Will this have a huge impact? Almost certainly not. But Stephen King is always on the people's side. This isn't the first political post he's ever made.
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Resist: It's Time
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We are still in this together, but "this" is going to be real different in the very near future. This demands a different kind of "we."
The French Resistance during Nazi occupation played important roles delivering downed Allied airmen back to safety, supplying military intelligence, and acts of sabotage.
The Underground Railroad is estimated to have brought 100,000 freedom seekers to safety between 1810 and 1850.
It's time.
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Yeah, I agree. The only thing that matters is when things have huge impact. Change happens immediately and never in small increments. It's worthless to make people aware of how they can be part of the solution. That's just messing with hope.
Edit: Really should've added the /s
But that's precisely why you start out with actions that put your movement in the spotlight, like going on protests or similar forms of agitation.
Not going to the store for a day is hardly going to make anyone care (as it's literally based on absence rather than presence), especially the shops who this type of boycott is supposed to harm. People still need food, basic necessities and tools and can't live without them, so this would result in people buying more some other day to compensate.
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might just be crazy enough to work, count me in
What is Feb 28th? The end of black history month?
Look like some sort of boycott/economic blackout event.
“These dick” being “the set of people who produce goods and services for sale”?
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Takes more than that; that's 1/365th of their value
Too broke to boycott. So I boycott everything, every day. Is it working yet?
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What you all need to do is a no rent month atleast twice a year
Canadian here, we're in on it as well... have it posted on my profile 👍💪
They also understand violence. Moreso, actually.
I already don't get a birthday this year, I can't even celebrate my nonbirthday?
I mean I already wasn't going to buy anything that day probably. It's not my grocery day. I basically spend no money other than groceries bills and rent anyway.
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I don't buy anything on most Fridays though. What difference could this possibly make? Most weeks I don't really buy anything other than essentials like food.
Ok, maybe a couple gallons of apple juice to make my own scrumpy isn't essential. But is not buying that really going to make a difference?
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