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by any individual consumer choice necessary

I don't.

And many of those that do are not given a realistic choice.

If you're one of those smug liberal assholes that expects leftists to weave their own shoes before they're allowed to have an opinion, we've heard that bullshit before. It's not new to us and it's tiresome.

boycotts are a useful tool in concert with an organized political movement (like BDS or a striking workers union) but can be counterproductive on their own:

The revolution will not be bought: Ethical consumption is seductive but dangerous to the values ethical consumers seek to promote

In short, a strong belief that ethical consumption will lead to ethical practices is not warranted – purchasing as voting is a weak feedback mechanism at best and there are other actors who are able to influence the system. The danger, however, comes in believing that this mechanism can make substantial political change. Ethical consumption gives the individual the illusion of contributing to progress; of “doing their part” by making purchasing decisions. This illusion can detract, and probably has detracted, from trying to put forward an avowedly political agenda that seeks to mobilise people collectively to make the changes they support. Instead, it individualises ethics, it individualises politics and it reaffirms us as consumers rather than citizens – it is a part of the profit-maximising, pathologically-externalising neoliberal market system that has caused many of the problems ethical consumerism seeks to alleviate, rather than being an alternative.

and I assume Virgin

No, I think I'd remember if I bought anything from you.

Amazon defeated their entire fucking purpose.

I had prime. I used to be able to get some things in maybe two days. Now most of the shit you order says prime shipping but then shows up a week later.

So then why bother, because the shipping is free? I've gone back to Newegg for a lot of electronic stuff just because it doesn't even matter anymore and I'd rather support someone else every now and again.

What do you think should be done? And does it involve organizing a campaign to boycott every large company in existence as its first priority? Just to have a moral high ground?

youre a fucking genius. you're so god damn smart

Death to America

You can't buy a candy bar in this country without facilitating child slavery in the global south. You expect people living paycheck to paycheck to vote with their wallet and defeat capitalism?

Jesus.