An “economic blackout” promoted on social media is underway but with no clear indication of how many people took part or whether retail companies and restaurants will notice any effect from the grassroots protest.
From what I understand, this is a tiered boycott. Yes it starts today with a one day boycott, but there are more and longer and targeted boycotts planned. The other day I saw a flier but forgot to save it or I’d share. Hoping it pops back up again.
I think that’s important because for a general strike and boycott to work, you need to train the people, and this is how you train the people. Most everyone can stop shopping for a day, next week they can stop shopping for two days, then not at amazon for a week, then not at Walmart for a week. Then not at any big store for a week, then a month, etc
It dosent end with a one day boycott, it begins with a one day boycott!
Today is also a great day to learn about the small mom and pop operations in your town or city, and divert a few dollars of your spending to them. Today’s a great day to take leave from your work, take a bus or bike into work, carpool with someone else, or otherwise not use gas. It’s a great day to go out into nature or hang out with friends, not to consume, but to just live. You can’t zero out your upkeep today, but maybe you can reduce it by spending smartly. To me that’s what today’s blackout is meant to do: not hurt Amazon and Walmart and Tesla, but learn the smart ways of doing things. IMO, at least.
From what I understand, this is a tiered boycott. Yes it starts today with a one day boycott, but there are more and longer and targeted boycotts planned. The other day I saw a flier but forgot to save it or I’d share. Hoping it pops back up again.
I think that’s important because for a general strike and boycott to work, you need to train the people, and this is how you train the people. Most everyone can stop shopping for a day, next week they can stop shopping for two days, then not at amazon for a week, then not at Walmart for a week. Then not at any big store for a week, then a month, etc
It dosent end with a one day boycott, it begins with a one day boycott!
Today is also a great day to learn about the small mom and pop operations in your town or city, and divert a few dollars of your spending to them. Today’s a great day to take leave from your work, take a bus or bike into work, carpool with someone else, or otherwise not use gas. It’s a great day to go out into nature or hang out with friends, not to consume, but to just live. You can’t zero out your upkeep today, but maybe you can reduce it by spending smartly. To me that’s what today’s blackout is meant to do: not hurt Amazon and Walmart and Tesla, but learn the smart ways of doing things. IMO, at least.
This is part of what the defeatists are missing. Real movements take time.