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Cathy's avatar

I gave up Amazon already. I don’t miss it and actually am happy to give local businesses patronage when possible. I’m also off Facebook, again, don’t miss it. I do still have Messenger, so far. Canceled Netflix, and not using Walmart or Target or Sam’s.

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Rebecca's avatar

I agree with the vote with your pocket books, it was a good tool used during the Civil Rights Movement. That said, all devices, Internet providers, and many platforms are owned by the very people supporting this fascist administration. The Broligarchs are emeshed in our day to day in a multitude of ways.

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SK's avatar

So true, and so discouraging. I'm taking my time so I don't get overwhelmed, but I would like to find an alternative to Gmail, switch to a credit union, stop using Google, etc etc etc. One foot in front of the other.

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Jennie Kristel's avatar

Ice been using duck duck go for years and is a great browser

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Rebecca's avatar

Try Duck Duck Go 😊 Simple, safe searching.

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Laurie's avatar

I deleted

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SK's avatar

Me too! I am basically evangelical now about not shopping on Amazon haha. I still get a few things from Whole Foods though-- working on alternatives. I've never shopped at Walmart, Target or Sam's so I'm not missing them. I just got my first Costco membership!

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Melissa Wendt's avatar

Ha — “evangelical about not shopping on Amazon” — me, too!

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Gardener Cherie's avatar

I quit Amazon several years ago but I still go on their website and look and never buy because I think it messes with them.

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Jenny Zehringer's avatar

While I love the idea of not supporting these businesses, it has to last more than one day. It’s all about changing your habits. I have cancelled Prime and deleted Facebook (working on IG) I’ve changed my grocery store to one that supports my

values, etc. I hope others will use the blackout day to start paying more attention to shopping habits and the impact they have on our society.

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Tracey Johnson's avatar

Exactly! And after researching Nestlé, that conglomerate is in the crosshairs permanently for me.

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areader's avatar

20s and 30s(40s, 50s), Blacks did not buy Hershey, but bought Nestlé instead, because Hershey would not hire Blacks.

Things. change.

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Elizabeth Dunn's avatar

Wow, as a formerly oblivious white person, I didn't know that about Hershey's! I'm sorry for their racism and my own ignorance! And now, like you say, Nestle is a rotten choice too.

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areader's avatar

Part of the reason they don't want to teach American History, including Black History. Techniques used during the Civil Rights Movement by Black Americans, are techniques all Autocrats want to remain unknown by many.

Boycotts Work

- Florida Orange Juice(Trump, Donalds, Bondi, Gaetz, Scott). Quietly, 'buy something else. Ask your Doctor what are other options for taking medicine(with).' Dr. Dick Gregory said this

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Jean Campbell's avatar

One day is a start.

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areader's avatar

Both work.

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Tracey Johnson's avatar

I have been trying to purchase less in general, and to check Goods Unite Us when I do spend to find a business that aligns most with my values. I feel it must make a dent or companies wouldn't scramble to abandon policies when threatened with "cancellation." Regardless, it makes me feel a bit better to not support those who are helping those who dismantling our government.

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Julie c's avatar

I’m so confused by this::: it does say boycott but they mostly donate to Dems???

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Elizabeth's avatar

I just set up card night by candlelight with my family on February 28. No phones, No shopping, No TV, just family and great homemade food to enjoy. Of course we will go total blackout for the day as well. Looking forward to it.

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Kate Bratskeir's avatar

brilliant! sounds like a new family holiday to me

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Rosebud48's avatar

Great idea! No cable, no phone, no internet, no shopping - books by candlelight!

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Jennie Kristel's avatar

Love this idea!!

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Elizabeth's avatar

Yes!

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Clodagh Maguire's avatar

It’s gone international- we’re doing it in Ireland too

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Ashley Helgerson's avatar

I agree. And I appreciate the efforts and will 100% be doing these things. But after it is done will peope just immediately go back to Amazon the next day and purchase? I don't really think one day or even one week is the answer. Peope need to divest of these companies completely.

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Kate Bratskeir's avatar

agree with you — but hopefully it will inspire some reflection in at least some of its participants, who'll start being more thoughtful about what and how they buy

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Lou's avatar

I'm finding away around the Billionair businesses as much as possible. Shop local, farmers market, less well known stores. I'm a stubborn woman when you push me, no telling what I can do without!

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areader's avatar

It worked during the Civil Right’s Movement. 1 day, or 1 product, or 380 days. Boycotts work.

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Jasper Moontree's avatar

This is brilliant if millions will do it! I like the schedule at the end of this article that targets specific stores during a 4 or 5 day period. That sends a pretty clear message. As a small business owner, if no one booked a session with me or walked through my doors for 5 days, I’d be very concerned and start asking questions to find out why and what I can do to bring them back! Thank you for breaking this down and making it clear and concise. I’m in!

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Laurie's avatar

I deleted Facebook, Threads, Messenger, Google maps. Hard to delete Google because of YouTube, hard to do Insta because of educational accounts I follow. Don’t use Google search. I’d like to know why Google has my Safari log. Getting prepared to delete my Google account I downloaded my Google history. It’s full of Safari, hmmm.

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Sharon Maxey's avatar

I’ve always boycotted Target, Walmart, Chic-fil-A, and Hobby Lobby.

But hell, yeah! I’m in for the rest!

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Chris Ann's avatar

Buy nothing to celebrate my birthday!

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Kate Bratskeir's avatar

You still must eat cake (or whatever makes you happiest)!

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Patricia Heller's avatar

Hope is all we've got, and hope in action (even when results are hard to measure) is a road to reclaiming actual power.

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Rosebud48's avatar

Baby steps will eventually have bigger impact as our strides lengthen - can’t do everything overnight - the MAGA & MEGA (Make Evangelicism Great Again) have been working on this coup for awhile.

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A doc reads's avatar

Well said and well done, Cathy!

All in! Spread the word.

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Dale Lawrence's avatar

I’ve boycotted Amazon, WalMart, McDonald’s, Target, and others. I’ve also committed to disengaging from the economy by buying only food and other necessities. If I do have to replace something, I will buy second-hand or from a local, independent business. If we all did this, the greedy kleptomaniacs would pay attention.

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Patricia Freeman-Lynde's avatar

Yes I have not bought from Amazon for many years, maybe back when they sold books! I almost never go to Walmart, except to use the restroom! Buy local, make it myself or do without. Food coop, grow it myself, bake it! I’m not sure I’ll have any impact that day, but I’m excited. We need to vote with our dollars, as much as we can. That’s what they care about.

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Susan's avatar

It won’t work if you mean, by that, that it hurts the billionaire class. The trumps and musks, and oligarchs that now make up most of US Congress.

But if we all stop spending permanently, it will begin to hurt in the first 30 days. Yes, we need to buy groceries, pay rent, get prescriptions etc. But we don’t need to buy new clothes, furniture, TVs and music tech, computers, iPads. We don’t need to buy cars, new houses, art for our walls. We don’t need to buy kids toys, endless supplies of art materials, bikes, etc etc etc

We can trade for those things. We can buy at good will, from our neighbors etc. All this stuff is going to become unavailable anyway, as we have to take our parents and grandparents in due to trump and musk stealing SS and Medicare. So why not control the trajectory, we quit corporate America rather than CA controlling us?

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Jennie Kristel's avatar

The truth us we need to boycott all these corporations on an ongoing vaais.

I haven't used Amazon since december. We need to educate people on where they can go not just where they shouldnt be going.

Lord of indie bookstores and smaller stores. Let's create a site for all of those. I can start something over the weekend.

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