• blitzen@lemmy.ca
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    21 hours ago

    Californian here, and I would agree that CA isn’t really the problem that, say, Kentucky is and that’s why the bourbon boycott is effective. But, hurt CA and you’re hurting the US, so I support that. And the elephant in the room is that are more Republicans in CA than any other state, and I’d wager a high percentage of winery owners skew Republican.

    It’s a shame, but the boycott is warranted. I just hope that when we get back to sane times, other countries remember that California largely tries to do the right thing. The way you look at the US, us Californians look at the rest of the US the same way.

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      7 hours ago

      Right, because the trouble is that boycotts become meaningless when you start trying to justify buying from certain states (no state is homogenous) or by C-suite political support (also not homogenous). At the end of the day, the tax money all funds a government that threatens Canada with economic warfare and annexation. I hope US businesses run by good people do well, but right now it has to be Americans themselves who support them.

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        5 hours ago

        You seem to be under the impression that I do not support Canadas boycott. I do. Re-read my comment.

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      18 hours ago

      CA isn’t really the problem that, say, Kentucky is

      Reactionaries in California outnumber reactionaries in Kentucky 10:1

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        18 hours ago

        And sane people outnumber “reactionaries”/republicans. Your point?

        You’re willfully ignorant if you think the average California voter does more harm than the harmful Kentucky voter. See Mitch McConnell. Credit where due, however, their governor is pretty good.

        All of that isn’t to say I object to the boycott. I most certainly do not.

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          You’re willfully ignorant if you think the average California voter does more harm than the harmful Kentucky voter

          I’ve seen enough evidence to believe Gavin Newsom and Dianne Feinstein have committed atrocities. Nevermind Kamala Harris.

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          Is it really that simple when the technology companies that have enabled all of this the most have been most supported by and enabled by California. I agree that the average persons worldview is much healthier in California but none of this is likely to have happened without the dominant social platforms and data collection of American tech.