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Happy Christmas.
boycots are not a good idea as they can mis-direct the attention of people. The reason why nestle are bastards and they exploit people is because of capitalism.
It is not possible to get "fair trade" under capitalism.
Boycotts wont change the world. The only way exploitation can be ended is by ending capitalism.
"Nestle, the world's largest coffee company, was forced into a humiliating climbdown yesterday after a wave of public outrage greeted its demand for a $6m (£3.7m) payment from the government of famine stricken Ethiopia...."
In order for some change to come about top-down (infamous capitalist expression) and bottom-up action must be maintained. If a boycott is deemed unworthy of your radical beliefs then look to where the word originated, where it has been applied and where it has being successful then take a relook at you belief system and tell me that a boycott is useless.
Didn't have time to check the papers this morning. Glad to see the power of the people in action.
An article about previous consumer boycotts.
I think that boycotts can be a great form of protest. In Mayo the Boycott originated. It must be remembered that in that case the defeat of the local landlord was as part of a mass campaign. The boycott there got the support of a mass campaign throughout the counrty. It was a show of unity against the rack-renting landlord.
I think that if we are to have a boycott we should be clear that it is a part of a wider mass campaign. It is essentially a form of protest and should not be seen as a way to change the world. Only a mass movement of the working class taking control of their workplaces can end the exploitation of capitalism.
Just because boycotts on their own won't overthrow capitalism doesn't mean that they aren't useful tools to use when trying to achieve more limited aims. Like stopping Nestle from extorting money from Ethiopia. Or ending apartheid.
Not changing the world, of course, just the standard trivial reformist shite.
i think this is a very good course a fight worth fighitng for
good luck with ur fight