The Paramount-WBD merger can be stopped! Challenging this merger means standing up for small businesses, workers, and consumers that will be hurt — and have been hurt — by even more consolidation. Here's what some of those with the most to lose have had to say:
"We used to stop mergers like this. The public used to be angry about them. Teddy Roosevelt is famous for breaking up monopolies, right? This one the public is pissed about. They know what's happening. They feel ripped off by the companies, and they're mad. This merger can be blocked. This is a town hall where you can talk about how a paramount takeover of Warner Brothers discovery would affect your job and your business. We are not disposable line items on a spreadsheet. I'm really angry. And the only reason why I'm not crying is because I have to tape an audition after this. I've spent 15 years working in the art department, and I am out of work. Don't have any prospects. My severance has run out. I'm starting a family, and I'm just pissed off. You think David Ellison's gonna take care of that? I got into this because I wanted to tell stories that made people go, oh, that's me. You will have less great TV shows and movies to bond with your grandma and your weird co-workers over. And that's bad for documentarians who wanna do hard-hitting projects. And it's also bad for democracy as a whole. Amen."
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The Paramount-WBD merger can be stopped! Challenging this merger means standing up for small businesses, workers, and consumers that will be hurt — and have been hurt — by even more consolidation. Here's what some of those with the most to lose have had to say: