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Loupe Garoue

(63 posts) Mon Nov 18, 2024, 08:14 PM 8 hrs ago

Purposeful disengagement as a protest

https://open.substack.com/pub/andrawatkins/p/purposefully-disengaging-from-the?r=d569l&utm_medium=ios

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Purposeful disengagement as a protest (Original Post) Loupe Garoue 8 hrs ago OP

Excellent post. Think. Again. 7 hrs ago #1

Makes perfect sense. Ferryboat 7 hrs ago #2

A must read friends. Our consumer dollars are one our best weapons as citizens. Can be used 24/7-365 days. Hotler 7 hrs ago #3

Think. Again.

(17,824 posts)

1. Excellent post.

Reply to Loupe Garoue (Original post)

Mon Nov 18, 2024, 08:34 PM

7 hrs ago

Ferryboat

(1,024 posts)

2. Makes perfect sense.

Reply to Loupe Garoue (Original post)

Mon Nov 18, 2024, 08:53 PM

7 hrs ago

Hotler

(12,142 posts)

3. A must read friends. Our consumer dollars are one our best weapons as citizens. Can be used 24/7-365 days.

Reply to Loupe Garoue (Original post)

Mon Nov 18, 2024, 08:57 PM

7 hrs ago

Our votes are only useful every 2-4 years.
Spending boycotts are easy.
Can be done from the comforts of home.
When you're not spending you're saving money.
They can't shoot you in the streets.
Cut out the Starbucks and Dunkin donuts on the way to work could save you $25-30 a week, $100± a month rainy day emergency stash.
Think about it. Everyday, every month each of us can get a little satisfaction from sticking it to the Man.
Remember, starve the beast, was that during the Bush/Cheney days?

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