Most farms are owned or operated by Trump supporters, so maybe give up food too?wifeisafurd said:Okay, fair enough. You still have some way to go. You essentially have to cut off all content. But re: Cal sports and sports are stupid, you do realize you are posting on a Cal sports site, yes?dajo9 said:The vast majority of what you suggest, I have already done. I have cut off a few friendships (I was never the type to be friends with Trump types even before 2016) and stopped listening to some bands as well. I don't have time in my life for people who are hateful to my family - even indirectly.wifeisafurd said:Well don't stop there. Avoid watching sports, because there are plenty of athletes (not to mention owners and management) who voted for Trump. In fact, in talking with Wilcox, he was surprised how politically conservative Cal players tend to be - so stop watching Cal sports. Also, don't watch anything with Jon Voigt, Dennis Quad (or his bothers for that matter), James Wood, Tim Allen, supposedly Clint Eastwood (he supposedly said he liked Trump's policies), Jerry Brukheimer (so there are ton of movies off your plate), Isaiah Washington (tell you wife to stop watching Grey's Anatomy), John Ratzenberger (so no Toy Story, Cars, etc. for your grandkids), David Lynch (he also voted for Sanders, and12 percent of people who voted for Sen. Bernie Sanders,in the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries voted for Trump in the general election), and on and on.dajo9 said:
Like wiaf, I'm sick of Trump being on TV all the time. Friend was in continental Europe and put on BBC and it was Trump, Trump, Trump. Nobody has ever received more time for speech than Trump. The media loves Trump.
Trump has said he would purge non supporters from government and media. Why are you whining about individuals like me not being receptive to companies giving us entertainment from people who support that? Purge me? No. Purge you.
Kelsey Grammar supports Trump. He could be the funniest guy in the history of the world. I'm not watching him. Any media company would be dumb to not understand that about the viewing public.
It would also make sense when controlling for some demographics that there are plenty of Trump supporters in the entertainment industry. According to exit polls, most men, white Americans, Americans who had not completed college and baby boomers backed Trump, as did nearly half of those making more than $100,000 a year. Certainly there are countless people, including stars, in the entertainment industry who fall into those groups. Simply don't watch anything on TV or go to movies. You will be a better person for it.
What you desire is to provide a backlash to any of the 70 million who voted for Trump is to make this country divisive and endorse censorship that reeks of McCarthyism. It is a form of polarization that fundamentally altered political discourse, public civility and even the way politicians govern that was brought by Trump himself and that you are now to willing engage in and extoll.
For a variety of reasons, my viewing of sports, including college sports, and Cal sports are way, way down from what it used to be. But also, sports are kind of dumb when you think about it. Not sports themselves but the fanaticism it generates. Getting hysterical over grown men running around with a ball. Exalting kids because they are better at ballgames. And I used to be one of those people. Sports are fun, but, dumb too. Been watching the David Beckham documentary (you can fill me in on who I should avoid from that show). The whole thing with him and England was so dumb. Makes me embarrassed for all sports fans.
I've been to the movie theatre twice this year. Once at the request of my son and once to watch Barbie. So I'm good. I have some exceptions and I'm not puritanical about it. Obviously, rich people control a lot in this country and a lot of rich people like Trump. You can't win them all. And I certainly don't hold my family to my standards. But I have no use for a Kelsey Grammar supporting Trump. Nothing McCarthyesque (Trumpesque) about it. I'm not a Senator and if I were a Senator I wouldn't support any government action along the lines of what I am saying. I'm not like Trump.