On boycotts, I’ve already started avoiding their products, but when I noticed that people around me, and people in general, don’t take it seriously, I began questioning whether it actually has any real impact. Is the problem that boycotts don’t work, or that people simply can’t resist their habits and desires? I honestly can’t create change alone, so what am I supposed to do with that?

So I’m asking: where does an ordinary person start? What common mistakes should I avoid? What genuinely helps, instead of hollow gestures of solidarity?

  • WhiteDNI [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    5 days ago

    They said:

    Do they need help? And who exactly? There are two parts of Palestine, one under Hamas control and the other trying to be independent. The Hamas part is incapable of reaching an agreement and wants to destroy everyone. Israel already unilaterally withdrew all its troops and even left factories to Palestine in 2005. But Hamas still carries out terrorist attacks to this day.

    On the topic of helping, maybe this will help.

    Taxonomy of Action

    It’s hard to give advice pertinent to your situation without giving part of your identity away, but if you have spare change some people, from Palestine, post in the mutual aid comm.