Whenever I mention that boycotting is a privilege, I inevitably get people trying to explain how wrong I am.
How “easy” it is to find alternatives.
How “important” it is not to support big businesses like Amazon.
How “lazy” it is not to shop local.
They talk over me, condescend and accuse me of not fighting for the cause.
Disabled people need your support and solidarity.
We’re all in this fight together.
When we tell you something is inaccessible, believe us.
Most of us already feel guilty we can’t do more, but there’s many things that aren’t “easy” for us.
Survival is resistance. It’s not “lazy” to utilize a service that will keep you alive.
Fight the fascists. Not one another.
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ladyteruki
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in reply to Broadwaybabyto • • •RolloTreadway
in reply to Broadwaybabyto • • •So much this.
And they never consider people who don't live in big cities (there are so many 'just do this...' that are entirely dependent on living in a big city).
I'm tremendously lucky that there's a greengrocer a few minutes' walk away. Most people don't have that. But where are the independent local businesses that I'm supposed to get everything else from? The sustainable refill shops that will allow me to reduce packaging? The market that lets me buy everything from farms? The shop that will sell me what I need to repair things that break?
Charlotte Walker
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in reply to Charlotte Walker • • •@purplepadma @Beedazzled Oh yeah Mastodon be like:
TIRED: Don’t use Microsoft products
WIRED: Don’t use Apple products
INSPIRED: Don’t use that version of Linux
Jonathan Lamothe
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kit
in reply to Broadwaybabyto • • •A friend quoting their dad some decades ago ”if I boycotted everything the union told me to, I wouldn’t be able to feed my kids.”
You do what you can, and it was ever thus.
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WearyBonnie
in reply to Broadwaybabyto • • •They were only talking about themselves and not bugging anyone else so it wasn't a problem, it just really highlighted the difference in what is an "easy" alternative for people in different situations!
Alexander 😷
in reply to Broadwaybabyto • • •I will return to shopping locally as soon as they return to wearing masks, so that I don't have to stand in their unfiltered viruses. But I bet they're too lazy for that.
#CovidIsNotOver
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