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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 50 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Riddle me this: what even is an “illegal boycott”? A boycott is, by definition, a grassroots consumer movement.So what, you’re gonna arrest the people who started calling for it in the first place (that will simply amp up the boycott)? You’re going to threaten and arrest people who buy alternative products (that clearly is not workable, and will simply amp up the boycott)? You’re gonna punish people who aren’t buying your product (super dumb, same reason)? Are you going to gasp incentivize people to buy them (it’s dumb, but I see this as the most likely possibility: orangeboi declares a 100% tax subsidy for buying teslas)?

[–] Sibshops@lemm.ee 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

For Twitter/X Elon is suing the advertisers who pulled out. No idea how it will work with Tesla.

[–] tfm 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It will not work. That's just Trumps and Elon's wet dream.

[–] oxysis@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

With this Supreme Court they will rule in the Elongated Muskrat’s favor and make not paying oligarchs money against the law

[–] tfm 1 points 2 months ago

You forget that his advertisers are also rich people that do everything to get their will

[–] tfm 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Soon not buying recurringly from big corporations will be seen as illegal.

[–] AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

America is an oligarchy. The oligarchs own the big businesses. A boycott against a business is literally anti-american activity...

[–] Meron35@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel has already been ruled as illegal (typically on the grounds of antisemitism) for nearly a decade now.

And sadly, the answer to what the government will do does indeed seem to be threatening and arresting those in support of the boycott.

[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't the USA have laws against boycotting Israel specifically?

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
  • No it does not
  • Again: explain how that would even work
[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 5 points 2 months ago
[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

Musk will just get his bitch boy Trump to buy all his dead stock from taxpayer money.

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

“Boycott Hasbro because my potato doesn’t use pronouns anymore.”

[–] waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

First the green m&m! Now this? I hope Tucker Carlson is taking this ok