• index@sh.itjust.works
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    21 hours ago

    People should focus on boycotting evil corporations in favor of open, sustainable and fair alternatives. Picking a fight against another nation is only taking people away from that objective

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      21 hours ago

      No. People should boycott all companies which operates in an evil country. There exist plenty of ethical companies that aren’t from usa.

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        21 hours ago

        No. People should boycott all companies which operates in an evil country

        Which countries aren’t evil? I believe we are all on the same boat here that’s why people need to help each other rather than picking up nationalistic fights.

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          21 hours ago

          It seems reality-denying to me to say “there are only companies, not countries”

          Obviously there are countries and governments and states.

          Do you think the boycott of South Africa was a bad idea?

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          Sorry, but usa is indeed very much more evil than most other countries. E.g. overthrowing democratically elected leaders in other countries, committing war crimes, taking the side of other countries invading others, etc. All countries are not equally bad and usa is one of the worst, especially with Trump in power.

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            20 hours ago

            Sorry, but usa is indeed very much more evil than most other countries

            UK is a monarchy, Italy is ruled by a fascist pm, France is about to pass the worst surveillance law in the EU. Are we supposed to buy goods only from corporations in iceland?

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              Not sure what your point is regarding the UK being a monarchy.

              It’s a Constitutional Monarchy, which means that the monarch isn’t allowed to make decisions by itself.

              There’s still a representational government there. There are elections every so often.

              Also I don’t see the evil in a monarchy either.

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      20 hours ago

      Companies should be taxed incrementally like individuals are. That way mega corporations would be much less likely to exist