Disney.
Taylor Swift, when are you pulling the ERAS Tour off Disney. There are plenty of fans who would rather pay you $30 one time than pay Disney $15 Every Month.
Lin Miranda how about Hamilton. The show that is literally about how the Constitution was started and written. Yuck Disney. These arent Walt’s people. These are Billionaire scumbags!
There is far too much consolidation and concentration into the hands of a few. The greed moguls have zero integrity and less honesty. Control and $$$ is all they care about. We should enforce set limits and force some organizations to break up. Nexstar and Sinclair are like the robber barons of the networks.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
So we have # TeslaTakedown and now # DumpEverythingDisney (DED)
This is super important because this is a CRITICAL FIGHT between We The People vs Big Corporation.
Is Big Corporation more scared of losing We The People or of the dictator with diaper sores.
THIS IS HOW WE FIGHT FASCISM, PEOPLE. Dumping All Disney is an easy sacrifice compared to likely ones we face in the future.
PS: Even if Kimmel gets his job back, he MUST be allowed to offend Diaper Sore Donny, or we really don’t have 1st Amendment Rights.
So continue with #DumpEverythingDisney until we know 1A Right is practiced by Kimmel on his show.
Disney, ABC, and all corporate businesses are legally required to do their economic best for stockholders. Customers must be aware of this and punish corporations with economic injury if their actions are against the public interest. The government should protect that interest. But under Trump it does the opposite.
Disney and its ilk deserve to be punished by consumers. It’s the American way!
I believe the term FAFO is most appropriate in this case. I’m doubting Disney foresaw this outcome.