[lbo-talk] west on obama and boycotts

Andy andy274 at gmail.com
Wed Apr 7 05:05:18 PDT 2010


On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 7:57 AM, shag carpet bomb <shag at cleandraws.com> wrote:


> There was a discussion here once on boycotts and, if I'm remembering
> correctly, how they are effective when they are combined with labor actions.
> If no labor actions, then boycotts accomplish zippo.
>
> Do I have that right and, if so, where can I read up on this?
>
> If I have it wrong, where can I read up on a more accurate assessment of the
> effectiveness of boycotts?

I've been curious for a while about the difference between boycotts (good) and socially conscious consumerism (bad).

-- Andy



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