"Boycotts"

Gaining our Freedom in the 21st Century

After three days of the global boycott all the worlds governmental bodies say "Uncle". Starting with the inception of an idea put forth by three nine year olds from Sentient, Kansas, and spreading like a wildfire across the proverbial prairie of Earth, the global boycotts officially got underway the morning of Sept. 6th. By mutual agreement and as a result of worldwide communication and cooperation the vast majority of earths population commenced to do - nothing. Amazing as it might seem, after all the ideas, committees, petitions, amendments and reforms, protests and squabbling of the last hundred years, the problem was solved by simply doing - nothing. All across the planet people stayed home. No one bought gas or food. Few left the house except to walk next door or enjoy the weather. No one visited the mall. No one called their congressman. No one resorted to begging, wheedling, pleading or screaming at the old powers to show some sort of sane behavior. No after years of having our ideas left to wither, our mutual needs and rights ignored, the horrendous consequences of endless war and game-board manipulation people took the only option available - they quit.

Not everyone, as was to be expected, chose to be part of this historic event. There were those who have always refused to be part of the solution. Those so deeply programmed that no evidence or reasonable argument could breech. When ask about this Sarah Brighton, one of the founders of the boycott, explained that these people were the same ones who, through misdirected romantic attachment cooperated with criminal authorities and made the recent crisis inevitable. It was, she said, possibly our last opportunity. That the necessary number needed to facilitate a change would never again be present. Another decade of toxic food, air and water and there wouldn't be a man, woman or child with the mental capacity to understand they were being systematically destroyed. The craving for things and pleasure, the hypnosis and fear generated by the globalists would have been complete. It was essential that the boycott take place before this saturation point was reached. Lucky for us we got it done in time.

Even days after the governments surrender to the combined will of the people all war has ceased, food is being distributed to the hungry and homeless people across the planet are being given shelter. As would be expected not much has been heard from the Vatican, the UN, or the old power structure. When interviewed the president of the U.S. said, "We're just waited to see what we're supposed to do". Congress, Parliament, governmental bodies around the world have been asked to go home until they can be given useful duties to perform. As may be expected most of them don't have any practical skills so they will have to be retrained to become part of the new "global resource based economy". Centers have been set up and states are busy choosing representatives that will pool the peoples ideas at some central location. When asked what he has envisioned for the immediate future, Abraham Martin, another founding member, replied, "There are so many great ideas it's hard to even talk in specifics.

The solutions were all here, just a matter of where to implement them first". It seems that the energy needed to power the world, without exploding toxic fuels, is already available and the patents and inventions have been made public by there creators. There are technicians, scientists and inventors worldwide who have been waiting for the opportunity to do something to help and now it seems they will have their chance. A worldwide group of GMO pickers is ridding the planet of plants that have the capacity to mutate the worlds food supply, another close call. All polluting factories have been shut down for redesign, re engineering or dismantling. Plans are underway to connect the planet via magnetic rail and the internet is being used world wide at no cost, to keep everyone abreast of the latest ideas and developments. The NSA's sniffers and analysis programs are being used to gather world consensus on various topics and communications will soon be carried by laser from satellites once used to direct the war machines strikes on uncooperative people. As it is only a few days since the world shift it is hard to give a complete picture of what may develop. It's safe to say that things will never be the same.

Although a good amount of chaos can be seen - what's new. There is however a different sense of solution in the ruckus. Not the hopelessness that had enveloped the masses of people worldwide when the powers working against a solution swallowed up or blocked any attempt to solve a problem. Instead a pleasant sense of expectancy can be seen. One thing that is instantly noticeable is the lack of an enemy. No body is accusing anyone of threatening the national security. Not a single car bomb or terrorists act has been reported. Peace seems to have come to the middle east. When asked to comment, last weeks Israeli leaders, managed to utter, through clenched jaws, that the army was not willing to kill anyone. Similar situations are being noticed worldwide. The majority of the tools of war, the long arm governmental crime bosses, is severed. Having, for once being free to decide, decided almost unanimously, enough was enough. So it seems peace has come to the blue planet. I was reminded of what Benjamen Franklin said when asked, "Do we have a republic", he said, "Yes we do, now lets see if you can keep it".

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boycott: a concerted economic or social ostracism of an individual, group, or nation to express disapproval or coerce change.

