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Do you ever boycott businesses?

Do you ever boycott businesses?


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There is no ethical consumption under capitalism.

Prodding aside, I think they are limited in their success and liable to push back from other segments of the population. I've avoided businesses out of personal distaste, but almost everyone out there does something somewhat unsavory to make or save a buck.
 
I would love to boycott more than I do, but I am realistic with my ability to force change. Most issues (ie. Chick fil A having a an anti gay marriage stance) do not ruffle my feathers to the extent where I find it necessary to boycott. There have been times where I have been bothered to the point of boycotting, but most of the time I try to pick my battles.
 
I would love to boycott more than I do, but I am realistic with my ability to force change. Most issues (ie. Chick fil A having a an anti gay marriage stance) do not ruffle my feathers to the extent where I find it necessary to boycott. There have been times where I have been bothered to the point of boycotting, but most of the time I try to pick my battles.

It all comes down to individual conscience. I know my Kraft boycott of decades is probably pointless, but I feel good about it. ;)
 
Not really. I may find myself saying I'll never go there again, only to go there again. Recently the local newspaper ran an expose about the administration of the locals Goodwills in my city showing that the CEO was making a ridiculous amount, his family members also in high executive positions, and barely anything going to charity like it's supposed to. That really turned me off and even though the CEO resigned I'm still reluctant to go there for now.
 
It all comes down to individual conscience. I know my Kraft boycott of decades is probably pointless, but I feel good about it. ;)

Exactly. Sometimes you just have to take your anger out on something. Just like my boycott on tolls by paying in pennies. Will never change anything, but it will make me feel better.
 
Also I meant to vote: I occassionally boycott, but the issue has to be especially egregious
 
All the time.

Facebook - It started with a joke, and years later, I'm still a one-man boycott of the evil Facebook regime.

I refuse to read any of the garbage from Salon or Buzzfeed.

I'm still part of #Gamergate, and eschew traditional gaming media in favor of various YouTubers.
 
Once in a blue moon. I only do it if the company itself is doing something atrocious or financing something that I think is despicable. If it is the CEO using his personal money then that isn't enough to cause a boycott.

I don't hold grudges, though. If the company stops doing the thing I don't like I stop my boycott.
 
I boycott Hobby Lobby for their funding of anti LGBTQ organizations. They also stood in favor of some forms of employee discrimination. Court: Hobby Lobby ruling OKs some employment discrimination - POLITICO
Are you a crafty kind of person who shops for their kind of stuff? If not, any boycott is kind of meaningless. I can say that I boycott Victoria's Secret over the way they objectify women, but my saying so would be hollow as I'd never shop there anyway. If so, where do you go if not Hobby Lobby?
 
About the only two Oliver Stone movies I can remember watching was Platoon and Conan the Barbarian. I liked both of those. But I tend to stay away from political movies. That is unless they are fairly factual which most of Stone's political movies aren't. I prefer to watch documentaries on the History channel on folks instead of going to the movies to see JFK or Nixon. I can't remember watching any others of his movies except the two I mentioned.
I've seen a few of his movies, and I can also say that I enjoyed them for the most part, but that was 20+ years ago and my "boycott" started since then after I realized what he is about.
 
Do you ever boycott businesses?

If so, why?

I don't but my wife does. And, since she does most of the shopping....with my money, I guess I do boycott after all. :)
 
Once in a blue moon. I only do it if the company itself is doing something atrocious or financing something that I think is despicable. If it is the CEO using his personal money then that isn't enough to cause a boycott.

I don't hold grudges, though. If the company stops doing the thing I don't like I stop my boycott.
I am with you there. I separate personal money & causes from business money & causes.
 
but almost everyone out there does something somewhat unsavory to make or save a buck.
Well, in a market driven by capitalism, they do these things with the side effect of serving the market.
There is no ethical consumption under capitalism.
Given the above, if its legal, one could say all consumption under capitalism is ethical, it all serves a combination of personal interest that benefits the markets, and is engaged in freely, and equally. (anyone can start a business, anyone can purchase, etc.) That's about as close to purely ethical as you can get. I hope you didn't mean altruistic!

The issue is that some people IN the market, want unethical things. Literally, there are people who want to pollute, purely out of laziness, for example. <- that has nothing to do with capitalism, this means not all PEOPLE are ethical. We try to regulate that with our broken government(s).

You prodded me good :) And I agree on other part of your boycott stance.
 
I've seen a few of his movies, and I can also say that I enjoyed them for the most part, but that was 20+ years ago and my "boycott" started since then after I realized what he is about.

Understand, those two are the only ones I remember seeing.
 
I've seen a few of his movies, and I can also say that I enjoyed them for the most part, but that was 20+ years ago and my "boycott" started since then after I realized what he is about.

I refuse to add to Scientology's coffers.
 
I boycott the Phuckie Yew Massage Parlor. After two botched Happy Endings I refuse to continue to use their services... :peace
 
Are you a crafty kind of person who shops for their kind of stuff? If not, any boycott is kind of meaningless. I can say that I boycott Victoria's Secret over the way they objectify women, but my saying so would be hollow as I'd never shop there anyway. If so, where do you go if not Hobby Lobby?

Im not a crafty person. My girlfriend however is. She mostly shops at a local crafts supply stores. We have a nice little local craft store in a downtown art district where we live.
 
There are some businesses I never frequent, I don't know if you could call it a boycott, but if I get bad service or they have bad products, I simply choose to go elsewhere.
 
I wouldn't say I boycott them, but I generally avoid shopping for clothes at fast fashion places (H&M, Zara etc) and instead buy from sustainable producers, vintage/thrift stores and small businesses.
 
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I agree 100%. Words are totally arbitrary, everyone can decide what they mean. The dictionary is pointless !]

The point of a dictionary is to report common usage, not to define what words mean so people are required to use them that way. Unfortunately, in recent years, we've started to see them become politicized on some words, such that people lobby the dictionary manufacturers to change definitions instead of letting common usage make those changes.
 
Heh, I did not know that

Yeah, I tend to try to buy from local gaming stores, but Hobby Lobby can have dry erase maps, figurines, and such. But they also tend to carry a large array of dice too. I've been known to make "emergency trips" to Hobby Lobby when my dice have run out of luck.
 
Do you ever boycott businesses?

If so, why?

I wouldn't walk into a walmart or a Mcdonald's if they were giving stuff away. These people are abusers of labor and carry on a particularly pernicious agenda.
 
Do you ever boycott businesses?

If so, why?

I don't know if I would call it boycott but I do choose based on history and experience what businesses get my money and patronage and which do not.
 
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