BOYCOTT AMERICA

[Marxismliveson]

I don't want to sound contradictory sitting here in my Nike trainers (which are close to falling apart after 3 years use) and my Nike hoody (which is in similar fashion), but BOYCOTT all American goods.

Armed struggle is impossible against America, it has the lasrgest army and intelligence network, hell I bet some of the people who are registered on this site are CIA agents, but that's not what I'm going on about.

The way to bring down America is through boycotting all american goods. It cannot bedone on a small scale that's why I must put it here. So as many people read it as possible. AMERICAN BUSINESSES EXPLOIT ANYONE THEY CAN. That's the simple truth.

The worst offender is Coca-cola. Even though we all probly love those drinks, but they are the worst company for workers rights. In a Coca-cola factory in Colombia, they formed a union so they could demand better wages. Coca-cola decided to hire paramilitaries to kill the leaders of teh union. The other union members had to disband to save themselves from death. But it doesn't stop there, have you ever gone round a shop looked at the labels on all the drinks. How many are owned by Coca-cola, what ever happened to stopping companies from monopolising. At my local shop the only drink that isn't owned by Coca-cola is water.

BOYCOTT AMERICAN PRODUCTS - after all the American empire is built on selling cheaply-made products that are sold for 10 times the price to gullable westerns.

It's time we stopped swallowing this American crap!

[Sabocat]

I agree. American businesses do exploit everything and anyone they can.

However, are you insinuating that UK businesses don't exploit workers? Or Germany? Or Spain, Or Japan? Or Canada? etc, etc.

[Marxismliveson]

By America, I mean they are the worst for doing this. And you have to think of a global company, unless you work for one that isn't American, it's probably gonna be an American one, like Nike, Coca-cola, because these are the brands that are in every country, trying to squeeze money out of anyone.

If theres one thing I hate is the fact that these companies are dictating people's lives. My message is we should stop them. You watch TV, all you see on adverts is some company trying to get you to buy there products, it makes you wonder what they did before TV advertising. I hate the way some people are told their opinion by the media. They read tabloids that support war, so they develope their views from newspapers that a run by (I'm trying not be offensive, because they must be educated in Media) monkeys, I sometimes read tabloids and think they must have a room of monkeys trained to type writing crap, that is swallowed by the majority of the nation.

I've just realised that I've kinda gone off on one, I apologise, but sometimes I just get going.

[Organic Revolution]

u are wearing nike HAHAHAA. the biggest slaver o the world. and u are supporting them :(

[Marxismliveson]

When I was how ever old I was when I got these clothes, I didn't give a fuck, but now that I'm a Marxist they've received nothing, but critism and disgust from me.

[Organic Revolution]

ok? ushould just got rid of them

[Comrade Ceausescu]

its very hard to boycott american products when you live in the u.s.!

[MikeyBoy]

its very hard to boycott american products when you live in the u.s.!

That is a very good point, cheguevara717!

I think you have a generally good idea but...I would reccommend that countries stop selling their labor to America.

[TXsocialist]

boycotting some of the capitalism does not end capitalism. capitalism=exploitation, whether it's american or European.

[canikickit]

The Che forum is for stuff about Che(!).

[redstarshining]

Of course you can never be independent of capitalist goods/capitalist production methods, and at the same time live in a capitalist country. That's just impossible, even if you live like a Quaker.
But that doesn't mean that you shouldn't TRY to be as independent as possible.
At least try to not support the worst of the bad corporations ( i.e. Nike/Coke/McDonalds etc. ).

My dream is still to live in a socialist commune someday. Although it would be nearly impossible to become fully independent, I'm pretty sure with a handful of motivated people and enough land one could reach a high level of self-sufficiency.

I believe if workers learned to organize in communes again, we would have much better chances to create a basis for a real, large-scale socialist revolution.

[Legends]

I think the idea to Boycott America is probably the hardest thing to do, its just like Disgustapated said its not only America who do this and just because they mabye the worst at it, it people Boycott America some country will just take its place.