History books often label the protests of Colonial America boycotts. After the British imposed taxes on tea and other imported goods in the Townshend Act of 1767, the colonists responded with the Non-importation agreement. The boycott decreased British trade, and in 1770 most of the Acts were repealed. The retention of the tea tax led to the Boston Tea Party — a more radical remedy. However, "boycott" as a term for such financial actions came into use over a hundred years later. The practice got its name from an English land agent, Captain Charles Cunningman Boycott, who led a ruthless eviction campaign against tenants in Ireland around 1880. His employees began to refuse to assist Boycott or his family in any manner.

Today the term is primarily used in labor and consumer disputes. A primary boycott is when a financial statement is made by consumers or employees in refusing to purchase goods or services from a company or employer. A secondary boycott results from pressure placed by groups on third parties to force them to join a boycott. For example, a secondary boycott exists when workers refuse to patronize firms that continue to deal with the initially boycotted party or if workers strike an employer in order to force him to join the boycott of another firm. Those specific actions are prohibited in the U.S. by the Taft-Hartley Act (1947) and the Landrum-Griffin Act (1959).

There have been numerous examples of successful boycotts in history designed to bring attention, and financial pressure, on a wide variety of issues.

     * 1905: Chinese boycott of U.S. goods: China boycotts the import of American goods because of the treatment of Chinese under the Chinese Exclusion Act.

     * 1930: March to the Sea: In March 1930 Gandhi led a boycott of commercial salt. He encouraged Indian people to defy the British colonial government by refusing to buy salt (which had a government tax attached) and instead making their own salt from sea water.

     * 1955: Montgomery Bus Boycott: Rosa Parks, a 43-year-old black woman, refuses to give up her seat on a bus to a white person. Her arrest led to a massive boycott by black citizens of the Montgomery public bus system organized by a then relatively-unknown Martin Luther King, Jr. For months, people walked, cycled or shared private cars to get around Montgomery.

     * 1960s: Grape Boycott: Boycotts organized by the Caesar Chavez and United Farm Workers union brought attention to the plight of migrant workers.

     * 1980: Olympic Boycotts: The United States and 59 other nations refused to send their Olympic teams to the Moscow Olympics as a protest against the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan in 1979. Four years later, in a second Olympic boycott, the USSR and some of its allies refused to attend the Los Angeles Olympic Games.

     * 1980/90s: Anti-Apartheid Boycotts: Many nations and groups refused to have financial dealings with South Africa when that country's racist 'apartheid' policy was in place. In addition, many nations refused to play some international sport against South African national teams and many international music groups refused to play for all-white venues such as Sun City.

     * 1997: Baptists boycott Disney: Southern Baptists voted to boycott Disney, accusing its depiction of gays and violence as "anti-Christian and anti-family."

An overview of the keys to a successfully organized boycott are as follows:
from Conscientious Consuming

     * A Clear Issue - Monroe Friedman, writing in the Journal of Social Issues, states "successful boycotts tended to be cognitively simple and emotionally appealing." This is perhaps best illustrated in the case of the boycott of canned tuna. The premise is simple and emotional: why do fishermen need to kill dolphins to make canned tuna?

     * A Visible Target - Companies that sell consumer products are very sensitive to their corporate image. The negative publicity associated with a boycott (or threat of a boycott) can effect a company’s image in addition to its sales.

     * Clear Alternatives to the Boycotted Product - In the Burger King case consumers had clear alternatives – McDonald’s, Wendy’s, etc. Boycott organizers are wise to make sure that the companies being boycotted know that consumers are not just boycotting them, but also supporting their competitors!

     * Visibility of Violations - Because successful boycotts rely on damaging both the sales and image of the offending company, the visibility of violations is important. The more visible violations and violators are, the more public pressure can be applied.

     * An Organized Effort - It is not uncommon for a boycott to take years to be successful. In many cases like-minded individuals have created nonprofit organizations to further their causes. This can make it easier to gather funding, create educational materials, receive publicity and promote their cause. Today, the Internet and this web site give consumers additional opportunities to organize.

     * Why Boycotts Work - The bottom line is that companies survive on consumer dollars. The power consumers have is their dollars and the influence they exert comes from their consumer choices. If a company realizes that their conduct or actions are costing them dollars in sales or profits, they will change them.

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