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- From: bboerner@novell.com (Brendan B. Boerner)
- Newsgroups: austin.talk
- Subject: Re: Cable Rates going up.
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.191756.5975@novell.com>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 19:17:56 GMT
- References: <Bzo81B.2sGK@austin.ibm.com> <1992Dec22.202206.4566@mcc.com>
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- In article <1992Dec22.202206.4566@mcc.com> amck@rowdy.mcc.com (Alan McKendree) writes:
- >In article <Bzo81B.2sGK@austin.ibm.com> dewey@vpdbox.austin.ibm.com writes:
- >>Maybe we could organize a mass boycott of Austin Cablevision, ie get
- >>500-1000 people to all agree to cancel the cable on February first if
- >>they don't lower the cost, Carry the Sci-Fi and Cartoon channel, upgrade
- >>their equipment for more channels.
- >>Who's game?
-
- >Sure, threaten them with mass destruction if they don't give you what
- >you want, when you want it, at the price you want to pay. Why not
- >just get the government to nationalize all cable stations outright?
- >(Although you'd still have to get on the board of directors to assure
- >yourself of the programs you want to see.)
- >
- >No wonder you want the Cartoon Channel. You babies.
-
- Hmmm, Dewey calls for a boycott and Alan starts yapping about
- nationalizing the cable system. Where'd I miss the transition?
-
- Alan, a boycott is a perfectly valid method of affecting change in a
- capitalistic society. It's called voting with your dollars.
-
- Brendan
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