• MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    Boycotting is literally not doing something.

    And it only took five days worth of it to get Jimmy Kimmel back on the air.

    It doesn’t really meet the bare minimum of action despite being a step in the right direction.

    See above.

    Returning to a neutral position from supporting something materially isn’t applying pressure without political organization to receive it and direct it.

    Basically false. See above.

    Maybe shop your Boycotting Doesn’t Work bullshit elsewhere?

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      9 days ago

      Compelling stuff. So what are you expecting Kimmel to do? What follows from that?

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        Compelling stuff. So what are you expecting Kimmel to do?

        Your claim was that boycotts are ineffective, which i easily refuted with the Kimmel example.

        What follows from that?

        Confidence. If getting Jimmy back on the air only took five days of angry protest, what else should we protest?

        So much for the futility that you’re trying to peddle.

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          Yes. I asked what effect getting Kimmel back on air has. I don’t know if you’re familiar with him, but he is actually a talk show host. Not every public figure has political power. You sound like the conservatives who think they saved Bud Light and Cracker Barrel from the scheming woke. It’s embarrassing. I already forgot who Kimmel even was after that incident until you reminded me.

          I’m not the one peddling futility, you’re the one claiming we ought to be satisfied with boycotts. I suppose we can wait a few years, double back, and see who was right. Are you game? I can set gloating that I was right as a reminder in OrgMode five years from today.

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            Yes. I asked what effect getting Kimmel back on air has. I don’t know if you’re familiar with him, but he is actually a talk show host.

            So you’ve decided to be condescending. Let’s see how that works out for you.

            Not every public figure has political power.

            And sometimes, that public figure gets treated unjustly, which causes a firestorm, which elevates the power and influence of said public figure. As in the case of Jimmy Kimmel.

            You sound like the conservatives who think they saved Bud Light and Cracker Barrel from the scheming woke. It’s embarrassing.

            You sound like a typical lemmy.ml user. This makes it impossible for you to sound compelling or thought provoking. As such, I floss my ass crack with your assessment.

            I already forgot who Kimmel even was after that incident until you reminded me.

            Let me see if I can help you out:

            I don’t know if you’re familiar with him, but he is actually a talk show host.

            There, you’re all caught up.

            I’m not the one peddling futility, you’re the one claiming we ought to be satisfied with boycotts.

            No, you’re doing the lemmy.ml member schtick.

            I suppose we can wait a few years, double back, and see who was right. Are you game? I can set gloating that I was right as a reminder in OrgMode five years from today.

            Why? You’re from lemmy.ml, where reality doesn’t matter, and goalposts are always moving.