Reply #9: I DO pay DISH Network to get it. [View All]

And, DISH is owned by a rightwinger; however, I believe that we really need to support efforts to broadcast progressively-oriented television. So, I donate monthly to FreeSpeechTV. I have to weigh things, and I'm not willing to allow www.freespeech.org (Free Speech TV) to fail. That's the final decision that I have made.

I hopte that makes sense. I came to the conclusion after reading "Confessions of An Economic Hitman," by John Perkins, as well as his subsequent book. He explains how the corporatocracy works (the worldwide network of multinational corporations that really run countries, and who use our government personnel towards their own ends). After much thought, he came to the conclusion that the best model for addressing the situation was that of the Rain Forest Action Network (R.A.N.). To make a long story short, R.A.N. tends to hammer out agreements for improvement with these huge corporations, after having embarassed them publicly for their shortcomings. It is a terribly effective strategy. I'm not going to forgo cable and satellite connections totally, and punish efforts to bring the truth to the public. I will, however, avoid watching CNN, MSNBC, etc., and I'll let them know it. I used to work for a defense contractor (in the infamous 80's), and my hubby worked for the oil industry for decades, before we came to the Light. I've come to realize that my dollar vote has more impact than my vote at the polls; but, the situation isn't one of totally boycotting everything, if it means failing to reward a step in the right direction. I hope this makes a bit of sense. It's just the decision we made after careful thought.

P.S. I'm not really supporting Chris Matthews, because the bulk of their profits comes from people listening to the commercials and patronizing the sponsors. I do neither. They don't make significant profit from DISH paying them, to my knowledge.