People focus more on the people who don’t boycott every single thing
Is this really true? I have never seen such a behaviour. Boycotting perfectly is kinda hard in the US because it looks like almost all of the big corporations fund the genocide.
I think there is a possible legitimate mental health problem arising from the feeling of helplessness when you don’t directly and immediately see the effects of the boycott. This is exacerbated by most people not participating in it. But I don’t know if an exposure therapy where you fund a little genocide as a treat is the way to go about this. This sounds like effective altruism even.
Boycotting perfectly is kinda hard in the US because it looks like almost all of the big corporations fund the genocide.
And because so many things are owned by the same corporations (sometimes without it being obvious that this is the case, due to how parent corporations can own so many others). And due to the Christian culture framework, people tend to view it from a lens of whether they are being a good person or not, rather than whether it is measurably effective at doing anything. So you end up with “leftists” online scolding each other about whether they have the moral fortitude to stick to a boycott, instead of asking whether it is actually effective as is, and if it can be, what to do about people who fail at it other than moralizing at them.
boycotting in the US is hard because they live in a capitalist society where all human connection is taboo and evil. they have to organize COLLECTIVELY for an effective boycott which is so hard where nobody likes anyone
I’m not sure that’s true. It’s more that everyone has basic needs that are funded by different schedules. The only get together excuse you can legit get time off is Sunday church, and even that is eroded. People bash blue laws, but it was a guaranteed day off.
I assume with “every single thing” they mean the BDS list or even just a certain list that they got in their head via osmosis.
Basically you get shit on for eating at MCdonalds, drink at starbucks or buy stuff from zara etc. But burger king, random coffee franchise that does support israel, but is not on a list or buying call of duty, is okay.
Is this really true? I have never seen such a behaviour. Boycotting perfectly is kinda hard in the US because it looks like almost all of the big corporations fund the genocide.
I think there is a possible legitimate mental health problem arising from the feeling of helplessness when you don’t directly and immediately see the effects of the boycott. This is exacerbated by most people not participating in it. But I don’t know if an exposure therapy where you fund a little genocide as a treat is the way to go about this. This sounds like effective altruism even.
And because so many things are owned by the same corporations (sometimes without it being obvious that this is the case, due to how parent corporations can own so many others). And due to the Christian culture framework, people tend to view it from a lens of whether they are being a good person or not, rather than whether it is measurably effective at doing anything. So you end up with “leftists” online scolding each other about whether they have the moral fortitude to stick to a boycott, instead of asking whether it is actually effective as is, and if it can be, what to do about people who fail at it other than moralizing at them.
boycotting in the US is hard because they live in a capitalist society where all human connection is taboo and evil. they have to organize COLLECTIVELY for an effective boycott which is so hard where nobody likes anyone
I’m not sure that’s true. It’s more that everyone has basic needs that are funded by different schedules. The only get together excuse you can legit get time off is Sunday church, and even that is eroded. People bash blue laws, but it was a guaranteed day off.
I assume with “every single thing” they mean the BDS list or even just a certain list that they got in their head via osmosis.
Basically you get shit on for eating at MCdonalds, drink at starbucks or buy stuff from zara etc. But burger king, random coffee franchise that does support israel, but is not on a list or buying call of duty, is okay.