For stuff that I cannot avoid, I have been doing a good job patiently waiting to buy them second hand. Plus it’s cheaper and better on the environment.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the boycott is the reason Canada has been steady economically so far.
By what measure is Canada’s economy steady? Increasing unemployment, deficit near double from Trudeau. Auto, aluminum, canola, potash in freefall.
Ask all the American tourism industry types who whine about the loss of Canadian visitors if anybody’s still doing the boycott. Ask Jack Daniels and Jim Beam if Canadians are still doing the boycott.
Yes. People are still doing the boycott, and in the case of Canada I think we may be watching a cultural shift appear in real time. In 25 years when people think “vacation” in Canada they’ll either think “Canada” or they’ll think literally anywhere else in the world other than the USA.
It is truly fun to behold.
Canadian here: 100%!
I’ve gotten it down to just google products (youtube and android), but will be replacing them as soon as I find the means to do so. Once that’s done, there will be nothing left in my life that’s US, not even entertainment.
This will continue indefinitely, too ♡
Greece here, doing my best! nothing change and nothing will. FUCK USA.
I can write as many as fuck usa I want, cause fuck usa. Kids died, and their complain was their fucking oil!Absolutely and it’s going even stronger!
As a Canadian, I watch Guard the Leaf and it strengthens my resolve every day!
For Life…
Canada here. Still avoiding American produce in the grocery store if possible. I’ve missed citrus fruit, but some Moroccan oranges showed up last week. Mexico is our main supplier these days.
I spend 1-3 minutes to look for the company address. US address? Let’s check the next one. Their fine prints won’t stop me!
You mean like if it’s a product of Mexico or Morroco, but the company is still USA owned?
canadians are still buying canada
Norway checking in. Doing my best. About to be 100% free from Google. No Amazon… no Microsoft… no Apple… For the most part I buy no American products either. Think everything is going great 🙂👍
No amazon in norway isnt hard tho^^ norwegians should try no coke and tesla.
Sorry not trying to shit on you, just disapointed in many others here, no microsoft google and amazon is a great thing, getting rid of facebook dependency here would also be nice.
boycotting the us became the normal life for me
It’s kind of hard to boycott American goods when you live in the country, but I’m trying my best.
You can at least favor smaller companies instead of the big corpos. By the way, are there small family-owned businesses still surviving?
It depends on the industry. You’ll see some independent bookstores, a few art supply stores, and other niche things that corpos don’t really do well enough to completely obliterate all human passion in the sector. Otherwise? Nah, the only other area where mom-and-pop stores are doing well is restaurants. I had to drive four hours to purchase a lenovo computer from an official retailer (a mom-and-pop joint in the middle of nowhere in Massachusetts), since I refused to use Amazon.
That’s sad, but at least a few sectors persevere. I hope the anti corporate movement gives them a new breath
Me and my very large extended family are 100% committed to the american boycott for the rest of our lives. I have children in my family who have vowed to never travel to or buy from america. They have lost my family for at least the next 3 generations…
I think we’re getting less loud about it as it becomes less of a boycott and more of a way of life. “Canadian first, but anything but American” is kind of the new normal now.
I totally agree. It has become second nature now…look on the label and if it says, “Made in USA”, then put it back on the shelf.
Def doing so. I stopped using US-owned social media altogether, and no longer buy American products. Friends whom I know also stopped investing in the US and moved to European ESGs and SRIs.
Yep, many are divesting in USA companies, and bringing their money to the EU.
Yup, and to avoid another US 2.0, it’s advisable to invest in worker-owned co-operatives, into independent, investigative journalism, and pro-democratic, antifascist movements. Be critical of algorithms that foster polarisation and right-wing sentiment.
More democracy means better business, better labour, better wellbeing environments. Social wellbeing pays off greatly.
Exactly. Get a subscription on a good newspaper, it helps protect independent journalism. Become a party member, and make sure to vote. Naturally, that is not reeeeally a US boycott, but this is the right time to adjust your personal strategy.
Yup. I can recommend the Jacobin, Follow the Money, Die Tageszeitung (German), and De Correspondent (Dutch).
