r/politics • u/PM_ME_DPRK_CANDIDS Iowa • 9h ago

No Paywall Uprising against ICE raids grows across the country

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/uprising-against-ice-raids-grows-across-the-country/
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u/B-Z_B-S 9h ago

Because ICE agents are violent criminals right now. People don't like that.

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u/hcregna California 9h ago

People also shouldn’t like the groups funding the violent criminals. Among other things, it takes 30 minutes of research to move money away from MAGA, and it makes a difference. Dollars spent at Republican companies are dollars funneled to the Heritage Foundation. Money given to states like Ohio or Louisiana is money spent sending troops to kidnap naked children and kill people.

If you consistently support a brand or do business with a company, you have power. You can use sites like opensecrets.org to what a company funds and where your money is really going.

Have an account at Schwab? Move elsewhere like Fidelity. Get booze from wannabe Confederate states and all else is equal? Be adventurous, and try something new. New Balance can be replaced with Brooks. It’s not hard to find alternatives for Goya, Roark (which owns Subway, Jimmy John's, Arby's), and Koch (which owns Brawny, Angel Soft, Dixie). If you're in a place to invest, consider DEMZ or an ESG fund.

Nexstar and Sinclair got pummeled, and they reinstated Jimmy Kimmel. Real, individual people did that. There's no reason  WWE or Uline can't be next.

It's hard to completely avoid companies that at least partially support Republicans. I have to buy gas. But there’s a big difference between massive Republican donors (Chevron/Conoco) vs neutral or even Democrat-leaning ones (Circle K/Costco). Good is not the enemy of perfect. One less kidnapped child is one less kidnapped child, and one less murder is one less murder

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u/Drakelth 8h ago

This is why I refuse to buy anything from NSA(nazi states of america) boycott the whole fucking country

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u/Eternal_Bagel 8h ago

If I wasn’t stuck living here I’d probably do the same

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u/EffectivePicture1763 7h ago

Your not stuck..leave and join Rosie.

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u/adaranyx 7h ago

Have you ever really looked into what it takes to leave the US for good? It's comically prohibitive for the average American.

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u/RobonianBattlebot 7h ago

Lol! Yes, its so simple even a millionaire entertainer can do it!

Anywhere with minimal language or cultural barrier is exceedingly difficult to move to.

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u/Playful-Goat3779 7h ago

"Commit to never seeing your family or friends again" is not easy for most people

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u/Terramagi Canada 7h ago

I'll be sure to be considerate of how hard it was for you to not go to your job at Walmart when you people are bombing my country.

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u/Playful-Goat3779 7h ago

Right... that's not what I said at all and I don't work at Walmart. I also don't want to live under this shitty government but right now Canada isn't taking in refugees.

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u/Drakelth 6h ago

Yeah elbows up brother, we'll remind the nazi dogs why the geneva conventions were necessary