Activists plan boycott of U.S. businesses on May 1st

I'm part of a hispanic political group type thing and almost everyone is saying "Don't do this, it's utterly retarded" etc.

I don't know who actually is even saying to.
 
meh it's only a single day ..it's like "buy nothing day"
 
JNightshade said:
Hmm... yeah, I think this probably will end up backfiring :|
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If so only because the media is making a bigger deal of it and making it seem more widely supported than it even is.
 
On my birthday?

****ing commies.
 
Hmm, that's the day my Spanish prodject is due. Maybe I can do it on that :LOL:
 
I find it remarkably easy to go days without buying from US corporations, without even trying!

Just a thought.
 
Thats not a good idea. How about they piss off a bunch of people that boycott all Mexican products for 1 year because of this half-assed scheme.

Excuse me, no comprede amigo.

It's like giving their mother, or the police, or something an ultimatum. They don't have any leverage as far as I can tell.
 
I remember a couple of years ago, towards the start of the war there was held a national "not a penny" day, in which people would give no money to buisnesses in protest of the war....that didn't get any media attention. In fact nobody around me had ever heard of it...but EVERYBODY knows about this for some reason.

maybe its because I live in texas...
 
Some_God said:
The date is fast approaching.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/28/boycott/index.html

I hope the rally backfires on them. Illegal amnesty doesn't work, as proven by the 1986 failure.
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:/

Amnesty doesn't work but hoping for this to backfire and make relations worse is horrible.

A guest worker to citizenship program will work, doubled with good border security. It's not an either or situation and I don't see why some see it as having to be seperate bills in congress.

ONE bill, improved border control and new smart walls, along with guest worker programs for those already on the US side to be here legally/safe and eventually EARN citizenship.
 
I think they should protest by a full out strike. For weeks. We'll see who can wait it out longest.
 
Steve said:
I think they should protest by a full out strike. For weeks. We'll see who can wait it out longest.
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That's stupid and hurts us more than helping.
 
Come on, RT. I didn't think a joke like that would be lost on you.
 
^ lol. :E

Companies should be able to fire any worker that strikes. No one has the right to strike against the public prosperity and damage the economy at any given time.
 
idiotic nonsense numbers ..have you ever worked a day in your life? without unions companies could do whatever the hell they want ...dangerous working conditions? who cares, refuse to do the work and you're fired ..shitty pay that keeps you under the poverty line, who cares, complain and prepare to look for another job

there is no soul to you whatsoever ..it's like you're parrot; repeating every porpaganda bullshit your government spews ..I have no idea who you are because you sound more like a propaganda mouthpiece than a human being
 
Steve said:
Come on, RT. I didn't think a joke like that would be lost on you.
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Well I knew you weren't serious but I thought it was more of a jab. Like "well maybe they should just quit forever then" or something :(
 
I'm hoping that Mexico takes back the land that we stole from them. Califorinia would be Mexico 24/7.
 
Sebastian said:
I'm hoping that Mexico takes back the land that we stole from them. Califorinia would be Mexico 24/7.
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Spanish controlled Mexico wrestled that from the Natives, who conquered it from others (new evidence shows.)

No one wants Mexico in control. The government is about as corrupt as they come and the economy is in shambles. The only reason Mexican flags or other things are waved is for a culture solidarity item, not really pride in Mexico itself. If any immigrated latinos in the US wanted Mexico in charge, they wouldn't have come over.
 
This is just a lousy idea. Its true that many of these people can't afford to just take a day off, especially in the name of making a political statement about the government that might allow you to work towards citizenship.

CptStern said:
without unions companies could do whatever the hell they want ...
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I agree that unions have helped in a lot of cases, but they can also be very dangerous organizations if left to their own powerful devices. There was a 60 Minutes special a few months ago about how the teachers' union was completely ruining education for kids here in the US, including sexual harassment of an underage girl in one extreme case, and the union protected their member in what is tantamout to an obstruction of justice in my eyes. It took 6 years or something like that to finally get rid of this predator! Other unions work only from 9am until 2pm with an hour break for lunch! This kind of thing is absurd and a severe abuse of the power that they have gotten for their workers. I agree that workers need to be treated more fairly, but the pendulum has swung too far in that direction in some industries and it needs to come back a bit before things are truly fair for all parties involved.
 
I received the mail
didnt know there was a strike

I think is not big deal,just dont buy any USA product like it could hurt
 
I went on a 1is of May demostration for the first time, and my GOD, I've never seen such populists. They supported the suicide bombers in Iraq and Palestine, and they shouted that that the US was a threat to democracy at the same time that they waved Cuban flags. I mean, I was against the war in Iraq, and is stongly critical to Israel's politics, but these guys have lost it. I was ashamed, but at the same time very amused.
 
