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louis-t

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121. I will once again quote my father.

Reply to PoindexterOglethorpe (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 28, 2025, 01:54 PM

Feb 2025

"It is better to light one, small candle than to curse the darkness." I ain't buying shit today.

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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