mulcahey@lemmy.world to Boycott US@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agoToo many people I know are like thislemmy.worldimagemessage-square149linkfedilinkarrow-up1845arrow-down117
arrow-up1828arrow-down1imageToo many people I know are like thislemmy.worldmulcahey@lemmy.world to Boycott US@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square149linkfedilink
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·3 days ago I don’t care if people boycott but I certainly hope they have an understanding of how ineffective that could be. Boycotts can be extremely effective if enough people get on board. Witness the pain the USA’s tourism industry is facing due to the Canadian boycott. Or the US liquor industry due to that same boycott.
minus-squareLilB0kChoy@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoReally? Seems more like it’s hurting the industry, which was already in decline, and has led to no actual positive change. I guess we have different definitions of effective.
Boycotts can be extremely effective if enough people get on board.
Witness the pain the USA’s tourism industry is facing due to the Canadian boycott. Or the US liquor industry due to that same boycott.
Really? Seems more like it’s hurting the industry, which was already in decline, and has led to no actual positive change.
I guess we have different definitions of effective.