| These are rhetorical questions. Q1: Is this normal? A1: No this is not normal. Q2: What can I do about it? A2: The most obvious is to protest. Q3: Have protests in the past resulted in significant change? A3: Only in some contexts. Protests can be suppressed by force. Q4: If protests don't result in significant change what are other options? A4: Boycotting is another option. Q5: Has boycotting resulted in significant change? A5: Only in some contexts. Boycotts require unity behind their objectives and people tend to let objectives superseded to convenience. Q6: How do get more people to stay convicted to the boycott? A6: Provide support / alternatives to the things you are asking them to go without. --- We need to organize and collectively reject giving our money to the very systems that are oppressing us. Voting no longer works nor has it worked for a long time. We need to vote with our dollars. This is the only way. This will only work if we learn how to support those who will go without as a result. This gives birth to new opportunities. We need to support all who are willing to take those risks. Q7: What are you willing to do? A7:...... |