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Chasstev365

(8,249 posts)
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 09:23 AM Wednesday

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 Wednesday OP
Boycotts are not ineffective. We just seem to lack the will to do them right. Scrivener7 Wednesday #1
I have no UpInArms Wednesday #3
That's also my philosophy! Wuddles440 Wednesday #5
"Sail the High Seas" IbogaProject Wednesday #6
Money equals power UpInArms Wednesday #2
Maybe... 2naSalit Wednesday #7
Haven't watched cbs in years. they started going to hell in the Clinton years. mwmisses4289 Wednesday #4

Scrivener7

(60,177 posts)
1. Boycotts are not ineffective. We just seem to lack the will to do them right.
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 09:28 AM
Wednesday

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

UpInArms

(55,503 posts)
3. I have no
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 09:32 AM
Wednesday

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.

IbogaProject

(6,109 posts)
6. "Sail the High Seas"
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 10:06 AM
Wednesday

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.

2naSalit

(104,111 posts)
7. Maybe...
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 12:08 PM
Wednesday

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

(4,884 posts)
4. Haven't watched cbs in years. they started going to hell in the Clinton years.
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 09:33 AM
Wednesday

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

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