Edman85 Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Not exactly a right wing opinion page this morning. Quote
romad1 Posted February 27 Author Posted February 27 29 minutes ago, Edman85 said: Not exactly a right wing opinion page this morning. Thiessen is a nutter. 1 Quote
Edman85 Posted February 27 Posted February 27 4 minutes ago, romad1 said: Thiessen is a nutter. He is but he has been there a while. 1 Quote
mtutiger Posted February 27 Posted February 27 It'd look a lot more right wing if three of the columns weren't discussing arguably Trump's least popular policy position (ie. Russia) Quote
chasfh Posted February 27 Posted February 27 Just now, mtutiger said: It'd look a lot more right wing if three of the columns weren't discussing arguably Trump's least popular policy position (ie. Russia) Give it time. Quote
romad1 Posted February 27 Author Posted February 27 colleague mentions to me...that Jeff Bezos wife and some other oligarch wives are supposed to go up into space with his Blue Origin thing. If they survive that trip it means Bezos is an Oligarch in good standing but if they die...that is defenestration in the Putin model. Quote
romad1 Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 I don't know how effective this will be but...I'll play along. 1 Quote
chasfh Posted February 28 Posted February 28 It would be nice if it had any impact at all, given how it’s not well-promoted or reported on. Quote
romad1 Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 4 minutes ago, chasfh said: It would be nice if it had any impact at all, given how it’s not well-promoted or reported on. and probably suppressed by social media that is under the thumb of the robber barons. Quote
oblong Posted February 28 Posted February 28 aren't people just going to then buy it on March 1? I see it as just a shifting of purchases around. 2 Quote
gehringer_2 Posted February 28 Posted February 28 (edited) 6 minutes ago, oblong said: aren't people just going to then buy it on March 1? I see it as just a shifting of purchases around. Yeah - there are two ways to look at this: OOH, as you note, it's not a true boycott that will put any actual economic pressure on any vendor because they don't really care if you buy today or tomorrow as long as you buy. But OTOH, it could be quite effective as a signal of the breadth and organizing power of the opposition movement. Edited February 28 by gehringer_2 Quote
romad1 Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 28 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said: Yeah - there are two ways to look at this: OOH, as you note, it's not a true boycott that will put any actual economic pressure on any vendor because they don't really care if you buy today or tomorrow as long as you buy. But OTOH, it could be quite effective as a signal of the breadth and organizing power of the opposition movement. The opposition needs a Gandhi to call for a day of prayer and fasting. 1 Quote
Edman85 Posted February 28 Posted February 28 1 hour ago, oblong said: aren't people just going to then buy it on March 1? I see it as just a shifting of purchases around. Saw a skeet from JC Bradbury saying just this and my prior was confirmed by an expert economist. 1 Quote
LaceyLou Posted February 28 Posted February 28 1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said: Yeah - there are two ways to look at this: OOH, as you note, it's not a true boycott that will put any actual economic pressure on any vendor because they don't really care if you buy today or tomorrow as long as you buy. But OTOH, it could be quite effective as a signal of the breadth and organizing power of the opposition movement. This is the first part of a few months of different boycotts-next up is a week of no Amazon. My hope is that it gets people to look for and buy from the smaller places, and to learn just how many brands are owned by a much larger company. It's going to take a lot of time to shift people's buying habits, but it's a good start. 1 Quote
romad1 Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 The real hammer blow would be a general strike. People just call in sick on a nation-wide basis for a day or two. Quote
romad1 Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 I guess the market will have some turbulence from all the chaos that Trump brought. Quote
LaceyLou Posted February 28 Posted February 28 19 minutes ago, romad1 said: The real hammer blow would be a general strike. People just call in sick on a nation-wide basis for a day or two. I recall seeing a call for this kind of strike recently. I'll let you know if I find it. Quote
romad1 Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 4 minutes ago, LaceyLou said: I recall seeing a call for this kind of strike recently. I'll let you know if I find it. I'm game. Quote
romad1 Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 General strike plus marches in favor of... not this. Quote
LaceyLou Posted February 28 Posted February 28 I did a quick search on Bluesky and I'm seeing different things.... one is for March 14th, another for May 1-3rd. I'm seeing a few others, too. Hmmm, we're going to need to be more organized. Quote
romad1 Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 29 minutes ago, LaceyLou said: I did a quick search on Bluesky and I'm seeing different things.... one is for March 14th, another for May 1-3rd. I'm seeing a few others, too. Hmmm, we're going to need to be more organized. Very true. Quote
CMRivdogs Posted February 28 Posted February 28 1 hour ago, LaceyLou said: I did a quick search on Bluesky and I'm seeing different things.... one is for March 14th, another for May 1-3rd. I'm seeing a few others, too. Hmmm, we're going to need to be more organized. Something on the basis of the Viet Nam War moratorium protests of the late 60s? https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/second-antiwar-moratorium/#:~:text=In the fall of 1969,15%2C 1969. 2 Quote
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