Ask HN: Is This Normal?
Q1: Is this normal?
A1: No this is not normal.
Q2: What can I do about it?
A2: The most obvious is to protest.
Q3: Have protests in the past resulted in significant change?
A3: Only in some contexts. Protests can be suppressed by force.
Q4: If protests don't result in significant change what are other options?
A4: Boycotting is another option.
Q5: Has boycotting resulted in significant change?
A5: Only in some contexts. Boycotts require unity behind their objectives and people tend to let objectives superseded to convenience.
Q6: How do get more people to stay convicted to the boycott?
A6: Provide support / alternatives to the things you are asking them to go without.
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We need to organize and collectively reject giving our money to the very systems that are oppressing us.
Voting no longer works nor has it worked for a long time. We need to vote with our dollars.
This is the only way.
This will only work if we learn how to support those who will go without as a result.
This gives birth to new opportunities.
We need to support all who are willing to take those risks.
Q7: What are you willing to do?
A7:......