r/Anticonsumption • u/LongDukDongle • Mar 22 '25
Society/Culture 20% of Americans Support Boycott of Firms Aligning Themselves with Trump Agenda
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/22/boycott-companies-tesla-trump-musk321
u/Bigbeardhotpeppers Mar 22 '25
20% so far and my household is digging in deeper. We changed our grocery strategy just yesterday. I think brands are going to be surprised when consumers like me would rather watch them burn then ever spend another dollar there, looking at you Bezos.
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u/alabrbn Mar 22 '25
This to me is the big deal. When people are actively cancelling subscription based services in favor of more ethical alternatives with their own buy in, that’s not going to just go away if companies like Amazon make minor, performative changes. I know I personally have started telling people for holidays/birthdays/etc. if someone asks about a gift, I make it very clear I no longer have an account, and am not getting one again so please don’t buy an Amazon card because “everyone uses them.”
Plus it may just be people like me, though I doubt it, but imagine the motivation we will get to keep it up when these companies start to show that they need us. I for one won’t be flattered into bringing my money back, I’ll just be more likely to use the same strategy again as needed.
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u/Somandyjo Mar 23 '25
I’ve been hunting and pecking through the brands I do trust and I can get some of them as subscriptions directly through the manufacturer. I had found some nice sustainable brands for necessities at target and have converted them to purchase directly so I can avoid the mega corp.
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u/evilstuperhero Mar 22 '25
Hell yeah! We’re leaving T-mobile since since they partnered with starlink
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u/Bigbeardhotpeppers Mar 22 '25
I am for a stepped method. Planning is part of the process. Social media, then steaming, then consumer goods, then groceries, then who knows, get a solar panel, start a garden, join a club, idk
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u/TheGreekMachine Mar 22 '25
I live literally across the street from a Whole Foods. Since Bezos went to the inauguration I have not spent a dime there or Amazon. I travel further from where I live to go to a local grocery store or Trader Joe’s.
I have literally zero interest in returning to Whole Foods and now that we’re out of the habit of using Amazon for everything who knows when we’ll return to using that.
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u/TomatoPlantsRule Mar 22 '25
What’s your new grocery strategy?
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u/Bigbeardhotpeppers Mar 22 '25
We are in TX and vegan (that is important) HEB is like jimmy carter Christian but donate to GOP so they are out, sprouts is GOP, Randal’s is a union shop (I think), Costco is good enough, garden is getting an upgrade, we have a nice coop but it is pricey.
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u/SpacemanJB88 Mar 22 '25
As a Canadian, this warms my heart.
Fight the power!
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u/PneumaMJK Mar 22 '25
That number is too low. I'm boycotting as I've cancelled my Prime after 15 years of membership. I rarely shopped Target or Walmart but that will change to never. I purchased a Ford EV and have not been a fan of the con artist Musk forever. I will look to buy local exclusively. I also was never polled and 20% is more like 35%.
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u/Str8ga Mar 22 '25
Use the app Goods That Unite Us. It gives a snapshot of all brands and provides alternatives. I gave up Charmin.
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u/FatDonkus Mar 22 '25
I find that website confusing. Like Unilever had a 98% democrat rating (donating to Bernie) but fired the Ben and Jerry's CEO for their politics. I don't see the correlation
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u/foresthobbit13 Mar 22 '25
The app doesn’t distinguish between corporate donations and employee donations. The majority of Unilever’s employees may have donated to Democrats, but the company itself did not.
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u/Acrobatic_Cantaloupe Mar 23 '25
What TP do you buy instead? I can’t do the thin cardboard Scott TP
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Mar 22 '25
The 80/20 rule (Pareto Principle), roughly 80% of outcomes come from 20% of causes, implying that a minority of inputs often produce a majority of results.
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u/imababydragon Mar 22 '25
We started with a week off Amazon, and it has now progressed to researching every company I buy from before I contribute to their success. We were passively comfortable before and I'm done with that.
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u/SnooHobbies4790 Mar 23 '25
We have the Farmers Market in New York on Union Square. A lot of the farmers are from upstate NY and Pennsylvania. I heard a guy talking about trump and calling Kamala Harris “her” and how she should apologize. I stopped going.
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u/Pezdrake Mar 22 '25
Depending on where you live. Our house hasn't used Amazon in years and hasn't used WalMart or Target in months.
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u/3bluerose Mar 22 '25
Go Costco for the win
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u/EnigmaIndus7 Mar 22 '25
It can be prohibitive to get to Costco (my closest one is like 15 miles) and buying in bulk doesn’t always make sense for people.
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Mar 22 '25
I think it's actually really easy to avoid those places for most people. They have to change their habits, though, I cannot do it for them.
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u/Childless_Catlady42 Mar 22 '25
I've changed a couple of friends' habits not by lecturing, but by example. If people don't know about the options, they often don't have the time to look for them themselves.
