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Beowulf42

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106. The Problem

Fri Feb 28, 2025, 12:20 AM

Feb 2025

is that this targets local shop owners and retailers. It does not one damn thing to punish Trump and the rest of the powerful people who prey upon us everyday. I refuse to punish my local bar, or restaurant for something they have no control over. If we want to have a nationwide strike, let's do it for one week and shut everything down. Have the guts to go for the whole enchilada.

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Can't do a one day boycott, it is just too much to ask. [View all] Voltaire2 Feb 2025 OP

Perfectly stated. No one wants to be inconvenienced until it's too late. Then, it's too late. jrthin Feb 2025 #1

lol it took me like 4 edits to get it mostly right. Voltaire2 Feb 2025 #2

I can't get Martin Niemoller out of my head. BidenRocks Feb 2025 #68

Yeah might lose out on friday deals. Because next Friday might not work. Autumn Feb 2025 #3

lol, that one belongs in the hof of lame excuses Sewa Feb 2025 #47

Shit, there is a whole thread on it. bottomofthehill Feb 2025 #91

Convenience and comfort are valuable enough commodities Torchlight Feb 2025 #4

A one day "boycott" is meaningless. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2025 #5

Or not. It is an exercise in movement building. Voltaire2 Feb 2025 #7

It's a wonderful way to connect duhneece Feb 2025 #57

It is not about affecting the gross economic figures. It is about showing the power of anti-consumerism. erronis Feb 2025 #12

It's also about the Resistance starting to moonscape Feb 2025 #31

I see it as a test birdographer Feb 2025 #42

Keep the energy going bdamomma Feb 2025 #49

THIS! Indeed!!! calimary Feb 2025 #112

Every bit helps GoreWon2000 Feb 2025 #22

unions often do short work stoppages DBoon Feb 2025 #28

We can always do it again. BonnieJW Feb 2025 #62

Maybe weekly? bleedingulcers Feb 2025 #64

Looks like our sign-holding group is gonna happen every Friday. calimary Feb 2025 #114

It's not the impact itself but the point it makes. paleotn Feb 2025 #65

Resistance is not meaningless. TomSlick Feb 2025 #103

I will once again quote my father. louis-t Feb 2025 #121

The point is to get the attention of the aristocracy. waterwatcher123 Feb 2025 #122

I bet your shaming tactic works well. Not really. I think I'll just put you on ignore. elocs Feb 2025 #6

you do that Voltaire2 Feb 2025 #8

Looks like you found one of your "too much to ask" people Fullduplexxx Feb 2025 #11

And notice the poster doesn't support DU at all... AKwannabe Feb 2025 #113

That's a whole lot of words to say... synni Feb 2025 #10

Childish. Put me on your list also, please. erronis Feb 2025 #13

Thanks for nothing. Captain Zero Feb 2025 #82

Well said. Thank you. LoisB Feb 2025 #9

I will buy my Friday morning treat at the local bagel shop & that's all the buying I'm doing. CrispyQ Feb 2025 #14

The suggestion is to use cash if possible. Voltaire2 Feb 2025 #17

I love cash. CrispyQ Feb 2025 #20

You need a housekeeper??? AKwannabe Feb 2025 #115

LOL. I used to stash weed too, before it went legal. CrispyQ Feb 2025 #116

the phone app 5 calls organizes everything yellowdogintexas Feb 2025 #66

Oh wow, thanks for this! Definitely going to check it out!! CrispyQ Feb 2025 #71

I'm using it! It's great! nt Dulcinea Feb 2025 #83

I called three times this week thanks in part to this app. CrispyQ Feb 2025 #120

I can't demonstrate at the capiol like i used to xmas74 Feb 2025 #15

That is all I expect of anyone: to do what they are capable of doing. Voltaire2 Feb 2025 #16

Excactly. It's what you CAN do. It's the "not willing to go to any effort at all" Coventina Feb 2025 #23

We don't get to ask, ever again, what the good Germans were doing Easterncedar Feb 2025 #18

this. Voltaire2 Feb 2025 #19

im doing what i can because i need to answer to posterity DBoon Feb 2025 #34

If we all do what we can... AKRicky Feb 2025 #21

I hope that you realize HarryM Feb 2025 #24

'call' and 'email' are equivalent. Voltaire2 Feb 2025 #26

But what if I don't have caramel for my sundae? progressoid Feb 2025 #25

well in general fuck starbucks Voltaire2 Feb 2025 #30

Thanks Your Holiness progressoid Feb 2025 #41

Of course you can buy your caramel the day before or after. Mariana Feb 2025 #84

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and how do you propose to create that? Voltaire2 Feb 2025 #32

Just imagine if Rosa Parks or others in the Civil Rights movement had that attitude. It has to start somewhere, and if JohnSJ Feb 2025 #35

