Yeah, fair, hard to argue that everyone should put in their piece when the governments are still doing business as usual with them. I still think consumer boycotts are a net positive, even if mostly performative, not much else the average person can do, and that’s no reason to give up
The useful shit is the big money deals.
When the US (or their Ukrainian assets) blew up Nord Stream Europeans cheered and opted to become dependant on US LNG. Turns out that was stupid.
They sign unfavorable trade deals and accept tariffs.
They buy extremely expensive F35s and the likes.
They host US military bases.
So yeah, not buying from McDonalds isn’t the big middle finger to US you think it is.
Yeah, fair, hard to argue that everyone should put in their piece when the governments are still doing business as usual with them. I still think consumer boycotts are a net positive, even if mostly performative, not much else the average person can do, and that’s no reason to give up