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Showing Original Post only (View all)You Should Avoid These Right-Wing Companies [View all]
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http://samuel-warde.com/2014/08/avoid-these-right-wing-companies/
As we discussed in our recent article, 4 Ways You Can Effectively Fight Conservatives, there are many things we can do to combat their agenda. We can work to advocate truthfulness, avoid television stations that air conservative Super PAC propaganda. WE can support candidates facing elections against right-wing candidates
And we can boycott boycott boycott right-wing companies whose products and services help fund the conservative agenda and candidates.
For your convenience, here is a list of but a few of those companies we should avoid. Be sure to share with your family and friends. This is by no means a fully comprehensive list, but it is a good beginning.
As some of you noted, companies like Hobby Lobby and Papa Johns are good ones to avoid as well however, this list is focused more on larger operations such as those by News Corp and Koch Industries as you can see below.
NEWS CORP
Be sure not to watch:
20th Century Fox Television programs on other networks (24, Married with Children, etc.)
Big Ten Network (49%)
Fox Business Network;
Fox College Sports
Fox Movie Channel
Fox News
Fox News Channel
Fox Reality Channel
Fox Soccer Channel
Fox Sports en Español
Fox Sports Enterprises
Fox Sports Net
Fox-branded local television stations
Foxtel (25%)
FUEL TV
FX Networks
National Geographic Channel (International) (50%)
National Geographic Channel (US) (67%)
Speed Channel
Sport South
Do not watch movies produced by these studios:
20th Century Fox Español
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
20th Century Fox International
20th Century Fox movies;
Blue Sky Studios pictures;
Fox Searchlight Pictures;
On the web, avoid:
AmericanIdol.com
AskMen.com
Authonomy via HarperCollins
Fox Interactive Media
Fox.com
Foxsports.com
GameSpy
Hulu.com
IGN
MyNetworktv.com
MySpace (5%)
News Digital Media
Scout.com
TheSimpsons.com
TheXFactorUSA.com
WhatIfSports
Do not buy/subscribe to magazine/print publications or read books from:
Alpha
Barrons weekly financial markets magazine.
Big League
Chopper
Country Style
Financial News
Harper Collins
Lifestyle Pools + outdoor design
Live to Ride
Marketwatch Financial news and information website.
MasterChef Magazine
Modern Boating
Modern Fishing
New York Post
Overlander 4WD
SmartSource Magazine
Super Food Ideas
Tattoo
The Wall Street Journal
Truck & Trailer Australia
Truckin Life
Two Wheels
Two Wheels Scooter
Vogue Entertaining + Travel
Zondervan Publishing
THE KOCH BROTHERS
ADI-Pure ®
Antron ®
Brawny brand paper towels and other products;
Chemical products including: Sure Sol ® products
Comforel® fiberfill
CoolMax ®
Cordura ® fabric
DACRON ®
DBE ® dibasic esters
Delica ®
DemakUp ®
Dixie® Brand cups plates, and other products;
European brands: Colhogar ®
Georgia-Pacific lumber and paper products;
Inversoft ®
Kitten Soft ®
Koch Agricultural Operates cattle ranches
Koch Fertilizers
Lotus ®
Man-made fabrics and fibers including: LYCRA ®
Mardi Gras brand paper goods;
Matador Ranch Hunting ranch.
Moltonel ®
Northern brand toilet paper;
Nouvelle ®
Okay
Oxyclear
Performa ®
Polarguard ®
Polyclear ®
Polyshield ®
Soft-n-Gentle® brand toilet paper;
SolarMax ®
Somerelle ® Bedding
Sparkle brand paper goods;
Sparkle brand paper napkins;
Stainmaster® carpet and fabric care products;
Supplex ® Fabric
Tactel®
Tactesse ® Carpet Fibers
Tenderly ®
Terathane
Thermolite ®
Tutto ®
Vanity Fair brand paper napkins;
Zee brand paper goods
THE DeVOS FAMILY
AMWAYproducts (much of which are made in China) including: Nutrilite ®
Artistry make-up and skin care products
Body Series personal products;
DITTO Delivery
eSpring laundry and cleaning products;
Fulton Street Market products;
Glister oral care products;
Hi-Gear automotive products
iCook
Legacy of Clean;
Miss America make-up and skin care products
NUTRIPET ® products
Nutriplant agricultural products;
Perfect Empowered drinking water
Personal Accents ® scents;
Satinique bath products;
The Creme LuXury Collection make-up and skin care products
The NBA ® Orlando Magic
Trend Collection make-up and skin care products
XLP automotive products
XS energy drinks
And we can boycott boycott boycott right-wing companies whose products and services help fund the conservative agenda and candidates.
For your convenience, here is a list of but a few of those companies we should avoid. Be sure to share with your family and friends. This is by no means a fully comprehensive list, but it is a good beginning.