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So let me understand this, you just joined DU to discourage people from doing this. So I guess that argument JohnSJ Feb 2025 #33

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welcome to du -- why are you trying to depress protest? obamanut2012 Feb 2025 #38

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It may have more of an effect than you think BeyondTheVeilJack Feb 2025 #88

The Crime Minister came to power on illusions..... lastlib Feb 2025 #54

You're the one Jilly_in_VA Feb 2025 #59

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First post huh? Welcome to DU I guess. GP6971 Feb 2025 #67

ohhh myyyyyy, sounds like I missed a rea pip of an exchange.. niyad Feb 2025 #98

Run of the mill troll...on the troll scale a "meh". GP6971 Feb 2025 #102

Ahh, okay. Then I don't feel so bad. niyad Feb 2025 #104

Welcome back to DU, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2025 #73

LOL JohnSJ Feb 2025 #86

Yeah, some people are all ass. johnp3907 Feb 2025 #76

Thank-you. and if someone once to do it and participate, why discourage it? Some complain about Congressional JohnSJ Feb 2025 #29

The Montgomery Bus Boycott lasted over a year. Just imagine what that was like tulipsandroses Feb 2025 #36

Not all of us are reluctant... charliea Feb 2025 #37

Just called my Senators orangecrush Feb 2025 #39

what is the problem? electron_blue Feb 2025 #40

it is just too much to ask Voltaire2 Feb 2025 #43

Yes, we're doing it, too! electron_blue Feb 2025 #93

People are saying that buying stuff on Thursday or Saturday instead of Friday Mariana Feb 2025 #95

We did plan ahead, my husband mothers memorial Lifeafter70 Feb 2025 #105

Boycott Maninacan Feb 2025 #44

My theory about the excuses not to participate tomorrow is that there Mike 03 Feb 2025 #45

I agree with everything you just wrote. Gimpyknee Feb 2025 #52

My mother in-law's memorial is not an excuse Lifeafter70 Feb 2025 #127

I will not buy anytging tomarrow but I doubt the boycot doc03 Feb 2025 #46

Hear hear! OldBaldy1701E Feb 2025 #48

In my rant I forgot to thank you for your post. Mike 03 Feb 2025 #50

If anyone needs to be properly shamed lol. JMCKUSICK Feb 2025 #51

This economic shutdown is a welcome start and my family and friends ALBliberal Feb 2025 #53

For anyone joining the boycott, markodochartaigh Feb 2025 #55

Some people are Debbie or Dennis downers Keepthesoulalive Feb 2025 #56

No internet, cell phones or TV shouldn't be a big deal for 24 hrs. MichMan Feb 2025 #58

Go to the source upacreek Feb 2025 #60

Also, remember MrsCheaplaugh Feb 2025 #96

I'm excited! Jkanad Feb 2025 #61

I am seeing this boycott all over the internet, yellowdogintexas Feb 2025 #70

However Jkanad Feb 2025 #94

Just got back from the grocery store. CareyOn Feb 2025 #63

That's the very thing! It has the younger generations ALBliberal Feb 2025 #74

Yup, will Americans allow themselves to be inconvenienced enough to fight for their own liberty and freedom? Magoo48 Feb 2025 #69

I've got about twenty five friends and their friends on board! MLAA Feb 2025 #75

Republican administrations bring uncertainty. pwb Feb 2025 #78

I intend to do the realistic things that have a reasonable impact per effort. Gore1FL Feb 2025 #79

My family will be participating in boycott LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2025 #85

It has been too cold for me Racygrandma Feb 2025 #87

Resist that is the point! upacreek Feb 2025 #89

I'm in, but I think it will take more than a 1 day boycott Northern_Light Feb 2025 #90

After careful consideration, I have decided those against the 24 Hour Blackout....is bullshit FHRRK Feb 2025 #92

This Battle Will Be Won (if it is) RobinA Feb 2025 #118

I know and it made me sick back during the W years moniss Feb 2025 #97

forgot to ad FHRRK Feb 2025 #99

Doing it here - got gas earlier in the week TBF Feb 2025 #100

It's All Too Much H2O Man Feb 2025 #101

The Problem Beowulf42 Feb 2025 #106

In my community, murielm99 Feb 2025 #107

It explicitly does not target local small businesses. Voltaire2 Feb 2025 #108

reduce consumption overall ClaudetteCC Feb 2025 #109

Shoot, I forgot. Littlered Feb 2025 #110

Drove to the office at 730 PennRalphie Feb 2025 #111

Darn. We'll see if there's an impact. LeftInTX Feb 2025 #124

Mo' boycotts, Mo' boycotts! NJCher Feb 2025 #117

Just seems like an ineffective token protest to me. . . Richard D Feb 2025 #119

I was gonna do the boycott until I got high (Ooh ooh ooh) DBoon Feb 2025 #123

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1 day boycott is pointless AkFemDem Feb 2025 #126