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[–]Riva 17 insightful - 3 fun17 insightful - 2 fun18 insightful - 3 fun -  (6 children)

So people can easily target them for pressure campaigns?

Try again.

[–]Aureus 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Although coming up with boycott lists is helpful, it's better to show people how to become informed purchasers. It's like giving a man a fish versus teaching him how to fish. Memorizing lists is hard and only works temporarily, but becoming an informed buyer is a skill that lasts a lifetime.

In general, everyone here should be avoiding almost all major corporations by default. This is due to their unethical practices as well as the "woke" propaganda they put out. Buy from small companies or local businesses where you can, or even better make things yourself (or have your neighbor make them).

It would be great to get a conversation started about alternatives to mainstream brands and ways people can be more self-sufficient. Who's interested?

[–]yellow_algebra_31 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I have been thinking about responsible consumption, or whatever you want to call it, from different angles, for a long time now. I think a lot of people have. There are a lot of things to consider, and different people find different things important at different times. For example it's becoming more important to me that items be made and sourced in the US.

It feels difficult to talk about, for me, because it's tied in with so many things. Economics, politics, environment, finance, spirituality. It can be personal in some ways.

I would be interested in learning more about how to do stuff myself, or learning more about how stuff is made. I don't like not knowing where the stuff I rely on comes from. It's like growing my own food, I feel so happy and more connected watching my vegetables grow. I understand them better: what they need to grow, what pests they're vulnerable to, where the plants originate (if I do some research too), why they look the way they do. I'd like to have that same understanding for everything I use.

Right now, for example, to be very concrete: I'm trying to find a source for dish soap. If it were bathing soap? Sure, I know a bit about lye and fat, I've even seen instructions for making it yourself. I've bought soaps like that from local crafters before. But dish soap? How does it even work? Where do they get the surfactents from? Can I mix my own? Can I grow my own?

I'd like to know all these things, but it's also a lot to learn about when all I wanted was to be able to have a sanitary kitchen and I have other things I also need to do.

I'd be interested in learning more about these things: where stuff comes from, how to make it, etc. Maybe how to set up a factory making stuff too. I'd also be interested in learning more about how to find information about businesses, since it's not always easy to know where to look and what information should be publicly available.

[–]yellow_algebra_31 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Also I think we should be taking advantage of industrialization, economies of scale, mass production, etc. That's something Europeans and Anglos in particular should be proud of, as an accomplishment, that has improved material living conditions and ability to produce useful items in a way that everyone can access.

I don't want to support harmful companies, but I don't think the right response is to just never use factory-made stuff. Perhaps we should build our own factories, or negotiate for proper treatment from ones that already exist.

[–]Tom_Bombadil 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Facebook: ALL NEUTRAL!

[–]Feldheld 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

You think they dont have such lists already?

[–]proc0 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Let's just get those leaked! Job is done.

[–]twosheds 8 insightful - 5 fun8 insightful - 4 fun9 insightful - 5 fun -  (7 children)

The lefties have done our work for us already. IG and Facebook groups full of screechy chicks and effeminate males have compiled lists of companies that have remained silent, donated to ebul republicans, or otherwise blasphemed against the holy name of BLM.

I plan to choose the companies on the leftie blacklist every chance I get.

EDIT: the jokes write themselves, the leftie blacklist was on a google document that was shared with anon editing enabled.

[–]comments 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

[–]twosheds 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

The only reason I hesitate to post a link is that the open editing document has already been vandalized, I'd hate to give them a reason to blame us.

Here's an archived link to the IG group image though: http://archive.md/OO6k3

[–]Tychicus 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Amazon and Wendy's are on the list and they both not only came out endorsing BLM, but they gave money to 'social justice groups'. Amazon gave $10 million and Wendy's gave $500,000. Just so no one on this thread thinks otherwise.

[–]ThePlague 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

At a certain point, though, one has to wonder if they're just paying extortion money. Amazon in particular has tens of thousands of branded vans driving all over the place delivering (sometimes) high dollar items. While giving money certainly won't make them immune to highway robbery, at least they (probably) won't be specifically targeted. Similar for Wendy's, unlucky enough to be the location of justified shooting that has been spun by the MSM and the BLM crowd as some great tragedy.

[–]Tychicus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Good point. It's not only bribery but it is also providing material support to a terrorist organization. BLM is a terrorist organization by definition.

"ter•ror•ism tĕr′ə-rĭz″əm► n. The use of violence or the threat of violence, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political goals."

[–]taylor 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Wait so now we are racist and anti-black if we don't support the BLM group?

[–]Morgasm 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Absolutely. I mean we arent really, but are labeled as such.

[–]ThePlague 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

Yeah, as much as I'd like to have such a list, Riva is right.

[–]jamesK_3rd 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yeh good thing nobody composes or has ever composed lists of conservative or libertarian groups to give to advertisers.

[–]ThePlague 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm sure people have, but making a public list just does the SJWs and Twitterati's work for them.

[–]Aureus 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Please see my comment here for a solution to this. Rather than having a list of the good companies, we should just show people how to identify good from bad. That's a skill that you can use forever.

[–]Silentxsage 6 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Valve, for now

[–]teelo 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Comedy answer: Reddit.

[–]Tychicus 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

But, but, but they made the alien black. That will surely help stop racial injustice.

[–]Commiefa 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

It just stole my bike.

[–]Tychicus 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

There are countless businesses that didn't. Many times more than did. Just keep track of the ones that did and don't go there. It's easier.

[–]Aureus 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

A good rule of thumb is just not to buy from major mainstream brands, at least not without researching them first. Get everything you can from small companies and local businesses. Better yet, provide for yourself or share things you need with neighbors.

[–]Tychicus 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Good advice. I always choose small businesses whenever possible.

[–]Tychicus 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

[–]Darth_Vader 1 insightful - 4 fun1 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 4 fun -  (2 children)

pulled myself up by my bootstraps, gawdammit

used to love going to Chick-fill-A

how dare blm

Troll harder dude, we can tell you’re larping

[–]Commiefa 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Are you afraid of hard work?

[–]Darth_Vader 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The post just hit too many common buzzwords for me. Feels like a leftie troll, that's all

[–]blowininthewind 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

i don't think any company can be neutral