I am not sure if its really that impactful but there are people boycotting the US.
I personally have:
deleted facebook account
deleted google account
deleted reddit account
canceled amazon prime and deleted account
(and I used to use these serviced A LOT).
And I don’t buy obvious US products anymore especially when there are simple alternatives, eg Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Pampers, etc
In fact for every bigger purchase I try to buy European.
Plus: many people who can avoid travelling to the USA are actively avoiding that, given the new plans for entry requirements. If everyone wanting to enter on a tourist visa will have to figuratively undress completely regarding their online and communication activities, nobody sane will go there for fun anymore.
Well done, keep it up. 👍
I already didn’t use any American services much except Steam, and although it is American, Steam has been fair and has done tremendous work for Linux, which helps independence from plethora of other American companies. So I’m still using Steam.
But I’m not buying a lot of American goods I used to like: Californian wine, Bourbon, Heinz (Kraft), Palmolive, Gillette, Coca Cola. Marabou (also Kraft), Some times when I’m in doubt I read the label, that’s not enough to detect a company like Marabou or cloth softeners that have local names and are made in France but owned by Palmolive, our replacement for that is Noora that is made by a Spanish company. Wife doesn’t want the cheap brands. 😋
In short I’m personally going to great lengths to avoid American brands even when they are made in Europe. If I can get a true European product or from another democracy than USA I go for that. We are keeping it up as long as USA is acting crazy, and I hope enough people are doing it to make it noticeable for American companies.
I am not sure if its really that impactful but there are people boycotting the US.
I personally have: deleted facebook account deleted google account deleted reddit account canceled amazon prime and deleted account (and I used to use these serviced A LOT).
And I don’t buy obvious US products anymore especially when there are simple alternatives, eg Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Pampers, etc In fact for every bigger purchase I try to buy European.
I yet have to cancel Netflix and Disney though.
Plus: many people who can avoid travelling to the USA are actively avoiding that, given the new plans for entry requirements. If everyone wanting to enter on a tourist visa will have to figuratively undress completely regarding their online and communication activities, nobody sane will go there for fun anymore.
Well done, keep it up. 👍
I already didn’t use any American services much except Steam, and although it is American, Steam has been fair and has done tremendous work for Linux, which helps independence from plethora of other American companies. So I’m still using Steam.
But I’m not buying a lot of American goods I used to like: Californian wine, Bourbon, Heinz (Kraft), Palmolive, Gillette, Coca Cola. Marabou (also Kraft), Some times when I’m in doubt I read the label, that’s not enough to detect a company like Marabou or cloth softeners that have local names and are made in France but owned by Palmolive, our replacement for that is Noora that is made by a Spanish company. Wife doesn’t want the cheap brands. 😋
In short I’m personally going to great lengths to avoid American brands even when they are made in Europe. If I can get a true European product or from another democracy than USA I go for that. We are keeping it up as long as USA is acting crazy, and I hope enough people are doing it to make it noticeable for American companies.