394
‘I feel utter anger’: From Canada to Europe, a movement to boycott US goods is spreading
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 12 Mar 2025
394 points (99.2% liked)
News
36647 readers
2384 users here now
Welcome to the News community!
Rules:
1. Be civil
Attack the argument, not the person. No racism/sexism/bigotry. Good faith argumentation only. This includes accusing another user of being a bot or paid actor. Trolling is uncivil and is grounds for removal and/or a community ban. Do not respond to rule-breaking content; report it and move on.
2. All posts should contain a source (url) that is as reliable and unbiased as possible and must only contain one link.
Obvious biased sources will be removed at the mods’ discretion. Supporting links can be added in comments or posted separately but not to the post body. Sources may be checked for reliability using Wikipedia, MBFC, AdFontes, GroundNews, etc.
3. No bots, spam or self-promotion.
Only approved bots, which follow the guidelines for bots set by the instance, are allowed.
4. Post titles should be the same as the article used as source. Clickbait titles may be removed.
Posts which titles don’t match the source may be removed. If the site changed their headline, we may ask you to update the post title. Clickbait titles use hyperbolic language and do not accurately describe the article content. When necessary, post titles may be edited, clearly marked with [brackets], but may never be used to editorialize or comment on the content.
5. Only recent news is allowed.
Posts must be news from the most recent 30 days.
6. All posts must be news articles.
No opinion pieces, Listicles, editorials, videos, blogs, press releases, or celebrity gossip will be allowed. All posts will be judged on a case-by-case basis. Mods may use discretion to pre-approve videos or press releases from highly credible sources that provide unique, newsworthy content not available or possible in another format.
7. No duplicate posts.
If an article has already been posted, it will be removed. Different articles reporting on the same subject are permitted. If the post that matches your post is very old, we refer you to rule 5.
8. Misinformation is prohibited.
Misinformation / propaganda is strictly prohibited. Any comment or post containing or linking to misinformation will be removed. If you feel that your post has been removed in error, credible sources must be provided.
9. No link shorteners or news aggregators.
All posts must link to original article sources. You may include archival links in the post description. News aggregators such as Yahoo, Google, Hacker News, etc. should be avoided in favor of the original source link. Newswire services such as AP, Reuters, or AFP, are frequently republished and may be shared from other credible sources.
10. Don't copy entire article in your post body
For copyright reasons, you are not allowed to copy an entire article into your post body. This is an instance wide rule, that is strictly enforced in this community.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
As an American, I never had much of an attachment to 'buying American'. I understood comparative advantage and the benefits it brings to all parties involved. I had neither favoritism for nor against American-made goods or American companies.
I'm now dedicated to buying non-American goods wherever possible, and buying as little as possible in general (though that's not much of a change).
I haven't either, but in recent years I really want to buy local as much as possible. I want the local farms/food producers to continue to exist. If shit hits the fan, they'll still be around and will be more relevant than ever.
That's kind of where I'm at. I really just want quality in terms of goods, and for theat reason I'm more inclined to shop at an actual store as opposed to online just to get something in my hands to feel out, as well as a good warranty for higher prices items. I've been trying to support smaller businesses since most of the stuff at box box stores is generally disposable crap anyway, it just depends on the item. But like the other guy said, I'm not spending a whole lot these days since disposable income isn't really much of a thing anymore.
I hope you have the money for it because non-American items are gonna cost some coin under King Fuckwit.
Well, I don't really have the money to buy much of anything these days. But any dreams of getting a new e-bike in the near future are dashed, that's for damn sure. This broken heap with a quarter-battery charge will have to last me a few more years.
You might be able to upgrade the battery, look into hacks for that model.
Or save yourself the time and effort and just set fire to your house.
Those Temu/Wish.com batteries are the whole reason we have regulations.
I wasn't even thinking about that, I'd build a pack with a BMS myself.
It's already very cheap and outdated, and honestly, I'm not very technically proficient to begin with. Already almost junked it trying to fix it once, lmao.