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The article doesn’t mention it, but there’s a “Made in the EU” labeling phenomenon happening that makes me worried about Canadian and Mexican products getting thrown out with the American bathwater here. The point shouldn’t be to fight nationalism with more nationalism. It should be to fight nationalism with good globalism.
Nah, I wouldn’t worry about that. We obviously know the difference between the US, Canada and Mexico. And here in the Netherlands, you can be assured that we would choose Canadian if possible. We love Canada.
The ‘buy EU’ trend is solely focused on US goods. If the Canadians stick a maple leaf on their exports, it’ll sell for sure.
“Buy European” isn’t nationalism. Europe is not a nation.
Technically true but ideologically it’s basically the same thing.
Also German nationalism existed before a German nation state, so that is not a necessary prerequisite.International nationalism?
No but I still think a lot of people will buy local first and European second before even entertaining the idea of buying some foreign muck (let alone something from the US). Unless it’s the only source.
It isnt, but like it or not, the world is devolving into regional blocs. and Europe is a regional bloc, at least the parts that Russia isnt trying to take by shooting and ratf**king elections in.
Isn’t there also a “buy Canadian” movement in Canada?
I agree that the focus should be on boycotting the US but it’s a nice opportunity for businesses anywhere to promote themselves over international competition and it’s a much easier message for politicians to rationalize.Isn’t there also a “buy Canadian” movement in Canada?
I can be worried about more than one thing.
…it’s a much easier message for politicians to rationalize.
I get what you said in the unquoted part, but maybe it’s just me. Buy Canadian is less rational than pointing out from whom not to buy, on account of how nationalistic it sounds. At the risk of sounding all slippery-slope about it, I don’t want to go down the road of nationalism.
Isn’t it generally a good idea to buy as locally as possible to reduce unnecessary shipping emissions?
I’m going out of my way not to buy from the US, it’s annoying but we need to send a message
Unfortunately the movement is only just starting and most people I know still buy American almost everyday and orders stuff from Amazon. Hopefully though, the movement grows and gets enough traction.
Amazon is the real cancer… Everyone in my friend bubble is ordering from them everyday!
They even call me stupid… “It’s cheap, next day delivery, can stay at home, you get everything there etc…” and “I don’t care about Trump, it still works”.
I get it, but we will NEVER get rid of them, same for Whatsapp, Youtube etc…
Same/Next Day delivery is really Vicious and plays in our need for instant gratification.
Sweden has it the best way in my opinion. They don’t deliver to your house/apartment most of the times. They deliver by default to a collection center and you can go there and pick it up.
Never say never. Many companies have been considered as irreplaceable and went down the gutter a few years later.
The only time I buy from Amazon (and WalMart) is at the bin store.
I still buy from UK Amazon once a year because there are no retailers/sellers that ship English blurays to the EU with the same selection, but stopped buying from German Amazon about 4 years ago.
I stopped buying books at Amazon, even they are cheaper. I want to keep Europe‘s economy running and that people have jobs in Europe, so already since last year - Trump was not the principal reason, the well being and work of us Europeans it was - I buy books at our local bookstore.
It’s hard to avoid completely. Just clicking the link can be considered buying American. (Even worse that Wife and I subscribe to NYT. But WaPo got cancelled)
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A lot of it is oil and gas, so getting rid of that helps a lot. Not like other oil producers are much better. At least most of them.
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Even if it is produced elsewhere, if the brand is headquartered in the US it should be a boycott target.
