• CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    It demonstrates organization and support. If a significant number of people make no purchases on one day it shows a lot of support for the cause and it’s a warning that there are enough people paying attention that it can get much worse.

    Conversely, if you can’t even get people to stop buying things for 1 day what are the chances you can have a successful strike or boycott?

    It’s a first step, it’s not the last one.