I'm glad I'm not home today, else I'd probably find myself driving by some of the protestors and telling them to f*ck off. Sorry, but I have no tolerance for people who illegally come into the country, get work, and then bitch and complain about the fact that they don;t have enough rights. You're not in this country legally, so you don;t deserve rights. I don;t give a f*ck if they're working or not. You can;t walk into another man's house and demand to have the same rights to it as he does. If they're not happy they should go back to where they came from.
*end angry rant*
 
<RJMC> said:
I received the mail
didnt know there was a strike

I think is not big deal,just dont buy any USA product like it could hurt
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Hi RJMC. You got a mail? From whom I wonder.

It is a big deal RJMC, I'll take a wild guess and say that 1 million Hispanics are skipping school and work today, and not buying anything from any US stores. I think that is the equivalent of a country not paying these Hispanics for 1 day - in fact that is exactly what is going to happen. :dork: I don't even think some of them know why. To be honest, I don't even know why. I heard something about they don't think the immigrants are being treated fairly. The big issue here in USA is that Hispanics are coming into USA and are working without paying taxes. This is causing problems with the US economy. BIG problems. That is the big deal. Maybe the Hispanics are taking the day off and doing it because they are proud, not because it makes sense.

This is all strangely coinciding with the airing of the Hispanic history documentary film "Walk-Out"

I will hear of it on the news. I think it is scheduled for today; May 01, 2006
 
Wait, so illegal immigrants who aren't working have what excuse to be in the USA? Seems like the stupidest boycott ever to me.

"Hey, we're not working unless you make sure we don't kicked out."
"But the only reason we have to keep you here is to ensure you work."
"Well, you better make sure we're allowed to be here then."
"But if you're allowed to be here, we have to pay you what we pay everyone else, so there's no incentive for us to employ you."
"Yeah well, consider yourself boycotted!"
 
Kangy said:
Wait, so illegal immigrants who aren't working have what excuse to be in the USA? Seems like the stupidest boycott ever to me.

"Hey, we're not working unless you make sure we don't kicked out."
"But the only reason we have to keep you here is to ensure you work."
"Well, you better make sure we're allowed to be here then."
"But if you're allowed to be here, we have to pay you what we pay everyone else, so there's no incentive for us to employ you."
"Yeah well, consider yourself boycotted!"
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Um no, not under guest worker programs. Which is what is in Congress right now.

Either way, today didn't turn out so much of a boycott instead it was not coming to work, people still bought things and that's GOOD and IMPORTANT. Shows we're big consumers and how much is contributed in work.

This was to protest the bills that demonize illegal immigrants, moreso than demanding immediate amnesty. Some do but pretty much all know that's not coming and isn't the greatest plan, a guest worker program for eventual citizenship to be earned by people already here is the best solution.

You have to look at things realistically. If it were possible to deport all 11 million illegals in the snap of a finger, doing so would devastate the economy and today showed that. See what was demonstrated now? It must be recognized that illegal immigration needs to be slowed/stopped as much as possible at the border, but for people who are here already losing them would have a negative effect.


edit: ON A SIDE NOTE, ****ING ANSWER group is trying to HIJACK the latino protests for their own issues. God damn it they have to try to politicize it to a left/right issue when it hasn't been. I am so ****ing pissed that ANSWER is trying to get their name all over it. If they wanted to lend support then do it but they're all out like "SPONSORED BY ANSWER" etc. Just so you know ANSWER is a far left/socialist group, predominately white, and is polarizing this instead of it being solidarity.

Many of the organizers of the school boycotts are PISSED at this! ANSWER is steering this in the wrong direction and is going to end up making this an issue of RACE rather than of immigration/citizenship. **** YOU ANSWER.
 
The problem with unions is when they go overboard, like the situation with the teachers. You can't trust the companies to act fairly, but you can't trust the unions to do so either.
 
Sebastian said:
I'm hoping that Mexico takes back the land that we stole from them. Califorinia would be Mexico 24/7.
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Yeah. And then the Native Americans could take back the land stolen from THEM. That'd be cool.

Edit: Damn it, Rakurai.
 
Steve said:
Yeah. And then the Native Americans could take back the land stolen from THEM. That'd be cool.

Edit: Damn it, Rakurai.
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PWNED.

I get cheap, cheap ass liquor from the Hualapai Reservation since we're on the subject. LOL
 
RakuraiTenjin said:
I get cheap, cheap ass liquor from the Hualapai Reservation since we're on the subject. LOL
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Speaking of liquor... I'm going to see if I can make it to my bed without running into a wall. Wish me luck.

-Angry Lawyer
 
We killed all our Indians. All the cool ones anyway. Only ones left are in the north, I think.
 
i dont know what the hell its about but I like to see people get united like this
 
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