While tens of thousands of people have joined Facebook groups in Sweden and Denmark calling for no longer buying American, Norwegian company Haltbakk Bunkers has announced that it will stop supplying US military vessels with fuel.
I fully support this movement, but I expect it’s mainly an echo bubble and will remain as such. Leave the fediverse and subreddits and most people won’t even care.
I’ve heard more about it elsewhere. It’s very real.
It was on national tv news the other day, and some grocery chain is marking European products to help customers and such.
I’m not sure how big the economic impact will be though. Where I shop, most stuff is already local.
The Canadian one has really taken off. Its not just on Lemmy. Im seeing more Canadian products on the checkout line than ever before and Ive even started seeing rotting American produce at our local store.
Everyone I talk to irl is limiting their US product purchases. Canadians are pissed.
Oh I do believe in this one! My response was rather eurocentric, I realize that now. The Canadians are even more hurt as it stands right now, and their response is incredible.
Perhaps I’ll see a greater response in my own community when the pointless tariffs also hit EU. Currently people are plenty pissed about US aligning themselves with Russia. It won’t take too much to ignite it further.
I do hope that I’m proven wrong, and that the boycott US movement is doing better than I thought 🙂
My gf (who is not on the fedivere or any social media) came to me the other day and wanted to stop buying U.S products. Not that we really did before. Spendrups make better soft drinks than Coca-Cola and Pepsi anyway.
Not to discount your perspective, but I think it’s important to also acknowledge the close connection that you have.
My spouse is much more tuned in to things like this than many of their peers, not necessarily because they have more interest, but because we have a close relationship and so we share stuff a lot.
I’ve spent a fair bit of time in Denmark, small population with fewer news sources makes thing spread VERY quickly. Not to mention, they are very patriotic. I’ll ask some Danish friends about it and report back.
I fully support this movement, but I expect it’s mainly an echo bubble and will remain as such. Leave the fediverse and subreddits and most people won’t even care.
I’ve heard more about it elsewhere. It’s very real. It was on national tv news the other day, and some grocery chain is marking European products to help customers and such. I’m not sure how big the economic impact will be though. Where I shop, most stuff is already local.
The Canadian one has really taken off. Its not just on Lemmy. Im seeing more Canadian products on the checkout line than ever before and Ive even started seeing rotting American produce at our local store.
Everyone I talk to irl is limiting their US product purchases. Canadians are pissed.
Huh, would have thought American produce is too full of preservatives to rot
Oh I do believe in this one! My response was rather eurocentric, I realize that now. The Canadians are even more hurt as it stands right now, and their response is incredible.
Perhaps I’ll see a greater response in my own community when the pointless tariffs also hit EU. Currently people are plenty pissed about US aligning themselves with Russia. It won’t take too much to ignite it further.
I do hope that I’m proven wrong, and that the boycott US movement is doing better than I thought 🙂
It is really taking hold. Honestly, we are not far from it becoming social stigma to buy American. Showing up with a Starbuck’s cup will get noticed.
My gf (who is not on the fedivere or any social media) came to me the other day and wanted to stop buying U.S products. Not that we really did before. Spendrups make better soft drinks than Coca-Cola and Pepsi anyway.
Spendrups is a licensed Coca Cola factory. Make sure to check for any such shenanigans before buying Spendrups.
https://www.spendrups.se/varumarken/coca-cola/
Sure they produce coca-cola under licence. But they’re not owned by them. They also produce Cuba Cola and Trocadero. Vastly superiors sodas.
Same, my wife and girlfriend told me about it before I found out here. Seems to be spreading on TikTok.
Are your wife and girlfriend on good terms? 😏👉💦
It’s a polycule, so yes. Like a standard relationship with two people, but it’s three.
Oh that’s great! I thought it was a typo, but people loving each other in whatever fashion suits them best is way better ❤️
Not to discount your perspective, but I think it’s important to also acknowledge the close connection that you have.
My spouse is much more tuned in to things like this than many of their peers, not necessarily because they have more interest, but because we have a close relationship and so we share stuff a lot.
Oh that’s great though. I really do hope that I’m proven wrong 😊
Wouldn’t say that, after Gaza people are quite used to boycott certain wares.
I know a lot of people irl which already don’t buy coke or eat McDonald’s anymore
I’ve spent a fair bit of time in Denmark, small population with fewer news sources makes thing spread VERY quickly. Not to mention, they are very patriotic. I’ll ask some Danish friends about it and report back.
Same link is on the front page of reddit.com