(04-26-2023, 12:21 PM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(04-26-2023, 11:35 AM)Lucky2Last Wrote: No, let me reframe this discussion, because your confidence annoys me.

Tucker is THE most watched show on all of cable network television. Even though he offends different groups at different times, he has a MASSIVE following.... more than double his competitors. Advertisers are getting twice the bang for their buck by airing on his show. So, if a company is not choosing to put their product on his show, it's not because of the lack of views. It's because there is an alternative pressure that's coming from somewhere else. Now, I know you like to believe that it's the people that put pressure on advertisers, but you yourself say that Americans don't successfully boycott anything, right? So, it's not the people that are creating that pressure. Where's it coming from, Marty?

Advertising on Tucker Carlson's show is not a good look.  He offends too many people.  A lot of companies don't want to be associated with the views he expresses.  It's that simple.  There are a million other ways for them to advertise.  There's no reason they would pick his show, with all that controversy.  It's not that there would be any kind of successful, organized boycott.  It's just unnecessary controversy that they don't want to deal with.  Why offend people if you don't have to?  

How would you answer the question you posed?

Who cares if he offends people. Dylan Mulvany offends people, and you were trying to buy stock because you believed people won't follow through with their boycott. Bud can advertise with who it wants, right? What difference does it make? They are just expanding their demographic, right? Oh, that's right... except for when you're told that person can't have that view. Who tells you that? Why don't you ever think outside your bubble?

You want to know the answer to my question? Here it is: There is more profit in controlling the narrative than there is in convincing people to buy your product. This is true whether you're a business "selling" a product or a politician "selling" a policy. Control the market via market capture and policy regulation. Control the narrative via censorship and distraction. Profit.

Tucker has attacked the senior brass at the DOD, Pfizer, the January 6th narrative. Nothing he said with regards to these criticisms were wrong as far as I can tell. They were certainly obnoxious. There is some spin at times... I seriously doubt he's capturing the whole truth of the issue, but where do you find that? Look around, Marty... the only opinions are not attacked as far right is whatever pro-government position that's currently held by Democrats. Name a single right-wing issue that isn't attacked as absurd. 

Yet... and here's the kicker... congress still passes laws ALL the time. Which ones? We have no [BLEEP] idea. Who do they benefit? Not us. We don't even know about them. We know about transphobia, though. Yea!

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