RetroSoul@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agoA 40-day Target boycott starts today. It couldn’t come at a worse time for the companywww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1557arrow-down111file-text
arrow-up1546arrow-down1external-linkA 40-day Target boycott starts today. It couldn’t come at a worse time for the companywww.cnn.comRetroSoul@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 hours agomessage-square100fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSilentStorms@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·8 hours agoPutting a time limit on a boycott undermines the boycott. Saw this with the Loblaw’s boycott here in Canada, it was very ineffective because they can just wait it out.
minus-squareRailcar8095@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·5 hours agoFrom the point of view of the boycotter, having a time limit helps mentally. I think more people are ready to think “just buy somewhere else for a bit”. If it becomes “forever” might seem daunting. My two cents, not sure if this is the real reason.
Putting a time limit on a boycott undermines the boycott.
Saw this with the Loblaw’s boycott here in Canada, it was very ineffective because they can just wait it out.
From the point of view of the boycotter, having a time limit helps mentally.
I think more people are ready to think “just buy somewhere else for a bit”. If it becomes “forever” might seem daunting.
My two cents, not sure if this is the real reason.