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RE: Conservatives threaten to boycott Netflix
May 23, 2018 at 2:32 pm
(May 23, 2018 at 2:03 pm)Tiberius Wrote: (May 23, 2018 at 1:33 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Now they're after the First Amendment too?
Boycotting something has nothing to do with the 1st Amendment. Netflix is not the government. Obama is not the government. Boycotting something is a way for consumers to show disapproval for a company and/or a company's product by refusing to buy it. It's entirely related to private enterprise.
Boycotting is a valid economical measure.
The reasons behind a boycott however, should be subject to scrutiny. Boycotting a streaming service because they are paying a politician you don't like for shows you aren't being forced to watch, comes across as a little petty. There are plenty of shows on Netflix that don't involve Obama.
My point was they want people to say only things they approve of. If you want to niggle the fines, have fun with that.
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RE: Conservatives threaten to boycott Netflix
May 23, 2018 at 3:11 pm
(May 23, 2018 at 2:13 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: By the way, 13 reasons why 2 was EPIC!!!!
OMG, I hated that show. Made it about two or three episodes before I was looking forward to the girl killing herself. What a tedious bitch. /sorrynotsorry
I know that sounds harsh, but what the fuck is wrong with that girl blaming people over petty, stupid things? Grrrrrrr.
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RE: Conservatives threaten to boycott Netflix
May 23, 2018 at 3:14 pm
(May 23, 2018 at 3:11 pm)Shell B Wrote: OMG, I hated that show. Made it about two or three episodes before I was looking forward to the girl killing herself. What a tedious bitch. /sorrynotsorry
I know that sounds harsh, but what the fuck is wrong with that girl blaming people over petty, stupid things? Grrrrrrr.
It's a show geared more toward mentally infantile, unreasonable teenagers. I was warned to not watch it, because I was considering it at one time, and it seems I made the right decision.
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RE: Conservatives threaten to boycott Netflix
May 23, 2018 at 3:25 pm
So much for the promoters of "free speech" (right to be a total douchebag and expecting no social consequences )
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RE: Conservatives threaten to boycott Netflix
May 23, 2018 at 3:45 pm
(May 23, 2018 at 3:11 pm)Shell B Wrote: (May 23, 2018 at 2:13 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: By the way, 13 reasons why 2 was EPIC!!!!
OMG, I hated that show. Made it about two or three episodes before I was looking forward to the girl killing herself. What a tedious bitch. /sorrynotsorry
I know that sounds harsh, but what the fuck is wrong with that girl blaming people over petty, stupid things? Grrrrrrr.
Oh. Sorry. :-(
I thought it was a compelling and suspenseful story lol. Don't think what she did was right, but could understand how a young person could be pushed into that position after everything that happened. Did you watch the whole season?
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RE: Conservatives threaten to boycott Netflix
May 23, 2018 at 4:12 pm
Anything conservatards hate I imagine I'll love. Keep up the good work, Netflix. This country needs something besides that cocksucker trump on the air.
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RE: Conservatives threaten to boycott Netflix
May 23, 2018 at 5:26 pm
(May 23, 2018 at 2:02 pm)Shell B Wrote: (May 23, 2018 at 1:35 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: Am I only one who thinks this type of BS on both sides is getting rediculous?
No. That's why people like me are Independent.
Me too.
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RE: Conservatives threaten to boycott Netflix
May 23, 2018 at 6:02 pm
(May 23, 2018 at 2:32 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: (May 23, 2018 at 2:03 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Boycotting something has nothing to do with the 1st Amendment. Netflix is not the government. Obama is not the government. Boycotting something is a way for consumers to show disapproval for a company and/or a company's product by refusing to buy it. It's entirely related to private enterprise.
Boycotting is a valid economical measure.
The reasons behind a boycott however, should be subject to scrutiny. Boycotting a streaming service because they are paying a politician you don't like for shows you aren't being forced to watch, comes across as a little petty. There are plenty of shows on Netflix that don't involve Obama.
My point was they want people to say only things they approve of. If you want to niggle the fines, have fun with that.
That still has nothing to do with the 1st amendment. Unless they are trying to pass legislation to prevent Netflix from hiring / airing certain shows, it’s not a freedom of speech issue.
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RE: Conservatives threaten to boycott Netflix
May 23, 2018 at 6:35 pm
(May 23, 2018 at 6:02 pm)Tiberius Wrote: (May 23, 2018 at 2:32 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: My point was they want people to say only things they approve of. If you want to niggle the fines, have fun with that.
That still has nothing to do with the 1st amendment. Unless they are trying to pass legislation to prevent Netflix from hiring / airing certain shows, it’s not a freedom of speech issue.
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RE: Conservatives threaten to boycott Netflix
May 23, 2018 at 7:33 pm
I haven’t forgotten. Let’s be sensible though. Calling a conservative boycott of Netflix a 1st amendment issue is bullshit.
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