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> Boycotts can be immensely powerful, and strike fear into the hearts of those who would exploit us.

I cannot find a single example of a successful boycott in my lifetime. Can you?




Most do nothing major, but I found a list as the top result from a search for "successful boycotts".

https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-boycotts-history-201802...

In my lifetime: The South African Apartheid boycotts drove US congressional action and ultimately resulted in an end to apartheid.


There've been some few recently in the public backlash to the "woke" movement. It's been so effective particularly regarding financials a rallying meme emerged: "Go woke, go broke!"

Little of this reaches mainstream outlets, as embarrassing oneself's somewhat untenable for institutions in speedy declines, partly, from relatedly-shortsighted population-alienators.




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