An organization of activist-activists founded through John Schwarz introduced a fundamental crusade to disrupt online or inventory spending and not use credits or debit cards for 24 hours on Friday, February 28, to disrupt economic order and “reclaim our economy, our government, and the long run of our country. ” reports CBS news.
The boycott of the popular union does not demand any spending on fast food, fuel or primary stores: “No Amazon, no Walmart, no more productive purchases”, as of February 28.
Purchases considered essential, i. e. food, medicine, emergency supplies, are still allowed in cash and with small local businesses.
After the one-day spending break, the people’s union is making week-long plans that oppose express retailers, adding Amazon from March 7 to 14, Nestle from March 21 and 28 and Walmart from April 7 to 13.
In a non -affiliated manifestation, the leaders of the black religion are asking for a “fast” or 40 -day goal to protest their DEI decomposition projects so that they will be executed as of Ash Wednesday, March 5.
The union of other people affirms that it is not a protest or a political party, however, a “movement of other people unionizing” to disseminate corruption in the economic formula and the efforts of the corporations, the government and the “rich elite” to exploit workers, suppress wages and “maintain most of the United States in a state of the consistent spear. ” uphill.
In general, societies regard boycotts as an undeniable nuisance and there is not much result from some exceptions, e. g. Bud Light and Target boycotts in 2023. However, the People’s Union’s economic breakdown and the 40-day target are temporarily based on a wave of dissatisfaction in the country’s leadership after the last election. Many oppose motions taken through Trump’s management to abolish Dei and put a strain on federal government spending and government staff jobs in the hands of Elon Musk and Doge’s agenda. This motion informs the good fortune of Rosa parks and the bus boycott in Alabama in the 1950s and civil rights demonstrations in the 1960s.
This motion has links with the tendency of the “nucleus of the subconsume” that began to emerge last year in Tiktok. Repele apparent materialism and competitive marketing of corporations to inspire consumers to buy more things. The influencers of the subconsume have arisen on social networks to exercise social tension in their subscribers to consume less and buy more responsibly, in the specific purchase of the second hand, the reuse of second -hand or obsolete goods and offer unwanted pieces to those who need. The nucleus of the subconsumo goes hand in hand with the motion of “buying nothing” that inspires the exchange and donation of buying new things.
Shelley Kohan, a major contributor to Forbes. com, reported that the Feb. 28 economic breakdown may have unintended consequences for small businesses, despite the union’s call for others to turn to local small businesses. Noting that the developing strength of customer activism is at the center of the economic breakdown of the force’s failure, he writes, “Small business owners highlight the sensitive economic ecosystem is at stake. “
“This is not just another demonstration. It’s not just another moment fading into the background. It’s the beginning of anything unstoppable. For too long, they dictated the rules. They soaked the system. We’ve covered your wallet, while the tougher paints, we have more difficulty and fight for trouble.
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Talk of an “economic breakdown on February 28” is spreading on social media. What is it? (CBSNews, 02/21/2025)
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