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‘If it’s made in the US, I don’t buy it’: Canadians on boycotting Trump’s America (www.theguardian.com)
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Avoiding US goods and services – from tech to whisky to air travel – has forced many to find a new way of living

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[–] 12 points 3 days ago (5 children)

For the most part I am boycotting american products. I was re-caulking my windows and could not find a non-american caulking tube, so I caved.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Don't you have Sika or Knauf in your local hardware store? Especially Sika is a renown company with very high quality products. They're based in Switzerland and sell worldwide.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago* (1 child)

    Sika makes big fucking money off of US data centers and the AI boom.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    They make big fucking money everywhere. I don't quite understand. Where there's construction going on, Sika is there. Would be pretty dumb not to do so, don't you think?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    I'm pointing it out, as I know Sika has a US presence that is essentially dedicated to data centers.

    It is OK for companies to chase the opportunities they want to, that's capitalism. But some people choose to boycott goods based on where the company chooses to make their money.

    In the US, lots of people are choosing to boycott businesses that make money off of Flock -including the installers. Boycotts like this can be effective for raising pricing for Flock, because the businesses left have to raise prices to install Flock, to cover the downsides. Thus making Flock less competitive and making it easier to stop Flock.

    In a thread about boycotting over moral issues, there is relevance to painting the full picture. Whether anyone chooses to boycott Sika over their willingness to accept money from the pedophile elite to help build AI surveillance police states, that's up to the individual reader.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 days ago

    100%

    If there is any alternative (Canadian first, but any non-USA), even if it costs a bit more or is less convenient, I get that. If there isn't an alternative, then I think if it's a need or a want. If it's a want, back on the shelf it goes. If it's a need with no alternative, I grugenly buy it. That eliminates 99.9% of purchases from USA companies or products that have a USA connection in some way.

    I understand that I'm lucky enough to be able to spend a slight premium or take some extra time to find an alternative. I also lump Israel and Russian products/companies in with the above logic, but they're much easier to avoid.

    YMMV.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    I think consumables alone makes a huge dent. Like you buy calking like once a decade?

    And like who knows how long it sat on that shelf. Retailer might be selling off old inventory before switching to a domestic supplier.

    I'm sure you asked an employee but IMO that will go a long way to helping retailers transition their inventories as well.

    All in all I think you're doing a great job!

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