They aren't going to change their political strategy unless their pocketbook is affected. This was done earlier with Tesla, but Disney is not a one-business company, so it will not easily be threatened with bankruptcy by the actions of one group of people.
I think it's likely to be more successful with Disney. Musk is committed to fascist ideology; Disney seems to have mostly just thought it was easier to comply. show them it isn't, and they'll change directions.
Disney adults was not on my radar. Thank you for this. Not only is it a bright spot in the hellscape of current news but it gave me the nudge I needed to cancel my own subscription.
"Most people don’t want to have Trump at the center of every aspect of their lives."
Substitute "a fascist regime" for "Trump" -- he is just the figurehead, the sideshow to distract us while the christofascists (who in no way follow the teachings of Christ), technofascists, opportunists, and other "shareholders" in this bought-and-paid-for regime do their cruelty and destruction.
"Horst Ludwig Georg Erich Wessel (9 October 1907 – 23 February 1930) was a member of the Sturmabteilung (SA), the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party, who became a propaganda symbol in Nazi Germany following his murder in 1930.... After his death, Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels elevated him into a martyr for the Nazi Party."
They aren't going to change their political strategy unless their pocketbook is affected. This was done earlier with Tesla, but Disney is not a one-business company, so it will not easily be threatened with bankruptcy by the actions of one group of people.
I think it's likely to be more successful with Disney. Musk is committed to fascist ideology; Disney seems to have mostly just thought it was easier to comply. show them it isn't, and they'll change directions.
As if apparently losing $4 billion wouldn’t show them the way…
Disney adults was not on my radar. Thank you for this. Not only is it a bright spot in the hellscape of current news but it gave me the nudge I needed to cancel my own subscription.
Yes. Agree. One tiny friendly amendment:
"Most people don’t want to have Trump at the center of every aspect of their lives."
Substitute "a fascist regime" for "Trump" -- he is just the figurehead, the sideshow to distract us while the christofascists (who in no way follow the teachings of Christ), technofascists, opportunists, and other "shareholders" in this bought-and-paid-for regime do their cruelty and destruction.
Thanks for coming to my micro TED-talk.
useful explainer, thank you, Noah. a little bit of hope in the morning following the madness of yesterday's memorial service.
you mean the rally? 🙄
Someone shared on social media yesterday:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst_Wessel
"Horst Ludwig Georg Erich Wessel (9 October 1907 – 23 February 1930) was a member of the Sturmabteilung (SA), the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party, who became a propaganda symbol in Nazi Germany following his murder in 1930.... After his death, Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels elevated him into a martyr for the Nazi Party."
Glad to see Disney adult influencers hoping to …influence against Disney, but, anecdotally the majority of Disney adults I know are MAGA 😭