I don’t disagree with anything you said, I am just saying that we need to look at a much larger reality so we understand exactly what the actual fight is about. The travel statistics in and out of the US is insane, even with all this going on, the world moves on and people are still doing what they need to do in mass numbers.
This whole immigration fight is strictly performative, and you can boycott visiting the US or any states you want, but it’s never been about actual travel in and out of the US, it’s about people who aren’t white being made to feel unwelcome so that the races in America are pitted against each other so we don’t unite against the actual enemy. (This is also why it’s utter bullshit that we have so much “anti ICE” protest being staged but aren’t seeing as broad of a message against the people who fund and empower them)
This is a staged fight so everyone picks a fight with the set-up villain of the story and ignores the storytellers. Kayfabe.
I think people do recognize what the underlying issue is, but it’s hard to organize against “racism” or “capitalism” or anything else for that matter. Sure, you can march, but in reality if you march and then go back to your normal life having changed nothing, you will likely change nothing. Target for example had a drop in sales due to boycotts, and plenty of border towns are being hit by a drop in tourism.
If you want ire directed at the people telling the story, then it needs to be directed at capital. That’s what boycotts do. Sure, you can’t stop everyone from traveling, but if you have a friend wanting to see Yellowstone and they see social pressure to not travel to the US, maybe they’ll wait. If enough people do that then the tourism industry suffers and the surrounding industries as well. I do not want people to financially struggle, but unfortunately if no one changes their behavior then the world continues to get worse. I’m seeing that the EU is investing in EU tech infrastructure and that’s amazing. That’s what I want to see. Divest from the US so that other countries are not so able to be affected by US pressure.
I don’t disagree with anything you said, I am just saying that we need to look at a much larger reality so we understand exactly what the actual fight is about. The travel statistics in and out of the US is insane, even with all this going on, the world moves on and people are still doing what they need to do in mass numbers.
https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/travel
This whole immigration fight is strictly performative, and you can boycott visiting the US or any states you want, but it’s never been about actual travel in and out of the US, it’s about people who aren’t white being made to feel unwelcome so that the races in America are pitted against each other so we don’t unite against the actual enemy. (This is also why it’s utter bullshit that we have so much “anti ICE” protest being staged but aren’t seeing as broad of a message against the people who fund and empower them)
This is a staged fight so everyone picks a fight with the set-up villain of the story and ignores the storytellers. Kayfabe.
I think people do recognize what the underlying issue is, but it’s hard to organize against “racism” or “capitalism” or anything else for that matter. Sure, you can march, but in reality if you march and then go back to your normal life having changed nothing, you will likely change nothing. Target for example had a drop in sales due to boycotts, and plenty of border towns are being hit by a drop in tourism.
If you want ire directed at the people telling the story, then it needs to be directed at capital. That’s what boycotts do. Sure, you can’t stop everyone from traveling, but if you have a friend wanting to see Yellowstone and they see social pressure to not travel to the US, maybe they’ll wait. If enough people do that then the tourism industry suffers and the surrounding industries as well. I do not want people to financially struggle, but unfortunately if no one changes their behavior then the world continues to get worse. I’m seeing that the EU is investing in EU tech infrastructure and that’s amazing. That’s what I want to see. Divest from the US so that other countries are not so able to be affected by US pressure.