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Boycott Texas - make it the pariah of the Union (Original Post) dalton99a Sep 2021 OP
Have been boycotting it for decades. niyad Sep 2021 #1
I was going to say... Hugin Sep 2021 #4
Same here nt Roisin Ni Fiachra Sep 2021 #12
Lol that mainstream entertainment would take a stand on abortion. It may feel good to call for a WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2021 #2
North Carolina rescinded the transgender bathroom law dalton99a Sep 2021 #3
There was a compromise on the law and if anyone thinks 2021 is the same as 2016 before the WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2021 #6
The repeal happened in March 2017 - after Trump got elected dalton99a Sep 2021 #7
And there's been four years of radicalization on one side and a prevent defense on the other in the WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2021 #9
Not a problem Sherman A1 Sep 2021 #5
Except a whole lot of produce comes from there... 2naSalit Sep 2021 #8
Oil!!!!!!!!! Traildogbob Sep 2021 #32
The only way I'll go through Texas is on I-40 Ritabert Sep 2021 #10
Florida might get jealous. 2naSalit Sep 2021 #11
Fine with me! calimary Sep 2021 #13
There are two states where I absolutely, positively would NEVER live - Texas and Florida. George II Sep 2021 #14
Kick....n/t Upthevibe Sep 2021 #15
I wish I could boycott it, but I'm stuck here... LeftInTX Sep 2021 #16
Ditto! Wait til the Trumpster's 15 year old gets pregnant and they want to get it aborted. Dustlawyer Sep 2021 #29
As a Texan, I wholeheartedly support this! CCExile Sep 2021 #17
I already do. FoxNewsSucks Sep 2021 #18
Start with Tesla. Others? cbabe Sep 2021 #19
Haven't visited Texas since 2007. Never will again. Aristus Sep 2021 #20
Exactly what needs to happen. Does anyone know of a list of companies/products exclusive to TX (FL)? Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #21
Dr pepper is from Texas vercetti2021 Sep 2021 #25
Good info but also thinking of the big ticket items (Hewlett Packard, etc.) Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #27
Pizza Hut, Dell drmeow Sep 2021 #37
Don't use any of them. Ever since Pizza Hut wanted to project their logo on the moon; screw 'em. Evolve Dammit Sep 2021 #41
My job uses Dell drmeow Sep 2021 #42
I thought we already were . . . . AndyS Sep 2021 #22
Call it what it is ... aggiesal Sep 2021 #23
That's not a problem for me. Butterflylady Sep 2021 #24
Get Biden to declare it illegal to shoot, or otherwise harm, wild hogs Submariner Sep 2021 #26
You wanna HOGNADO? LeftInTX Sep 2021 #30
Pretty hard to boycott Texas Instruments. pidge Sep 2021 #28
What's the best thing to come out of Texas? Bo Zarts Sep 2021 #31
One of my favorite quotes... Gary 50 Sep 2021 #33
Could the Fed freeze Texas assets until SCOTUS is formally back in session? ancianita Sep 2021 #34
if i lived there barbtries Sep 2021 #35
No Willie Nelson? lpbk2713 Sep 2021 #36
Next time a high tech company wants to relocate to Texas from a blue state DBoon Sep 2021 #38
May or may not be possible but moondust Sep 2021 #39
This happened because of Trump.being elected. Texaswitchy Sep 2021 #40
We have to turn the anger into determination questionseverything Sep 2021 #43
No Chip and Joanna Gaines garbage sold anywhere! traitorsgalore Sep 2021 #44

Hugin

(33,047 posts)
4. I was going to say...
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 08:31 AM
Sep 2021

It would be difficult to move it any further down my list.

However, the State does mysteriously have tons of services rendered through TX based contractors. Maybe I should get on their asses about that.

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,308 posts)
2. Lol that mainstream entertainment would take a stand on abortion. It may feel good to call for a
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 08:29 AM
Sep 2021

boycott, but it's like calling for a general strike: You haven't done the work behind it to make it effective.

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,308 posts)
6. There was a compromise on the law and if anyone thinks 2021 is the same as 2016 before the
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 08:35 AM
Sep 2021

election, they're not paying attention.

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,308 posts)
9. And there's been four years of radicalization on one side and a prevent defense on the other in the
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 08:40 AM
Sep 2021

meantime.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
5. Not a problem
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 08:35 AM
Sep 2021

I haven't been in Texas since the 1980s and have no plans to go there for anything.

