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Economic Blackout: Will a 24-hour boycott make a difference? (apnews.com)

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The planned blackout is scheduled to run from 12 a.m. EST through 11:59 p.m. EST on Friday. The activist group advised customers to abstain from making any purchases, whether in store or online, but particularly not from big retailers or chains. It wants participants to avoid fast food and filling their car gas tanks, and says shoppers with emergencies or in need of essentials should support a local small business and try not to use a credit or debit card.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago

Pretend it's Ramadan and you're Muslim.

Or that it's lent, and you're Catholic.

It is possible to go one day without consumption or purchases. It's not even as hard as fasting, because for a little as you may have in the cupboards, there's probably something.

Now, if today is when you pay your rent, or your credit card bill, or fill your gas tank, or something else you really can't delay without penalty; I suspect nobody is expecting you to incur a late fee over this. And they even make allowances for stuff like gas - get some cash from the ATM and pay with cash, like yo great-grammy did for decades.

Like everything movement actions, this is a "do as best you can" to send a signal. This one isn't even asking you to go to jail, only to forgo the cheeseburger for one day.