As some of you noted, companies like Hobby Lobby and Papa Johns are good ones to avoid as well however, this list is focused more on larger operations such as those by News Corp and Koch Industries as you can see below.
NEWS CORP
Be sure not to watch:
20th Century Fox Television programs on other networks (24, Married with Children, etc.)
Big Ten Network (49%)
Fox Business Network;
Fox College Sports
Fox Movie Channel
Fox News
Fox News Channel
Fox Reality Channel
Fox Soccer Channel
Fox Sports en Español
Fox Sports Enterprises
Fox Sports Net
Fox-branded local television stations
Foxtel (25%)
FUEL TV
FX Networks
National Geographic Channel (International) (50%)
National Geographic Channel (US) (67%)
Speed Channel
Sport South
Do not watch movies produced by these studios:
20th Century Fox Español
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
20th Century Fox International
20th Century Fox movies;
Blue Sky Studios pictures;
Fox Searchlight Pictures;
On the web, avoid:
AmericanIdol.com
AskMen.com
Authonomy via HarperCollins
Fox Interactive Media
Fox.com
Foxsports.com
GameSpy
Hulu.com
IGN
MyNetworktv.com
MySpace (5%)
News Digital Media
Scout.com
TheSimpsons.com
TheXFactorUSA.com
WhatIfSports
Do not buy/subscribe to magazine/print publications or read books from:
Alpha
Barrons weekly financial markets magazine.
Big League
Chopper
Country Style
Financial News
Harper Collins
Lifestyle Pools + outdoor design
Live to Ride
Marketwatch Financial news and information website.
MasterChef Magazine
Modern Boating
Modern Fishing
New York Post
Overlander 4WD
SmartSource Magazine
Super Food Ideas
Tattoo
The Wall Street Journal
Truck & Trailer Australia
Truckin Life
Two Wheels
Two Wheels Scooter
Vogue Entertaining + Travel
Zondervan Publishing
THE KOCH BROTHERS
ADI-Pure ®
Antron ®
Brawny brand paper towels and other products;
Chemical products including: Sure Sol ® products
Comforel® fiberfill
CoolMax ®
Cordura ® fabric
DACRON ®
DBE ® dibasic esters
Delica ®
DemakUp ®
Dixie® Brand cups plates, and other products;
European brands: Colhogar ®
Georgia-Pacific lumber and paper products;
Inversoft ®
Kitten Soft ®
Koch Agricultural Operates cattle ranches
Koch Fertilizers
Lotus ®
Man-made fabrics and fibers including: LYCRA ®
Mardi Gras brand paper goods;
Matador Ranch Hunting ranch.
Moltonel ®
Northern brand toilet paper;
Nouvelle ®
Okay
Oxyclear
Performa ®
Polarguard ®
Polyclear ®
Polyshield ®
Soft-n-Gentle® brand toilet paper;
SolarMax ®
Somerelle ® Bedding
Sparkle brand paper goods;
Sparkle brand paper napkins;
Stainmaster® carpet and fabric care products;
Supplex ® Fabric
Tactel®
Tactesse ® Carpet Fibers
Tenderly ®
Terathane
Thermolite ®
Tutto ®
Vanity Fair brand paper napkins;
Zee brand paper goods
THE DeVOS FAMILY
AMWAYproducts (much of which are made in China) including: Nutrilite ®
Artistry make-up and skin care products
Body Series personal products;
DITTO Delivery
eSpring laundry and cleaning products;
Fulton Street Market products;
Glister oral care products;
Hi-Gear automotive products
iCook
Legacy of Clean;
Miss America make-up and skin care products
NUTRIPET ® products
Nutriplant agricultural products;
Perfect Empowered drinking water
Personal Accents ® scents;
Satinique bath products;
The Creme LuXury Collection make-up and skin care products
The NBA ® Orlando Magic
Trend Collection make-up and skin care products
XLP automotive products
XS energy drinks
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OffWithTheirHeads
Aug 2014
#4
Like someone else said, 85-90% "purity" is probably the best you can hope for.
nomorenomore08
Aug 2014
#52
Dixis Cups made by the Koch brothers company "Georgia Pacific." Here are other Koch products I avoid
blkmusclmachine
Aug 2014
#21
doing good here--would say about 98% (a couple of clothing items less than pure!-- but,
niyad
Aug 2014
#14
OK. I can see not watching Fox News. But is any DUer really going to boycott movies
Nye Bevan
Aug 2014
#16
Note that Fulton Street Market (Amway) has nothing to do with Fulton Street Brewery
Thor_MN
Aug 2014
#24
Both those shows were created by liberals, and make frequent jokes RE: Fox's conservatism.
nomorenomore08
Aug 2014
#49
I tend to steer clear of most mainstream Hollywood productions, strictly due to lack of interest.
nomorenomore08
Aug 2014
#50
I use very few, if any, of these to begin with. But thanks for the heads-up regardless.
nomorenomore08
Aug 2014
#48