Reply #15: The goal of the organizers is not to produce a boycott... [View All]

[Smarmie Doofus]

on the model that you are describing.


It is intended to bring *attention* to the issue of the ongoing war and the political system's failure to implement the will of the people.

As far as this goes, the logic of the organizers is unassailable:

>>>>If the speeches are not heard, the marches are not witnessed, the votes are not counted and the voice of the people is not loud enough to get the attention of lawmakers then we must do something else. We must show our strength not only in political terms but also in economic terms.>>>>

The important element there is "we must do something else."



>>>>>A general boycott does nothing, because people have to buy their goods somewhere.>>>>

I disagree. Doing nothing, it can be stated with certainty, 'does nothing'.

A general boycott, OTOH, may or not produce results that are desirable. There are few historical parallels that are instructive ( that I'm aware of anyway) and it has not been employed in the modern era in the USA.

Therefeore, we can't know whether it will 'work' or not. For that reason alone, it should not be dismissed.