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Question For All Labour Supporters
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Are you now going to stop contributing to the coffers of the News Coorporation Group by getting rid of your sky subscrition , stop buying the newspapers / magazines / books and the other products of this group ?
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What an odd question. If you told me that the Timothy Taylor brewery was owned by a supporter of and contributor to the Conservative Party - as it may well be - would you expect me to stop buying that company's glorious Landlord Ale, because a penny of every pint might find its way into Tory coffers? Absurd notion! Same applies to the Murdoch empire's products.
It is impossible to live your life boycotting certain products and services because you do not agree with who that company support.
I could ask the equally absurd question to Conservative Supports,
"Are you now going to stop contributing to the coffers of UNITE, UNISON and ASLEF by not flying anywhere, not using public services and avoiding train travel?"
I could ask the equally absurd question to Conservative Supports,
"Are you now going to stop contributing to the coffers of UNITE, UNISON and ASLEF by not flying anywhere, not using public services and avoiding train travel?"
Nothing absurd about the notion .
I neither expect or dont expect you to stop buying the company's ' glorious ale ' - I dont know you personally .
However there may well be folk who would , out of a sense of their principles , or whatever you want to cal it .
Granted , it would be difficult to spend your time ascertaining exactly what every single product of this group are - in order to bouycott them .
However I have heard people stating that they are thinking of stopping their subscription to sky or buying the newspapers of the group ( one assumes therefore that that they are labour supporters )
As for the reference to UNITE /UNISON / ASLEF - what the dickens has your example got to do with the price of fish - do they own the the companies whose workers they represent ?
I neither expect or dont expect you to stop buying the company's ' glorious ale ' - I dont know you personally .
However there may well be folk who would , out of a sense of their principles , or whatever you want to cal it .
Granted , it would be difficult to spend your time ascertaining exactly what every single product of this group are - in order to bouycott them .
However I have heard people stating that they are thinking of stopping their subscription to sky or buying the newspapers of the group ( one assumes therefore that that they are labour supporters )
As for the reference to UNITE /UNISON / ASLEF - what the dickens has your example got to do with the price of fish - do they own the the companies whose workers they represent ?
Well, Berti, I obviously do not know whether any given Tory supporter has a wife and children/grandchildren. However, if they do, I suppose you would expect them to have forbidden the former from ever shopping at Sainsbury's or the latter from spending a penny on any item of Harry Potter merchandise...books, cinema visits, DVDs or whatever. Why? Well, Lord Sainsbury and J K Rowling have been major Labour donors for years. The list could go on.
As you yourself say, "It would be difficult to spend your time ascertaining exactly what every single product of this group are in order to boycott them."
The point there surely is that it's a matter of swings and roundabouts, isn't it? Labour supporters are buying products provided by Tory donors and Tory supporters are buying products provided by Labour donors...and they always will if the products are to their liking. Eeksy-peeksy!
That's why I think your notion is absurd. But what the hey!
As you yourself say, "It would be difficult to spend your time ascertaining exactly what every single product of this group are in order to boycott them."
The point there surely is that it's a matter of swings and roundabouts, isn't it? Labour supporters are buying products provided by Tory donors and Tory supporters are buying products provided by Labour donors...and they always will if the products are to their liking. Eeksy-peeksy!
That's why I think your notion is absurd. But what the hey!
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