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politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

Talk of a "Feb 28 Economic Blackout" is spreading on social media. What is it?

www.cbsnews.com

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Talk of a "Feb 28 Economic Blackout" is spreading on social media. What is it?

www.cbsnews.com

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politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

A grassroots effort is asking American consumers to refrain from making purchases at major retailers for one day in February.

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Tiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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I swear I’ve tried to cancel my account like three times now. Why is it so hard?
- notfromhere@lemmy.ml
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  Remove all payment options for it and disable the renew. Piece of cake.
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  Just buy shit elsewhere, Jesus Christ.
  
  Where did you buy stuff before Amazon? Just do that.
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    I meant on the technical side of things, it’s like trying to cancel a gym membership.
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    you know there are adults born after Amazon started and know little else
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      Well, they need to harden the fuck up and embrace a little bit of inconvenience, if they wish to keep our Republic.
      
      In France, they set shit on fire. In America, we wring our hands about using a retailer other than Amazon.
      
      Dan Bongino, sadly, is right: we really are a bunch of pussies.
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        Yeah I wish Americans understood democracy is not a passive form of governance

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