BadEthical consumption, 1860
tomiantI have said for years, the argument “vote with your wallets, folks!” is bad because:
“Hey if you don’t like slavery, just don’t buy slaves! Then everyone gets what they want.”
owenfromcanada“Vote with your wallet” is valid and often effective, but it’s not enough on its own. Also vote with your voice, your democratic power, and when all else fails, bricks.
lauhaHistorical usage of the guillotine mostly targeted nobles who were in the way of the bourgeoisie, leftist revolutionaries, and proletarian criminals.
As much as we romanticize the guillotine, strikes, sabotages, and bricks are the tools of the working class. They have a pretty good track record.
Although I can’t lie, I always smile when protesters bring out a mini guillotine and the ruling class media starts panicking :)