ECONOMIC BLACKOUT FRIDAY FEB 28TH 2025

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33. Dark n Stormy Knight just posted a reminder and a link in Activist Headquarters. A great read!

Here's the article referenced:
https://abovethelaw.com/2025/02/whatever-your-politics-join-no-buy-friday-on-february-28-as-a-great-economic-experiment/

Post:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10113837

Excerpt from the article:

Even if you hate DEI, I invite you to join this consumer blackout on February 28. You have nothing to lose — at the very least you will save a little money. And don’t tell me you can’t go a single day without buying anything. Make coffee at home. Fill your gas tank the day before or the day after. Eat that old can of beans that you’ve been navigating around in your kitchen cabinet for months. And in the name of all that is holy, don’t buy anything online.

There are not many chances for an individual worker, a consumer, to have any sort of real influence on the massive corporations that dominate our lives. Joining this no-buy Friday on February 28 could be the only opportunity you have for a while to show big companies that they are successful because of us, not the other way around. Our political division is their strength. Showing big companies that we can unite, however briefly, would send a powerful message.

Whatever your politics, consider joining in for a 24-hour hiatus on spending this February 28. I guarantee you have a lot more in common with other potential participants, even those who may have voted differently than you, than you do with Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk.