Boycott

[Threviel]

It seems there's a grassroots movement in the free world to boycott American products, 80% of Swedes are ready to boycott all things American for example.

How do you guys feel about that? For my part, as a gamer and software developer it is very difficult to boycott US companies, I can't do much without Windows or MacOS, I despise Linux for everyday use. Same with phones, to boycott the US is to go back to a dumb phone.

But when it comes to other things it's easier, local brand instead of Heinz or Lay's or whatever.

And what do you fascist pigs over there think? Are you doing your part and boycotting the companies that openly support the government?

[The Brain]

For items or services where alternatives are readily available I certainly try to avoid US products from now on. "US products" here includes US-owned. For IT and finance, switching to non-US stuff is often difficult, and not something I plan to do right now at least. Will I stop using American streaming services? Unlikely right now, but when picking something to watch I would choose the non-American movie or TV show, other things being equal. At least that may hurt US production companies and whatnot.

[Josquius]

I fully support a boycott in American cars.
Alas I suspect those who would take this up are already doing it.

[Sophie Scholl]

I've definitely kept track of what companies have kept their DEI initiatives in place and have chosen them whenever possible. The same with foreign and domestic companies who have made stands against the current regime and their horrid policies. I fully support any boycotting of the US. 

[garbon]

No, I'm unlikely to do so as I don't think it would have much impact beyond adding extra labor for myself. I don't mind those who do.

[Admiral Yi]

I've got nothing to boycott.

Good luck to the people who participate.  Hope it does some good.

[crazy canuck]

Anecdotal data point for you.

I had five calls yesterday from clients wanting to make sure they were in compliance with the Canadian competition bureau's regulation for advertising their products as either "made in Canada" or "Product of Canada".

The reason?  Retailers are scrambling to stock Canadian products because American products are not selling.

You gotta feel for retailers locked into supply agreements with American suppliers.  They are getting stuck with inventory they can't sell, and where those products are perishable (fruit and veg for example) the retailers are in some trouble.

[Grey Fox]

As we talked in the Canadian thread boycotting American companies is a phyric victory in Canada. Lay's is the easy example. Yes, it's owned by Pepsi Co but for Quebec's market, products are made locally will local products.

I'm boycotting American products either Made in the USA or Products of the USA. Not that hard outside groceries, everything is made in China.

[Eddie Teach]

Well, no.

Our democracy is volatile, but still better than the alternative.

[grumbler]

I live in central Virginia, and pretty much everyone I know was a subscriber to the Washington Post. I cancelled my subscription when the whole "Democracy dies in Bezos" announcement was made, and that's pretty universally true among those I have talked to.  The school I teach at had a WaPo subscription for each of the three teacher's lounges, but those have been cancelled as well.

I understand the urge to just boycott all things American, regardless of whether that hurts those opposed to Trump or not, because there is no good way of telling the difference. Inside the US, we have the info to be a little more selective in our boycotts.

[Valmy]

I generally only boycott companies that do something bad enough to get my attention. That list is starting to get annoyingly long these days 

[DGuller]

I live in central Virginia, and pretty much everyone I know was a subscriber to the Washington Post. I cancelled my subscription when the whole "Democracy dies in Bezos" announcement was made, and that's pretty universally true among those I have talked to.  The school I teach at had a WaPo subscription for each of the three teacher's lounges, but those have been cancelled as well.

I understand the urge to just boycott all things American, regardless of whether that hurts those opposed to Trump or not, because there is no good way of telling the difference. Inside the US, we have the info to be a little more selective in our boycotts.

Same here, canceled my subscription as soon as Bezos blocked the endorsement.

[Richard Hakluyt]

I have cancelled a variety of services which, amazingly, cost over $1k per annum. I have relented on my elder scrolls online subscription though, figuring that the LGBT friendly options in that game will be enraging to the Magerati.

[Syt]

Boycotting WaPo is easy. Amazon is a bit tougher (though I did cancel Prime).

Apropos of nothing, just leaving this link here: https://www.removepaywall.com/

[HisMajestyBOB]

I live in central Virginia, and pretty much everyone I know was a subscriber to the Washington Post. I cancelled my subscription when the whole "Democracy dies in Bezos" announcement was made, and that's pretty universally true among those I have talked to.  The school I teach at had a WaPo subscription for each of the three teacher's lounges, but those have been cancelled as well.

I understand the urge to just boycott all things American, regardless of whether that hurts those opposed to Trump or not, because there is no good way of telling the difference. Inside the US, we have the info to be a little more selective in our boycotts.

Same. I've stopped reading the Post as well, with two exceptions. My office still has a WaPo subscription so I pilfer the Sunday comics page for my kids, and I read the Capital Weather Gang's live updates for local weather info, but that's it.

I still have my Prime subscription and card, but will probably cancel soon. I've found ebay and Target to generally be a better option.