#like not that this isn’t important but a starbucks boycott isn’t going to materially affect things in This Situation

[dashiellqvverty]

“boycotts work” in response to starbucks apparently losing money like… okay work to do what??? what has starbucks done, in response to losing money due to the boycott, to stop materially supporting israel? well. they weren’t materially supporting israel in the first place, were they. like perhaps i missed something in all of this but if i’m not mistaken it started because of them suing union members who posted about supporting palestine? which sucks! but… what is the express goal of boycotting them? punish them for being in support israel? sure! a perfectly good reason not to spend your money at starbucks! there’s PLENTY of good reasons not to give starbucks your money im all for, in general, not financially supporting them. but you can’t say a boycott “worked” if there was no goal in the first place. beyond making them lose money. you’re supposed to make them lose money SO THAT THEY WILL DO SOMETHING. starbucks is not a part of the official bds boycott list! mcdonald’s was added but starbucks still hasn’t been! because again. there is no clear goal. AND YET it’s the most “popular” thing to boycott. bc everyone can feel like they’re participating bc it’s *starbucks* and yeah you’re not buying HP or puma products every day to begin with but not buying your starbucks drink makes you feel like you’re doing something.

#sorry this is a mess idk where to put line breaks #i’m just soooo sick of starbucks starbucks starbucks #FUCK starbucks to be clear if it’s possible to boycott them successfully enough to make a difference that’s a GOOD THING #wish it was being channeled into something more practical #if we can boycott starbucks can we boycott them in protest of their union busting #like not that this isn’t important but a starbucks boycott isn’t going to materially affect things in This Situation #but there are other things starbucks is doing that a boycott with clear goals COULD accomplish #literally this is all related to their anti union practices too #anyway choosing not to spend your money somewhere because you don’t support their views #is a perfectly good thing to do im not saying you should go buy every drink from starbucks #i’m saying what is the POINT of the starbucks boycott and why is it ALL that gets talked about #when everything actually on the bds list gets glossed over #r.txt #similarly i saw a tweet like ‘(brand) is on the bds boycott list’ and i looked it up and it is not #the source was an app that tells you if companies support israel #both materially or in like statements and stuff #AND AGAIN. i also want to try to avoid israeli products when i can #or companies w ties to israel #but that is NOT the same as bds #i hate that i’m mad about this i’m just like okay what do you want starbucks to DO??? #it just feels like all it’s done is take focus away from ACTUALL bds boycotts by becoming Thee Boycott