Forum Post: National Television Boycott
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 13, 2011, 8:37 a.m. EST by mrtaylor
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Idea: boycott television on one of the biggest advertising weeks of the year, Thanksgiving week. This is easy for everybody to participate in and could be meaningful on so many levels. By turning off the tv we shut of the voice of the politicians, the voice of the corporation, and it's good for the environment. We buy all the products and we vote. Let's ignore THEM for a week and give em a good scare.
Word up! Kill your TV! http://redroom.com/member/e-maria-shelton-speller/writing/queen
I will ....except for football. Or the Macy's parade. Might go Christmas shopping instead. Who's with me?
Been television free 4 years now. So count me in!
I may start tuning out today. It dawned on me this morning that I live in two worlds and the one on television does more harm then good. Sarah Palin doesn't exist if I turn off the tv nor does Fox News. I can let the issues of the day come to me naturally instead of having false ones shoved my throat. More Freedom
Anybody who has the talent to implement something like this feel free. I think it could be significant.
EXCELLENT IDEA! 99% of television = trash anyway.
I got rid of cable almost 2 years ago and never looked back. What freedom!!! I got my life back.
For a great many of us, television has become an addiction. IMO, American television is part of AN EXPERIMENT IN COLLECTIVE CRETINIZATION that is probably unique in human history.
As the Dalai-Lama counselled, "TURN OFF THE T.V."!!!
Call it "We're Turned Off"
I like it ^^ I'd be up for boycotting TV. :)
A friend of mine who actually knows what he's doing is willing to help get it started. I'm not very tech savy.
Word up! Kill your TV! http://redroom.com/member/e-maria-shelton-speller/writing/queen
YEAH! That'd be a GREAT name for a boycott.
In spiritual terms, I would not hesitate to say that American television as it exists nowadays is AN INSULT TO SPIRIT, to the "image of God" in each of us. WE NEED SILENCE in order to recreate ourselves and reconnect with our souls. 99% of television is mere "NOISE POLLUTION", AN ASSAULT ON THE BRAIN AND ON THE SOUL.
We OWE IT to ourselves to refuse to be cretinized any longer.
The launching of a "WE'RE TURNED OFF" movement would be a great boon to the OWS movement. More intelligent Americans would have more free time to join in the nationwide protests.
My friend just suggested turn off tv for a lifetime. This is great advise but a highly participated short term boycott has the potential to delivery an immediate physical blow to the people we're protesting against. I think it's something people across the country who are not ready for a complete lifestyle change can do to make a difference.
Agree the internet is a better media source and if people dont trust it just buy the ebook news or paper news