> For all the faults of the left, they know how to properly boycott and vote with their wallet.
No, they do not. The difference is they have institutional support. The reality is boycotts do not matter. Actual consequences are *always* top down. Same with protests. Protests have zero effect if they are not approved from the top, and are quickly dispatched and the people in them arrested if necessary.
Meanwhile if a protest is approved, you will be the one arrested for defending yourself from their violence, and they will get away with anything. It's top-down violence disguised as grassroots. Just like boycotts are never grassroots movements when they succeed.
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npub1ud…0f5n7
2023-11-17 20:11:26
in reply to nevent1q…jh6x
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2023-11-17 20:11:26Event JSON
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