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Have you ever boycotted a product or business based on your beliefs?

What was it and why?
SW-User
Currently Wells Fargo. They keep screwing people over. The fraud and the insurance scam...I wasn't one of the people they did that to, but I can't stick with them when they're ruining people's lives like that.
Harmonium1923 · 51-55, M
I havent been to Denny's for 20 years since they were outed for institutional racism. Of course that's not a huge sacrifice given the quality of their food...
MrBrownstone · 46-50, M
Yes. Macy's because they laid me off. Walmart because they mistreat workers.
Israeli products.Need I say more.
@ShoesOfWanderingITMFA: there's a difference between oppression and tactical genocide and jeering for the death of hundreds thousands. Even after the history that Israel was built upon.but you know who cares.
@TheWhiteRabbit: You mean Hamas, whose charter calls for the death of every Jewish person in the world? But I'm sure, just a few more rockets and the Israelis will just give up and go away. It's been such a great strategy until now.

If it's "genocide," isn't it kind of stupid for the Palestinians to stay there when they could leave? I'm sure you would be delighted to let any of them who wanted to emigrate into your neighborhood. Unless it isn't really "genocide" and you're just being a drama queen.

How is it not comparable when China moves large numbers of Han Chinese people into Tibet with the goal of obliterating Tibetan culture? But hey, who cares, because no Jooz are involved.
@ShoesOfWanderingITMFA: Really the Jew card. Not every Jewish person supports the atrocities of Israeli government.

The government don't even consider Palestinians human and not only does Netanyahu call for the death of only Palestinians but every arab. Their IDF soldiers kill innocent children everyday at their "checkpoints" and laugh about it. Their actions created Hamas. Also on the point of them leaving their homes and land. Need I remind you there was no Israel before the british government carved it out of Palestine. I'd be happy for them to emigrate here into my neighbourhood if it meant saving lives. However they stay and fight for their country. For once research and open eyes to what is happening. You can say I'm being a drama queen all you want, but it doesn't change the truth.

Also you keep mentioning the Chinese. There's a difference between culture and lives. Also does not doing something about one injustice mean you cannot do something about another. The only reason Israel is being internationally protected is because of her allies, it provides a foothold in the middle east for Britain and America. So they turn a blind eye, and force the international community to do so as well.

This conflict is long and complex and cannot be reduced to a few comments. I base my views on facts that I have researched and Israeli government is not the hero of this story.
However they are my views, I would recommend you do some research before you form yours on opinion.
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@CopperCicada: He was a doctor like Dr. Dre is a doctor.
MarineBob · 56-60, M
local subway for the way they treated a few veterans
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USMCGUY · 46-50, M
No, I make purchases based on real and perceived VALUE. Not on the politics of its owner or leadership. I would not like a store that refused to sell to me so I simply don't refuse to buy from them. That kind of economic warfare has no place in my life.

Of course if the store Weill housing illegal goods or was immoral (slave labor etc) that is a slightly different issue.

Just my .02
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Loretta78 · 46-50, F
I have and I am still boycotting Vodafone. I had to pay for about one year bills from them for having a house phone which I didn't have. And they've told me that they've written a lot of bills via email to me - although I didn't have any email-address to this time. 😂
I stopped eating at Chick-fil-A until they ended their support of that group that advocated for the execution of homosexuals.
Greentealemondade · 56-60, F
The owner, who is now dead, was an over the top Southern Baptist. They have donated (to the tune of approx $5 million dollars ) to organizations that oppose same sex marriage. It has been stated that they no longer donate to same sex marriage opponents, but they still give to causes that promote traditional marriage.
@Greentealemondade: I can put up with a difference of opinion, but I draw the line at groups like the Family Research Council that advocates for the murder of LGBT.
Starbucks ... cause they have this ultra air of aristocratic intellectual arrogance ... that softly distracts from the coffee experience
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Goralski · 51-55, M
Yes vagisil
Why? What did they do?
I guess boycotting Nestle is among my more politically correct boycotts. They are very unethical and they are responsible for poisoning children in 3rd world countries

 
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