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Hahaha this boycott was Dead on arrival
"One day boycott with no terms or conditions, that'll show em!"
I mean, I'll still do it because why not? It's easy (which is part of the issue), but like...this will do nothing.
The way I see it, you have to start small before you can go big. Get people used to the idea so when you call for a general strike later, it doesn’t seem totally outlandish.
Organizing around denying consumption is the exact opposite of what a general strike would do. This does nothing but make people feel like nothing they do matters because it's focusing on the exact opposite of what we should be organizing on. We should be organizing around labor.
I can't tell if these online "consumption power" movements are just a reflection of the complete lack of class consciousness. Or if they are planned distractions that are designed to fail to make people feel powerless. I think it's a bit of both.
A one day boycott is a start. It will get people thinking about where and when they buy stuff. And maybe thinking about other things and the possibility of doing them. Like a general strike.