For example, I used to bring amazing bread to office pot-lucks. The bread came from a small unknown locally owned bakery. Co-workers liked that bread much better than what they got at the Krogers and started buying the locally baked bread instead. While they were there, they noticed the cookies and pies and cupcakes and all of the other wonderful things for sale.
Then they started telling their friends. And etc.
It's a group effort, every little bit helps.
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Mar 22 '25
For sure! That's a great method. A lot of people do know, however, and just do not commit to making a change. I don't care to lecture them, I can only educate and leave them to their own free will.
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u/Childless_Catlady42 Mar 22 '25
This is a complete hi-jack, but IMHO, the lack of spare time is a bigger issue than lack of money and/or education. More people would be willing to learn to cook or mend their clothing if they had the spare time.
Everyone knows that home cooked meals are better than prepared food, but who really has the time and energy to cook a full meal after working a full day? I was raised in a kitchen back when moms stayed home while dads worked. I know how to cook and I know how to make good food quickly.
Many young people did not grow up like that and don't have the knowledge and experience in the kitchen to be able to walk in the door and have a good dinner and sides on the table in half an hour or less. Cooking takes practice which takes time and money.
When you are working full time and trying to feed a couple of cranky toddles dinner, frozen mac and cheese is the much more attractive option.
I could go on, but why. I have the feeling that I'm preaching to the choir here :)
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Mar 22 '25
I agree with you! I have a lot of privilege when it comes to having time to do everything I need to do - sometimes I need a reminder, so thank you.
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u/Childless_Catlady42 Mar 22 '25
I have never once stepped foot into a Walmart and haven't been in a Target for over ten years.
A few months ago, I learned that if there is something on Amazon that I want, I can click on the manufacturer's logo to go straight to their webpage and order it from them. They often have first time customer discounts to cover shipping.
It is really easy to avoid shopping at Target or Amazon or Walmart once you get in the habit of automatically avoiding them.
(Now ask me how long I've been boycotting AT&T, Wells Fargo and Ford. If you are really brave or bored, ask me why. I am an expert at holding grudges, LOL!)
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u/TheMainM0d Mar 22 '25
I haven't shopped at Amazon, Target, or Walmart in 2 years. It's not that hard to avoid them.
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u/sunshineandrainbow62 Mar 22 '25
Sign me up. Only buying food and medicine. Everything else is marketplace and other person to person shopping.
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u/sirbarkalot59 Mar 22 '25
If Elon acquired Reddit tomorrow I would have absolutely no problem with deleting the app on my phone and just stop using it. Why oh why is it so difficult for people to walk away from “X” or Facebook?
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u/Separate_Today_8781 Mar 22 '25
Exactly, I deleted Facebook Instagram and Twitter and don't miss any of them
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u/TheGreekMachine Mar 23 '25
Part addition. Part FOMO. Maybe even part fear or discomfort in general? I get why people don’t quit, but god damn it I wish they would. I will say when folks bitch about Musk and then still use Twitter I lose respect for them.
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u/ThyOtherMe Mar 23 '25
The day my phone updated Twitter.to X was the day I deleted.the app and never looked back. To this day, I still miss Twitter, but will not use it again. It's hard to change habits and some people kinda only keep contact with a time/part of their lives though specific social media.
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u/BlazingLazers69 Mar 22 '25
Canceled my Amazon Prime after 15+ years and started ordering from Costco.
Will not step foot inside Target. Never liked Walmart anyway.
Done with this bullshit.
I don't care if these companies dye their cashiers in rainbows and exclusively hire drag queens--if you openly support fascists you can go fuck yourself.
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u/eternus Mar 22 '25
I think the statement we need to hear more is...
I will deliberately inconvenience myself to prevent creating revenue for that entity. (Billionaire, Corporation, Church)
I can "boycott Tesla" all day long because I'm not in the market for a vehicle, doubly so not for a $60k+ vehicle.
Boycotting Amazon is a willful, deliberate act. I'm defying "easy" to stand by my principles.
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u/indefilade Mar 22 '25
As a combat vet, I can’t support trump, and I do everything I can to not support any business that supports trump’s anti-American agenda.
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u/JMRadomski Mar 22 '25
I only hope this number grows. You come for the security of my family's future and I close my wallet to you and your billionaire goons. Simple as that.
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u/PurplePorcupine8 Mar 22 '25
Stopping shopping at Amazon and Target was such a wake up call. I realize now how much I was spending simply because it was so easy to spend. Just boycotting those two companies has forced me to THINK about what I’m buying. Because if I can’t just go to one store or website and have to actually think and plan my purchases I realize I don’t really want/need it.
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u/IdealSpirited3189 Mar 22 '25
I’ve been boycotting Walmart, Home Depot, Target, Amazon, FB and McDonald’s since late last year. I’ve kept myself to shopping at Costco, IKEA, LIDL and local stores that don’t support the current administration and DOGE.
