The "war" is dead! Long live the war!
FightWarsNotWars! | 18.02.2003 18:25
The "war" against the war is lost. Below, ONE way to get information on how to continue the struggle is suggested.
Despite the recent worldwide protests, one thing is for shure: We, the millions and millions of critics of Bush & Blair have already lost. The battle against the war plans was already from the start a futile one. Saddam DOES want a war. Bush DOES want a war - perhaps even more. In such a case what can you expect to happen?
We must adress our own intellects with these words: So be it - what are we to do now?
Despite the recent worldwide protests, one thing is for shure: We, the millions and millions of critics of Bush & Blair have already lost. The battle against the war plans was already from the start a futile one. Saddam DOES want a war. Bush DOES want a war - perhaps even more. In such a case what can you expect to happen?
We must adress our own intellects with these words: So be it - what are we to do now?
In your daily life you support american imperialism all the time - as a consumer and as a producer.
On a worldwide basis your efforts and actions don´t matter. You can cooperate or just sit down and refuse. This is true regarding each and every single individual - (Bush and Saddam and a few others excluded). BUT on the other hand, this statement does not hold for the SUM of all single individuals.
This fact constitutes a solid ground for hard hitting RESISTENCE against US domination. So why is there so much OPINION against the US and so little effective RESISTENCE?
I would like to belive ignorance is one major cause. This ignorance can be cured by collecting information about WHAT PRODUCTS and WHAT COMPANIES are essential to vital US economic interests.
Most of us know Coca-Cola and McDonalds are american companies, but what about this or that brand of soap or this and that employer?
In this case, if you want to boycot US companies, information is pretty easy to find. For example, through using the internet you will find that a lot of brands found for example in your nearby store are owned by a small number of giant american corporations like Procter & Gamble.
Why not search the web for information about these brands or producers? You will most certainly find out that more is "american controlled" than you dared dream about.
But there are alternatives. If for instance Holland doesn´t want to go to war against Iraq, why not buy something dutch instead of something american? Or french, or german, or swedish, or japanese?
Why not even check business magazines (!) for information about the nationality of companies who´s products you buy? For example Fortune and several others list the "biggest" companies in the world and all kinds of facts about them. You will find a lot of information like this by just simply consulting googles or altavista. Find out what company that make the fags you smoke! This material is so easy accesible.
If all of us drastically reduce the amount of "economical" support we give the US, it will perhaps NOT make Bush change his mind, but if millions of consumers step out of the role of feeble minded economical subjugates to the US, the people IN GENERAL of the US might think once or twice before re-electing Bush!
On a worldwide basis your efforts and actions don´t matter. You can cooperate or just sit down and refuse. This is true regarding each and every single individual - (Bush and Saddam and a few others excluded). BUT on the other hand, this statement does not hold for the SUM of all single individuals.
This fact constitutes a solid ground for hard hitting RESISTENCE against US domination. So why is there so much OPINION against the US and so little effective RESISTENCE?
I would like to belive ignorance is one major cause. This ignorance can be cured by collecting information about WHAT PRODUCTS and WHAT COMPANIES are essential to vital US economic interests.
Most of us know Coca-Cola and McDonalds are american companies, but what about this or that brand of soap or this and that employer?
In this case, if you want to boycot US companies, information is pretty easy to find. For example, through using the internet you will find that a lot of brands found for example in your nearby store are owned by a small number of giant american corporations like Procter & Gamble.
Why not search the web for information about these brands or producers? You will most certainly find out that more is "american controlled" than you dared dream about.
But there are alternatives. If for instance Holland doesn´t want to go to war against Iraq, why not buy something dutch instead of something american? Or french, or german, or swedish, or japanese?
Why not even check business magazines (!) for information about the nationality of companies who´s products you buy? For example Fortune and several others list the "biggest" companies in the world and all kinds of facts about them. You will find a lot of information like this by just simply consulting googles or altavista. Find out what company that make the fags you smoke! This material is so easy accesible.
If all of us drastically reduce the amount of "economical" support we give the US, it will perhaps NOT make Bush change his mind, but if millions of consumers step out of the role of feeble minded economical subjugates to the US, the people IN GENERAL of the US might think once or twice before re-electing Bush!
FightWarsNotWars!
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Great life without Unka Sama products!!!
18.02.2003 18:52
I don't eat any American food - I steer clear of their stuff on the supermarket shelves, if not for their bad taste because I suspect there is some GM crap inside... I don't eat any McCrap stuff anyway... (because of McLibel and because they are McCrap).. No, I can't think of anything yankish that I eat (not even cornflake).
I use Coca-Cola to clean my toilet (leave that overnight in the pan...) so I'll stop buying that even if I use perhaps a can a month and not for drinking.
I don't use Asshole-Operated Line as my ISP. I don't read any American papers or magazines so I am quite sane. I don't watch Hollywood's output because that's Hollywood output. I don't buy any CDs or DVDs anyway...
Hell, I can certainly live without American stuff.
Well, I have plenty of American friends - I even got a group of kids from London's American School to come along to the Great Anti-war March.
I can't think of an American cheese so I'll keep buying French.
Poopsi Cola
Just a reminder about 4th July
18.02.2003 19:11
This year we can make July 4th a worldwide 'Independence from America Day' and celebrate our independence by promoting consumer boycotts of all american companies, goods, services and culture (which we should all be doing anyway if we don't want to support US imperialism).
As well as a conventient time to promote the idea of curbing unsustainable and unethical consumerism, it would also be a great time to picket/occupy/evict US stores and companies operating outside of the US.
If you like the sound of this NETWORK THE IDEA FAR AND WIDE!
Collectively we have the power.
Anna
Check one single US company...
18.02.2003 19:20
Rd
It's tough not to buy US
18.02.2003 19:59
It's very difficult not to buy something that hasn't been contaminated by a corporation based in the US. For example, check the labels of food products for corn syrup (it's in almost everything!) which was most likely produced in the US. It's their corporate intrusions into the production process at a very fundamental level, like corn syrup, that makes an effective boycott very hard. This is somewhat easier to do regarding services, but often US corporate involvement is masked. But the biggest problem any country faces is ridding itself of US military presence once established, often due to the economic dependency of local businesses.
Now I agree that avoiding the purchase of US products and services is a proper strategy; I only wanted to point out that one needs to look VERY closely at what one buys to ensure it's free from US contamination.
karlof1