Pat12@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 days agoWhat can US citizens do to fight/prevent their country enabling genocide?message-squaremessage-square108fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat can US citizens do to fight/prevent their country enabling genocide?Pat12@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 days agomessage-square108fedilink
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoIt’s not a false equivalence, it’s the same exact thing Its a lie. The lie is “you can do collective action individually”. You can’t… That’s not how any of this works Boycotts are real. Voting with your wallet is just shopping. There’s no message to it, no power - just a slice of consumers to market to differently or a need to pivot
minus-squareshplane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days agoYou can vote with your wallet by not shopping.
It’s not a false equivalence, it’s the same exact thing
Its a lie. The lie is “you can do collective action individually”. You can’t… That’s not how any of this works
Boycotts are real. Voting with your wallet is just shopping.
There’s no message to it, no power - just a slice of consumers to market to differently or a need to pivot
You can vote with your wallet by not shopping.