These times...
I have had a hard time lately with the world at large and my country in particular. These are not normal times. We have devolved into a fascist state, and I feel powerless and helpless. And angry and scared and anxious. I can't be all business as normal. I just can't.
But, I can't be angry all the time.
I'm playing with what I want to say and how I want to say it. Because to remain silent in these times is to side with the oppressor. And I won't comply in advance.
No one cares what I think, though. I won't change any minds.
So, this week I'm passing along some info that some of you might find helpful.
I don't know if you heard of the no buy February 28th. I did, and I participated (or didn't participate, whatever the proper terminology for not buying anything that day was).
The Amazon blackout (no buy from Amazon) is next week, from the 7th to the 14th. I don't buy a lot from them, so that won't be hard. The Nestle... That one is going to be a challenge. I'll have to sit down and figure out what is Nestle, because that company owns a lot of things.
I don't know what day of the week April 18th is. I'll keep this on my radar, I hope.
This is a protest I can actually participate in. Now to find other ways I can help. Because I don't want to give in to the fascists. Make no mistake, that's where we are now.
I did not purchase anything that day, online or in store. I don't purchase much of anything from Amazon cuase I found that I can get basically the same thing through Wally World, and since I have an account with them, I go that way.
ReplyDeleteI did purchase food from a local supermarket chain that day but otherwise participated. I have become somewhat dependent on Amazon, sadly, because our brick and mortar stores here keep closing, and what is the alternative? WalMart? Target? But, we the people must make our anguish known. I do wonder how successful last Friday's blackout was.
ReplyDeleteWhat is being protested? Is there a reason those particular companies were chosen? I did buy groceries on the 28th, as well as gas for my car. Had to have that! I only use Amazon at Christmas time when they offer deals on Prime. I rarely go to Walmart. Nestles makes my cats' Fancy Feast. They eat the canned and the dry. If I don't buy it March 21-28, I still buy it before and after, so it really doesn't do much good as far as I see! As far as it saying, "Shop Local," those big companies employ hundreds of workers in my area. Maybe thousands, there are quite a few Walmarts and a big new Amazon distribution center.
ReplyDeleteI believe Amazon is being targeted as its CEO is supporting the regime. And support for those who are trying to unionize. Nestle has a really bad record with regards to labor practices. (Memory is failing me on what, but internationally they're not good. Either child labor or slavery with regards to where they get their chocolate.)
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DeleteYes, Bezos treats his employees inhumanely; donated a million dollars to Trump's election festivities; and muzzled his editorial department at the Washington Post leading to the speedy resignation of its manager. Specifically (in regard to his newspaper policy), he banned all editorials that are critical of capitalism or the importance of individual freedom--except for the freedom to disagree with him about either capitalism or individual freedom.
I did the total blackout on Feb 28 and will do the next one as well.
ReplyDelete"... to remain silent in these times is to side with the oppressor... No one cares what I think, though. I won't change any minds."
ReplyDeleteYou are hardly alone, but of course it seems like doing almost anything is better than doing absolutely nothing even if the few people who hear us are agree with us.
Speaking for myself, though, I really don't want to communicate with Trumpers because if his behavior isn't enough to worry them, they're well beyond being influenced by rational argument.
Yeah, it's hard to hold a conversation about the chaos when they seem oblivious to it.
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