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dashiellqvverty · 20 days ago

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i cannot tell you how much it infuriates me to see headlines about starbucks losing money captioned with “boycotts work!!” like…. okay what change did starbucks make in response to losing that money?? what change did you WANT them to make? what ties to israel do they have and how would it impact israel if they cut those ties?? starbucks losing money is evidence that a boycott is HAPPENING, but not that it is “working” or achieving any particular goal. the point of a boycott isn’t simply to punish a company for being shitty, it is to force their hand to make a CHANGE. and to be absolutely clear, fuck starbucks i am all for not giving them your money. but an organized boycott with a tangible goal and choosing not to support a place are two different things.

#it makes me so mad because a boycott of starbucks COULD perhaps have an impact on their anti union practices. for example.#and like a lot of people are boycotting them right now imagine if there was a specific demand motivating that!!!#but there isn’t #and i hate to use this term but i can’t think of a better one. but it’s truly giving virtue signaling #because it’s very easy to say ‘look at me i’m not getting starbucks’#and harass anyone you see with a starbucks cup online #but are you boycotting israeli produce? are you boycotting hp products?#again i am not saying it’s BAD to refuse to support starbucks #or that everyone should turn around and give them all their money #but there is a REASON they’re still not on any bds lists #r.txt

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