• LoveSausage@discuss.tchncs.de
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    11 hours ago

    I boycott when I believe it will make a difference, apartheid south Africa worked because the pressure on states to do the same worked.

    Israel is a good candidate. US will be as well. Other places harder. Like when EU bought oil from (us supported) ISIS via Turkey…

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    58 minutes ago

    Add China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Venezuala, Turkey, and maybe four or so countries in Africa.

    EDIT: Israel, Hungary, Myanmar

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      14 hours ago

      There’s probably at least 20 more. Should anyone be investing in Myanmar right now? What about pseudo-dictatorships like Turkey or Hungary? Maybe avoid the narcostates too…

      What do I know.

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        4 hours ago

        Nah, Mexico is called a narco state but it’s a country of a good people with a good government (if such a thing exists in any country), it just has a big crime problem, boycotting it would only make it worse

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        3 hours ago

        Turkey was actually already on the list, but yes it would have quite a few more if the only qualifier is violent rhetoric, harmful trade practices, and lack of human rights. Sadly I think more countries might be on the list than not.