g88ner wrote:Babatunde wrote:That is what is called an economic boycott I believe. There's no feeble excuse that 'Oooh but I will lose my place in the ST queue and waited years to get one'. Sorry. So like I said, I won't sit here, bitch but keep paying my monies.
I have always said that with this board and manager the best thing to do is to hit them in the pocket, because that is where it will hurt them most. Marches like the black scarf protest and spineless joke organizations like the AST (LOL) have shown they are about as effective as a marshmallow toilet brush.
It is economic means and that is what I do.
That's very middle class of you
And that's fair enough in it's own little way.
Many fans, including Steveo, have taken on a similar boycott, and I have no issue with that whatsoever. This season, I've been to a lot less games than last season as I was disillusioned with the club, so I voted with my feet as well, and that was my own little personal boycott.
My dad does a similar personal boycott of gillette products as they use to test on animals. They'll never know they've lost his business, and they'll carry on regardless, but to my dad, it's a moral victory. And you're doing the same.
The club won't notice your silent protest, but you'll know - and that's important. A personal moral victory. I can respect that.
But considering your posts on this forum, I'm a little surprised you don't have an appetite for a more forceful protest and are quite happy to limit your protest to something so passive
After all, you're very direct and aggressive on here, so I wrongly assumed you'd be up for much more direct/in-your face action against the board/manager.
But you're doing your little bit, and that's the main thing. Well done.
I have said this thousands of times, and perhaps I over-estimated your intelligence, but I am constantly amazed at how certain individuals think they can convey a preemptive psychological evaluation based on...errrrm....a faceless online forum.
You say your dad's protest with Gillette is 'irrelevant'? Well I am sorry but your ignorance isn't an excuse to distort facts. Do you know that ever since the Washington based animal rights group highlighted Gillette's cruelty to animals back in 1986 (the rights group is called ARK II look it up), that Gillette were forced to restructure their whole animal testing methods? And start a new department exclusively dedicated to ethical standards? Is that not a massive change? Oh no, it's a phyrric 'moral victory'.
Perhaps though, your attitude of 'oh there's nothing you can do about it' is one that the animal rights group shoulda taken eh? I mean after all...who can take on any corporate behemoth hmmm? Pffft....
I repeat: if you think you can use a faceless online football forum, populated with sexually frustrated teenagers posing as savants (hi Henry Norris), and subsequently evaluate an individual's persona, then I'll tell you what, carry on.
But like I said. Please do not invent facts to justify your desire to buy into Wengerland.
Your Gillette example is completely false. I think you will also find that the negative press Gillette got for animal testing, caused a ripple effect and forced them into changing their practices.
But hey.
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There's nothing we can do about it. So Ivan, please sign me up for another overpriced season ticket, oh and whilst I am standing here in the Armoury, please get me five Alex Song keyrings, a Gervinho replica kit and a 125th year anniversary mug.'
If you're gonna condascend, make sure you know your facts son.
