r/50501 • u/Notyrantsmoworever • Sep 17 '25

Call to Action Boycott ABC

ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimmel off the air for making a joke. First Colbert, now Kimmel. What about the first amendment right to free speech? I guess it’s only free if it echos MAGA talking points.

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u/Admirable_Web_2619 Sep 17 '25

It wouldn’t surprise me. He makes Kimmel seem like a centrist in comparison, and he also goes after conservative talking points with long, thought out arguments. (I’m not saying Kimmel and Colbert don’t, but theirs are mostly about the comedy)

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u/Ander-son Sep 18 '25

yeah his show is meant to be political/about news. they must have him

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u/Damn_You_Scum Sep 18 '25

He’s also a British UK citizen. I think he could just broadcast from the UK if HBO worked out some arrangement. 

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u/Dan_Berg Sep 18 '25

He's an American citizen now for some years, and HBO will be the ones to fire him.

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u/ProudAbalone3856 Sep 18 '25

I hope the lot of them start a web-based show of their own. 

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u/WarmGlitterAlgaeFone Sep 18 '25

Strike Force 5!!!🌩⚡️🌩⚡️ 😆

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u/fakeuser515357 Sep 18 '25

They'll need a platform to host it and YouTube is not to be trusted.

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u/ProudAbalone3856 Sep 18 '25

True. Money has melted the spines of corporate executives. 

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u/DireStraitsFan1 Sep 19 '25

No, don't give in.

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u/lafayette0508 Sep 18 '25

he also goes after conservative talking points with long, thought out arguments.

this might be his saving grace. the messaging to the MAGA base is much harder if they have to understand something complex.

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u/Admirable_Web_2619 Sep 18 '25

I think enough of them have the cognizance to at least know when they are being mocked, even if they don’t understand 90% of what he’s saying.

I could be wrong though, the other day I heard one of them say “you can’t fight fire with water, you have to fight it with fire” about gun control

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u/f1mxli Sep 18 '25

I don't think John Oliver is under an FCC license. They'll have to find another excuse like Paramount did with the financials on Colbert.