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Are theatres turning off air-conditioning to suppress the box office for Sound of Freedom?
American Thinker ^ | 11 Jol, 2023 | Thomas Lifson

Posted on 07/11/2023 5:31:04 AM PDT by MtnClimber

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To: MtnClimber

You do realize, that each theater likely has its own HVAC unit right? Go look at google earth and look at the roof of your local multiplex, those rectangular things on the roof, those are individual HVAC units.. you will see that there are typically many of them on the roof, usually if you count them, more than 1 per theater.

Folks need to stop the conspiracy theory on this.


61 posted on 07/11/2023 7:01:36 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: MtnClimber
The Democrat Party was--maybe still is--the pro-slavery party.

Is it now the pro-child-trafficking party?

62 posted on 07/11/2023 7:03:43 AM PDT by Savage Beast (Going into debt is like taking the canoe out WITH the tide and coming back AGAINST the tide!)
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To: Jotmo

I agree, some rogue employee here and there perhaps, but more likely these reports are just normal issues with HVAC systems out of 2852 theaters some are going to have problems.

Those that did, some folks thinking conspiracy go to the internet and post, and then right wing sights looking for content pick it up and run with it.

The odds of some grand conspiracy, just don’t pass the fundamental smell test.

I can see some low level grunt here and there perhaps playing games in individual theaters, but the idea that this is some grand conspiracy at the corporate level? Not very likely at all.

2852 theaters, a certain number of those are just going to have problems.. and yes folks go look at the roof of your local multiplex on google maps with satellite mode, and you will see that most multiplexes have individual hvac systems per theater... so no, it wouldn’t be unusual that 1 theater lost its HVAC while others are working fine.


63 posted on 07/11/2023 7:05:54 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
Why would a theater want to lose money?

The owners don't, but the "woke" liberal employees who don't care if a theater makes money will put their ideology ahead of the interests of the theater owners.

64 posted on 07/11/2023 7:09:00 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: one guy in new jersey
Are you saying not every theater showing SoF is having mysterious A/C issues?

Nope.

65 posted on 07/11/2023 7:09:36 AM PDT by ScottinVA
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To: MtnClimber

Best to have the closure-due-to-accident data to back-up any accusations. Otherwise, we’re “QAnon”.


66 posted on 07/11/2023 7:12:01 AM PDT by Socon-Econ (adi)
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To: Mark17

Nope, the are demonically driven-


67 posted on 07/11/2023 7:17:42 AM PDT by Bob434
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To: Captain Peter Blood

Ah yes.

Now that widespread pedophilia can no longer be dismissed, now the efforts of the pedis, or those controlled by them, to keep normies in the dark, is the new conspiracy theory.

Nice going, troll.


68 posted on 07/11/2023 7:28:10 AM PDT by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: discostu

I see the bot/sjw cubicle is out in full force today.

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No. Who comes up with these stupid ideas

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Yes .

The folks all across the nation who experienced it is who.

Spit.


69 posted on 07/11/2023 7:30:16 AM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: Alas Babylon!

It’s a way to punish those who watch the movie, and discourage such bad think in the future, as well as countering any buzz or word-of-mouth the current viewers might spread.


70 posted on 07/11/2023 7:32:41 AM PDT by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: Dandy

Tell you you support LGBTQpedo without telling me you support LGBTQpedo.

What part of multiple independent eyewitnesses don’t you get?


71 posted on 07/11/2023 7:34:20 AM PDT by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: nomorelurker
There is no such thing as QAnon.

Nice to see you get your information from places like The View.

Q explicitly mentioned Ballard, in drop 1881.

Although that was in connection to child trafficking in Haiti.

72 posted on 07/11/2023 7:38:25 AM PDT by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: cuz1961

Well that’s a lot of dumb in one post.

AC breaks, especially in summer when it works harder. My favorite theater had the AC break in one of the rooms a few weeks ago. Was that some conspiracy against whatever movie they were showing there? Or just bad luck.

I don’t think anybody is “experiencing” any of this. They just love to feel persecuted so when anything goes wrong they insist it’s some grand plan against them. Meanwhile, back in reality, if they didn’t want the movie to succeed they just wouldn’t have shown. There’s really no reason to do anything more complicated than say no to the distributor.

Spit all you want, just shows how low class and low info you really are.


73 posted on 07/11/2023 7:38:45 AM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: discostu

/-)

Sounds like you think there’s a conspiracy of some sort.

Bless your heart.


74 posted on 07/11/2023 7:42:02 AM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: discostu

I don’t think anybody is “experiencing” any of this. They just love to feel persecuted so when anything goes wrong they insist.

/\

Sounds like you think it’s a conspiracy.

/-)

How High class of you.


75 posted on 07/11/2023 7:44:41 AM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: HamiltonJay
Yes, I do realize that each screen could have a separate AC system. But, if the reports are true, this happened in over 20 screens at AMC theaters and they were all the screen showing this movie. This movie basically tied the Indiana Jones movie on opening day even though it showed on a limited number of screens. These theaters could just change the movie to another screen unless they were afraid that it would cause that AC system to fail too...

Fox was going to release this movie three years ago, but folded under pressure and did not release it. Maybe it is all just a coincidence.

76 posted on 07/11/2023 7:44:44 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: mewzilla

Thank you Mewzilla!

Christians MUST climb to the tops of the 7 Mountains of Society that has been conquered by Satan!!!! Government, Religion, Family, Education, Entertainment, Media and the Economy. Lance Wallnau and Johnny Enlow have great teachings on this subject. The demonic principalities are currently ruling these mountains and they must be returned to God and conquered by His children.


77 posted on 07/11/2023 7:47:48 AM PDT by YouGoTexasGirl ( )
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To: SeekAndFind
Why the gimmick? If the purpose is to suppress the film, just don’t show it!

This whole thing sounds like something that young, stupid leftists would do, rather than the company itself. Kids who work at theaters might share this idea over social media, like reddit (there is a subreddit devoted to movie theater workers, for example).
78 posted on 07/11/2023 7:52:26 AM PDT by fr_freak (Such a foul sky clears not without a storm.)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

The AMC theatre I went to, once had an ac issue while we watched a christian movie. After the movie, they gave us all a free ticket to come back for any movie. So, not sure if they can give money back.


79 posted on 07/11/2023 7:53:54 AM PDT by GMThrust
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To: MtnClimber

Oddly enough, I can think of a legitimate reason for this. The reports are that the film is consistently selling out. Especially in the remaining wake of COVID having kept people away from theaters, and the impact on regular system maintenance that may have had, the A/C units may simply not be capable of handling the significant increase in collective body heat registered by thermostats in packed auditoriums.

Which is not to say that the sabotage theory isn’t worth examining.


80 posted on 07/11/2023 8:01:56 AM PDT by william clark (A man who is unwilling to be proven wrong has little regard for truth.)
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