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Comment by praptak | Hacker News Reader

You can never tell the breaking point of fascism but this certainly looks like it. I'm happy I don't work for a US company because I no longer think it's ethical to do so.

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Most people I know, including some on the right disagree with these tactics which seem designed more to intimidate and silence opposition. Of course you’re free to work with whomever you choose but it seems like a pretty empty virtue signal to avoid all companies in a huge, diverse country

The leader of that huge, diverse country controls the most powerful military in the world and is threatening to invade my country and is showing maps where it’s part of the US.

I have a 2 year old daughter.

With every fibre of my being I’m not spending a cent on any US business, person, company.

It might be empty but if enough people do this and put pressure on the US economy it might make a difference. It's unfortunate but many people won't care until it starts effecting them personally.

If choosing your place of employment to align with your values is a “virtue signal,” then maybe we should all be signaling our virtues a lot more.

A country that elected Trump twice in spite of his obvious character flaws.

Also using the term "virtue signal" marks you as an idiot.

The term really is being abused.

"Oh, you are donating your time and money to charitable programs to the poor? What virtue signaling." It has just become a cliche to say that doing anything based on your values whatsoever is bad.

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