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Chasstev365

(8,234 posts) Wed Jun 3, 2026, 09:23 AM Yesterday

If the only thing billionaires understand or care about is money:

A major boycott of CBS needs to happen. Make viewership so bad that advertising revenue virtually dissappears.

I know boycotts are generally ineffective, but if there was ever a more deserving boycott it's of what Larry Ellison has done to.the network of Edward R. Murrow and Walter Cronkite.

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If the only thing billionaires understand or care about is money: (Original Post) Chasstev365 Yesterday OP

Boycotts are not ineffective. We just seem to lack the will to do them right. Scrivener7 Yesterday #1

I have no UpInArms Yesterday #3

That's also my philosophy! Wuddles440 Yesterday #5

"Sail the High Seas" IbogaProject Yesterday #6

Money equals power UpInArms Yesterday #2

Maybe... 2naSalit 22 hrs ago #7

Haven't watched cbs in years. they started going to hell in the Clinton years. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #4

Scrivener7

(60,168 posts)

1. Boycotts are not ineffective. We just seem to lack the will to do them right.

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 09:28 AM

Yesterday

People think they can't live without their facebook and daily amazon delivery. Or now, their CBS show

UpInArms

(55,498 posts)

3. I have no

Reply to Scrivener7 (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 09:32 AM

Yesterday

Facebook
Prime
CBS
Washington post

I do not shop at

Home Depot
Or any other obviously rightwing merchant

Too many people think that I am holding grudges.

They say that like it is a bad thing.

Wuddles440

(2,144 posts)

5. That's also my philosophy!

Reply to UpInArms (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 10:02 AM

Yesterday

Stay strong.

IbogaProject

(6,106 posts)

6. "Sail the High Seas"

Reply to Scrivener7 (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 10:06 AM

Yesterday

Is a turn of phrase to suggest avoiding the official release. Especially with how bad shows get altered for digital distribution.

For an example w/o suggesting it should be used is a site TVPass.org which carries many broadcast channels. Some switch w digital TV standards have knocked out ABC so my wife uses it to watch Jeopardy on ABC NYC. Only downside is those investors don't get credit for that view and it would be horrible if Mr Eliarson had to scrimp on his extravagant lifestyle.

UpInArms

(55,498 posts)

2. Money equals power

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 09:30 AM

Yesterday

The more money they have, the more power they grab

2naSalit

(104,061 posts)

7. Maybe...

Reply to UpInArms (Reply #2)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:08 PM

22 hrs ago

Since so many of us are without vast amounts, perhaps we could find a way to make money toxic so that it has no value to the rest of us. There has to be a way to take it away from them.

mwmisses4289

(4,865 posts)

4. Haven't watched cbs in years. they started going to hell in the Clinton years.

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2026, 09:33 AM

Yesterday

Haven't really watched any network channels, except a local abc station for local news and weather.

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