[BOZG]

And while we're boycotting American goods, we can all give our support to European capitalism which is much nicer. Or maybe we can just all go out and call for a complete boycott of capitalism and form a nudist colony and starve to death. Wake up and realise that only a mass boycott will ever acheive anything and at the point where we would be able to acheive a mass boycott of American goods, there would be no necessity for it because the working class' consciousness would be at a point where they would realise they necessity of overthrowing capitalism and taking power.

[AdolfoMena]

I don't know where you guys are buying your stuff. but start buying used and none name brands, that whould be a very good start. AND STOP BEING A SELL OUT!!

Adolfo Mena :angry:

[Som]

Its all capitalism, its all exploitive, its all wrong.

Trying to play the lesser of all the evils of it is an ultimately futile pain in the ass.

I know it might be a suprise, but most corporations dont find marxists to be much of a profit margin that they'll care to hold on to. Hell, it would be more cost effectively for them to just cut wages than to give in to a few cents lost from people with good intentions.

[Non-Sectarian Bastard!]

Originally posted by [email protected] 23 2003, 11:55 PM
By America, I mean they are the worst for doing this. And you have to think of a global company, unless you work for one that isn't American, it's probably gonna be an American one, like Nike, Coca-cola, because these are the brands that are in every country, trying to squeeze money out of anyone.

If theres one thing I hate is the fact that these companies are dictating people's lives. My message is we should stop them. You watch TV, all you see on adverts is some company trying to get you to buy there products, it makes you wonder what they did before TV advertising. I hate the way some people are told their opinion by the media. They read tabloids that support war, so they develope their views from newspapers that a run by (I'm trying not be offensive, because they must be educated in Media) monkeys, I sometimes read tabloids and think they must have a room of monkeys trained to type writing crap, that is swallowed by the majority of the nation.

I've just realised that I've kinda gone off on one, I apologise, but sometimes I just get going.
If u stop buying American products, the Japanese or European factory's will just take in their place as your provider. It doesn't help much, it just replaces one Imperialist power by another. It would be better if we could somehow startup a "fair" productsline. That's the only way, you can be sure that the workers get the fruits of their own labour.

[RebeldePorLaPAZ]

If you want to Boycott America wouldn't it make sense to target one sector of the economy instead of every American product first. An example of this might be agriculture. Stop buying American foods grown in American and look to other sources. Start buying Latin American rice, beans, fruits, drinks... This would hit the agriculture hard or at least leave a mark if done on a large scale. The economy in the Carribean is acually very week in the agricultural sector. Buy Bocotting American agricultural products we can help build a better Latin American economy. Sugar is very important and Carribean countrys produce a lot of it. Coffe beans is a major source in mostly every Latin American country. I say start with food and then beggin expanding the boycott. Also U$ agricultural sector of the economy is already said to be growing weaker. Abandon your Tropicana, and Coca Cola and start buying your GOYA beans!!!

[Eastside Revolt]

This post reminds me of my grandma's sister whom refused to buy ketchup because it was too boregois.

[FistFullOfSteel]

redcanada: :D.....very interisting topic anyway boycott all fucking shit american shops,food etc etc... :cuba:

[Fidelbrand]

Comrade Juju is right, to boycott all U$ products at once collectively is a formiddable task.

My opinion,
An attiude to search for our substitutes for U$ products may be a good step to start with. :angry: ;)

[BOZG]

Fidelbrand,

There are no 'good' capitalists. You can switch to some alternative to US made products but all you do is increase the market for some other capitalist country in a different country. You cannot boycott capitalism.

[crazy comie]

just boycoot the bigest and worst capitalist ofenders like i do
ofenders
coke
nestle {even though swiss]
starbucks
mc donALDS

[Fidelbrand]

Originally posted by [email protected] 19 2003, 12:15 PM
Fidelbrand,

There are no 'good' capitalists. You can switch to some alternative to US made products but all you do is increase the market for some other capitalist country in a different country. You cannot boycott capitalism.
ya.. i know the topic is " BOYCOTT all American goods" . I never thought about boycotting capitalism when replying this topic. ;)

But.... in reply to what u have said, i agree, and think that capitalism can't be boycotted ..... GENUINE CAPITALISM MUST BE OVERTHROWN!