circa 2009.
Posted on 11/15/2017 11:04:02 AM PST by Kaslin
Like it or not, America is locked in an ongoing culture war between those who support the country and the Constitution on the one side and those who want to tear America down and create a new, single-viewpoint nation in their image on the other side. This culture war seems to be pushed by an increasingly hostile and domineering far left. Instead of eagerly embracing debate, which is both the American Way and enshrined in the Constitution, elements of the progressive side are actively trying to shut that debate down.
Oddly, considering their progressive, Bernie Sanders-like pro-socialism position in the political debate, these opponents of the Constitution's free press guarantees are using free-market capitalism as a weapon. They are calling on advertisers to boycott certain networks (Fox) and certain shows (Hannity, at least this week – stay tuned for a different boycott target next week). The George Soros-funded Media Matters, set up specifically to attack Fox News on a daily basis, is leading the charge, prodding advertisers to boycott the show. In what seems like an example of groupthink, many other mostly online far-left (and some not so far left, like Forbes) "publications" are also demanding that advertisers boycott Hannity and Fox.
This is just wrong.
America has enshrined the idea of vigorous political debate in the First Amendment, and in an environment where there are far more left-leaning news media outlets than conservative ones, opposition should be cherished. At least since the disputed 2000 presidential election, there has been a rough balance among 24/7 cable news outlets, with CNN and MSNBC lined up on one side and Fox News on the other, each outlet providing a balance against those on the other side.
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And thus why Taylor Swift is keeping her politics to herself.
Why alienate half your audience?
Advertisers Shoot Themselves in the Foot When They Take Sides AGAINST AMERICA.
Advertisers DO NOT Shoot Themselves in the Foot for Being Patriotic.
Patriotism never has hurt them and never will hurt them.
"Rough balance...", not really. It's overwhelming liberal progressive indoctrination and propagandizing from news outlets, for the most part drowning out the few conservative news outlets. The majority of red-state citizens have chosen to stand firm against the propaganda.
Exactly
I am not a fan of Taylor Swift, but that is a smart decision by her.
One company in particular, USAA, the military veteran run insurance giant claims to be for and about the military. But on the other hand, they flat refuse to consider dropping their advertising from the NFL. They have been blistered for months on face book for their stand and respond in our face with a thank you for your views but a lot of folks watch the NFL and we are staying put. So the translation is, there is money there and we dont care what we claim to be, we are going where the pieces of silver can be found.
“Advertisers Shoot Themselves in the Foot When They Take Sides”
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Hey!
I have little use for gub-mint NOR corpRaySuns neither!
Semper POTUS.45! ~ IF WE Can Keep Him?/!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I have made the following observation that proves, falsely, “perception is reality”.
Take Papa John’s Vs. Chic-fil-a.
Chic-fil-a builds a business built on uncompromising values. And, when necessary, they publicly stand by and defend those values (thought they do not volunteer). By most straight business plan accounts, they aren’t much different than any other large fast food chain. But they are far more successful. They are more expensive for sure. Their costs MUST be higher than their competition. They have an army of kids working in their stores. They donate a comparatively significant amount of revenue to local causes and charities. They generally pay higher wages. But the stores are always packed with customers. Is the food that good? The service is certainly top notch and the stores are clean. Is the food that much healthier than the competition? What drives the throngs of customers into the business?
Papa John’s advertises like crazy. They spend huge amounts on advertising and have a slogan (Better ingredients better pizza). When the founder comes under fire, he makes a statement and expresses some opinions. Was this profit driven or values driven? Then the company gets letters and phone calls. The corporation races to the media to apologize and reverse direction. Were their sales affected and their actions based on values or profits?
In the Chik-fil-a case, their value driven action likely helped their sales. But do the letters and phone calls actually hurt sales, or are they reacting to their perception of “potential” sales based on pressure felt by only one side? I think this is emblematic of why the left wins a lot of these battles. They make more noise and most don’t have the patience to see if it’s real or just bluster, with regards to their actual customer base.
Papa John’s has now gone and upset both sides of the debate. I predict they will start cutting back on advertising as a result of sliding sales and revenue. They have alienated everyone and now appear weak, misguided and greedy. This will hurt their business and they will falsely blame it on their patriotic support and not their anti-american stance.
"...USAA..."
You noticed that? And the latest commercial where the woman talks about how she outranks her husband? They have become very politically correct. I’ve been with them 40 years and but would not start with them now.
The real dilemma for Papa John's is, where do they find a similar day/time/audience mix that will provide the same return on advertising investment that they had with the NFL, especially Sunday afternoons?
One of our young'uns told her school class that we were a "mixed marriage".
Mrs. Thulldud is from Upstate NY. Ergo, a Yankee.
She was driving when the offspring made that revelation. Nearly wrecked them all.
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