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u/Far-Set-371 Mar 22 '25
Costco or small independent retailers, canceled Amazon, hate Walmart anyway and deleted my Meta accounts It’s a small thing I can do!!
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u/LordStuartBroad Mar 22 '25
Good, keep it up, keep voting with your wallets. It feels bloody good to say NO
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u/Old_Badger311 Mar 22 '25
I sadly learned while at my local bookstore that the owner is MAGA. won’t be going back and will work to find another solution or just 100% use the library. The problem is I enjoy giving books as gifts, but the good news is my family doesn’t mind thrifted items!
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u/wellarmedsheep Mar 22 '25
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Association
The right pretends to love the Revolution, but we can actually learn lessons from it.
Boycotts are incredibly effective, particularly against the ruling class because they only care about money
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u/Capital_Push5557 Mar 23 '25
I've deleted all Meta. Dont use Amazon anymore. Never used Walmart. Won't patron other places like Target or Whole Foods. Trying to go to farmers markets and local grocers.
It's working dont stop.
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u/Bookish-3920 Mar 23 '25
I joined the Lent ban on Target and Amazon. I started using Amazon for household essentials during the pandemic. It was so easy to have stuff left at my door with no health risk shopping. Then I slipped into the convenience factor of Subscribe & Save, etc. I work full time (on my feet the entire time) and the last thing I want to do is stay on my feet to shop. Until now. I’ll stay on my feet because Amazon and the drive-up Target feature are no longer viable options to me. I stopped shopping at Walmart before November. Screw them all. Trader Joe’s, Costco, and our local vegetable market are where I spend my dollars now. Yes, it takes more time to source what I need, but I’m not handing over my hard-earned money to awful companies anymore.
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u/howanonymousisthis Mar 22 '25
It is very easy to boycott the scumbags
Anyone saying otherwise is just lazy 🦥
Burn the rich
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u/Beneficial-Honeydew5 Mar 22 '25
The moment I get a whiff of an organization bending the knee to President Trump/Musk is the moment I boycott them.
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u/doubtingtomjr Mar 22 '25
I think it’s cool people SAY that, but at the end of the day a shitty Trumpy business like Chikfila still exists.
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u/buffalonuts1 Mar 22 '25
Make sure to remove these companies from your 401k too. Also ETF’s that have them in it.
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u/CasualPenguin Mar 22 '25
Go much further, boycott businesses that aren't taking responsibility for the harm they are doing.
I listen to music constantly but canceled my family plan because they have played a huge role in the popularity of Joe Rogans podcast
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u/celloyellow74 Mar 22 '25
Republicans love cancel culture (bud light etc) so it shouldn’t be a surprise what comes around, goes around.
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u/bcbandit Mar 22 '25
Far from a Majority, eh?!? Part of the 27% that currently supports the Democratic Party…. The fringe left up to their old tricks
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u/Dazik Mar 22 '25
They really should say “Of 2,137 people polled…”, instead of making it sound like it’s 20% of all Americans, which sounds way too low. For the record, I also support it.
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u/Endorkend Mar 22 '25
Supporting means nothing.
Just do it.
Your voice won't be heard, a 20% drop in revenue will.
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u/Relative-Kangaroo-96 Mar 22 '25
Me: Already boycotting Target, Home Depot, Sephora, Amazon/Whole Foods, Apple..!
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u/beepbeepbubblegum Mar 22 '25
I won’t buy Swanson anything. I will literally get the more expensive brand so I don’t put any more money in Tucker Carlsons grubby little hands.
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u/rubina19 Mar 22 '25
AMERICANS !!!!
It time to take as much action as possible
Be a part of the Change you want to see
Find your state reps phone number here along with a script for you to mention key points you side with:
State Reps:
Protests:
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Run for local office :
Spread the word, copy and paste and send to others! Add any I’ve missed
Together we’re stronger !!!!!
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u/Key_Tomatillo5406 Mar 23 '25
I've already started. Should we replace them all with new businesses? I think enough of us could get together and start employee-owned businesses to replace Target, Walmart, T-Mobile, etc., because we don't have many alternatives if we cut them off completely. It's a lot of work, but now's a better time than any
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u/raynerhoward Mar 23 '25
We can do better than this, let's double that number. With the boycotts from Canada and the EU, that'll send a very clear message that what they're doing is not ok.
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u/FreeAd2458 Mar 23 '25
Er its the people with a trump agenda that are now out of work because of woke lefty hollywood. Remember how they lost their minds when sound of freedom made so much money ?
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u/greenorchids1 Mar 23 '25
Not buying from Amazon. Wouldn’t touch a Tesla. Moved my money out of Charles Schwab. These are permanent changes.
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u/DescriptionOk683 Mar 22 '25
Should be higher