If people are unwilling to travel to the US, why are they willing to spend money on US products?
from [email protected] to [email protected] on 24 Jan 2025 19:05
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You’re still giving them lots of money. Apple, Google, Microsoft, Burger King, KFC, Mc Donalds, Netflix, …

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[email protected] on 24 Jan 2025 19:13 next collapse

I think those are two separate things. I also buy lots of stuff that's manufactured in China. And I don't feel any urge to go there on vacation?!

[email protected] on 24 Jan 2025 19:21 next collapse

I’m not sure how these are related. I would buy a t-shirt that was made in Gaza but I wouldn’t travel there right now. Is there more context to your question or some examples of this being a contradiction?

[email protected] on 24 Jan 2025 20:56 next collapse

I think you’re misunderstanding why people don’t want to travel here.

It isn’t because they don’t want money coming here. It’s that they don’t want to be here when there’s a non zero chance we’re turning into a fascist state. Exactly how high that non zero chance is depends on who you ask.

[email protected] on 24 Jan 2025 21:17 collapse

Isn't buying US products financing that fascist state? Especially if most of the money goes to the billionaires actively coddling and helping the fascist?

[email protected] on 24 Jan 2025 22:24 next collapse

Eh, no more than hitting buying products from any multinational corporations. It really doesn’t matter where a company is based or started from, once you get into the kind of upper end of money where there’s billionaires involved, they’re fucking around everywhere.

You’d need to boycott every company that’s publicly traded to be able to use it as an attack vector against billionaire driven fascism.

The way those big corporations and conglomerates are set up means you can’t just pick out the brands that are US based and assume it isn’t going to line the proverbial pockets of those assholes. Partaking in any brand that isn’t very limited in distribution and reach is eventually going to end up in oligarch hands. Even that’s no guarantee you aren’t sending money their way eventually, it just won’t be immediate.

[email protected] on 24 Jan 2025 22:50 collapse

Are you actually asking questions? If not just share opinions as statements… It’s easier dialog.

[email protected] on 25 Jan 2025 08:19 collapse

If you are unable to answer them, here's a hint: try answering it with yes or no, then ask yourself why you answered that way.

Here's I'll help: buying US products is not financing the fascist state, because <insert your reasoning>. Voilà, you are successfully answering a question.

[email protected] on 25 Jan 2025 14:31 collapse

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[email protected] on 24 Jan 2025 22:15 collapse

Different people are going to have priorities, probably coming from multiple unrelated considerations. This includes (but isn’t limited to) travel costs, whether there are people/activities/events you can go to locally, safety, time constraints, convenience, etc., etc.

Safety might be a higher priority again because of Trump’s actions right now, but in the past I remember hearing people express concerns about mass shootings or even just the widespread presence of guns in general.