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Oh no, are profits in danger? Finally something the DNC can actually be bothered to care about.
I've been avoiding Catalan products for so long that checking the labels is second nature to me now. I simply added USA to the list. It's really easy to find alternatives or just not buy something.
Catalan?
Yes, as in from Catalonia.
What is the issue? I am ootl
There's strong nationalist movement fighting for independence from Spain there. The nationalists took over the local government and a lot of local institutions (police, education, all sorts of associations and clubs). Fortunately so far they didn't resort to terrorism like the Basques before them but they are often violent and illegally financed (defrauding public money, Russia is also supporting them). They promote internal divisions, discriminate people who don't support independence and destabilize national politics. In the end it's all about money. They basically want fiscal privileges at the cost of rest of Spain. They use revenue generated by Catalan businesses as one of their arguments so the best thing you can do is to not let your money flow there.
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Then stop being American. Easy fix.
Oh, these rich bastards would love that. Nah, they're stuck with me. This is my country too. They managed to run me out of my home state but I'll be damned if I abandon the country I know we could be.
Sadly not that easy. Some countries don't offer permanent residency at all, some offer it but it requires hoops not realistic for some people like marrying into it, some might have more options but then can be very competitive, and of course many places if you move to you will have to learn a whole new language which is hard for someone passed the critical period. Picking up the language and culture could take literal decades and if you don't have connections to help you settle in during that time you're probably not going to have a good time. Also the USA tries to discourage you from leaving by requiring you to submit taxes even if you don't live in the USA anymore. You can only get out of it by renouncing your US citizenship which would make it harder to visit family. Not to mention up and moving can be initially rather expensive until things settle down. There are many barriers which can be overcome but I would not say it is "easy."
I made it as far as figuring out what countries my wife and I could easily get visas for with our respective lines of work and even started filling out forms. Then I realized all my friends are here. My family is here. We both like our jobs, our home. It's just the people I some associate with that I don't like.
....how long until mcdonalds expand their business into the prison food racket??
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As an American I say fuck'em. I have hated on America since Reagan.
The authors are conflating two issues. They mention the reduced tourism, but that is not about being anti-American. People are reasonably scared of getting locked up; why would anyone risk visiting the U.S. if they had another decent option (like, for example, any country that isn't at war right now)? ... And this is a totally different issue from boycotting American manufacturers. It's about personal safety.
At the same time, the anti-American sentiment goes hand-in-hand with tariffs. If the U.S. charges tariffs on the EU, for example, people who work sales in the EU will be hurt by the loss of customers. And then when the EU issues counter-tariffs, US goods become too expensive to buy... And this is all about basic economics, not about feelings.
And then, finally, there are feelings. Many people think that Trump (who is in the Epstein Files) is an evil POS. And most large American corporations supported his rise to power and are currently licking his boots. Supporting that evil man is itself an evil act, many people would say.
Anyway, these are three different overlapping issues, and Newsweek should have good enough writers to describe the situation with greater precision. But if you bring in the non-emotional arguments, that makes the U.S. companies look like big jerks, right, so of course the magazine couldn't be bothered with that kind of analysis. Better to describe the broader international community as moody or some shit like that. Meh.
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This country sucks. Hopefully it splits up soon.
Tips fingers, excellent.
I can feel the alternate trade routes growing like the force spreading.
It gives me the warm and fuzzies knowing that in a few years people will be going states who and we are all consuming anything but american.
gotta learn somehow
i'd starve and die of thirst before i touch mcdonalds or diet fucking coke...
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Way to go, conservatives!
Who would be pro this, right now?
Death to America