You might want to email the Texan Convention and Visitors Bureau and let them know that you will not be coming to their state for anything. Alternately you could ask for a travel guide to be sent to you and then toss it into the recycle bin (costs them moneyed labor to process it and ship it along with supporting the USPS a bit).

Just some ideas.

2naSalit

(86,330 posts)
8. Except a whole lot of produce comes from there...
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 08:40 AM
Sep 2021

I don't give a shit about the cattle industry except that it die a rapid death. Same with fossil fuels.

Traildogbob

(8,674 posts)
32. Oil!!!!!!!!!
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 11:13 AM
Sep 2021

Nobody will boycott it. Watch the lines and fights at gas stations after Ida for that liquid cold. They got us all by the Conrad’s and grabbing pussies Willy Nilly. Since the multi billion dollar Trump fence washed away, Tell Mexicans to come settle in Texas and the government will give you 40 acres and a mule, and a Vaccine, and ID to vote. Taco trucks please.

Ritabert

(665 posts)
10. The only way I'll go through Texas is on I-40
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 08:41 AM
Sep 2021

....through the panhandle. It's only about 3 hours and you don't have to stop.

calimary

(81,110 posts)
13. Fine with me!
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 09:50 AM
Sep 2021

We should help spread this. And demand more punitive action like this. Silence doesn’t get us anywhere.

Dustlawyer

(10,494 posts)
29. Ditto! Wait til the Trumpster's 15 year old gets pregnant and they want to get it aborted.
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 10:58 AM
Sep 2021

Repug politicians don’t realize that the Trumpster base is where most of the abortions come from. We were close to taking back our state but with gerrymandering and the voter restrictions we are back at the start line.

Aristus

(66,289 posts)
20. Haven't visited Texas since 2007. Never will again.
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 10:30 AM
Sep 2021

I don't know how much more I can boycott Texas than I already am.

drmeow

(5,012 posts)
37. Pizza Hut, Dell
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 11:43 AM
Sep 2021

American Airlines, AT&T, EDS, TGI Friday's parent company

Largest companies in TX per ZIPPIA

aggiesal

(8,907 posts)
23. Call it what it is ...
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 10:37 AM
Sep 2021

The Texas Taliban is in charge.
Should other state governments recognize Texas?
Boycott may be the only way.

Submariner

(12,497 posts)
26. Get Biden to declare it illegal to shoot, or otherwise harm, wild hogs
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 10:46 AM
Sep 2021

under penalty of a $25k fine and a year in prison for a first offense.

LeftInTX

(25,126 posts)
30. You wanna HOGNADO?
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 11:03 AM
Sep 2021

I'm in an urban area and hogs are closing in.

I went to a feral hog webinar last week...
Texas is not making much progress...

Wild hogs out of control is something straight out of a B movie, but it could happen in Texas..

ancianita

(35,933 posts)
34. Could the Fed freeze Texas assets until SCOTUS is formally back in session?
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 11:24 AM
Sep 2021

That the TX statehouse forces the defendant to pay $10,000 to the accuser as some form of bail is commercial extortion.

barbtries

(28,769 posts)
35. if i lived there
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 11:30 AM
Sep 2021

i'd be moving out.

if they do this in NC I just don't know what i'll do. i'm well past my childbearing years but this is a bridge too far.

gawd i hate republicans.

DBoon

(22,340 posts)
38. Next time a high tech company wants to relocate to Texas from a blue state
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 12:06 PM
Sep 2021

Make sure all their employees know what they are getting into. If enough refuse to relocate, companies may think twice about moving there, especially companies with in-demand workforces that have a choice.

Austin may be a wonderful town, but Texas laws still rule there.

moondust

(19,958 posts)
39. May or may not be possible but
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 12:15 PM
Sep 2021

it sure would be fun if some "acrobatic" lawyers got together and concocted a similar dodgy approach to enable an end run around the 2nd Amendment--criminalizing gun sales and ownership.

Texaswitchy

(2,962 posts)
40. This happened because of Trump.being elected.
Wed Sep 1, 2021, 12:40 PM
Sep 2021

The Supreme Court picks.

I voted for Hillary, so did a lot of Texans.


Spread the blame to those who wouldn't vote for Hillary because she wasn't pure enough for them.

A lot of Texas very blue.

I am pissed off for my Granddaughters.

The oldest is 12.

She will soon enough be become a woman.

I worked to many voters registrations and elections.


Young women didn't take care to protect their reproductive rights.

I am angry to many democrats didn't vote every single election.

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