Resisting the Oligarchy means Resisting the World’s Biggest Brands

As the tariffs begin to bite, there is so much that we, ordinary consumers, can do to both survive a world of impossibly inflated prices, as well as teach the brands who stole our democracy and social benefits a big lesson.  This is not just about Elon.  Because behind each of your favourite products there is an oligarch who loves a good Naahtsi president who cancels environmental, climate, diversity, inclusion, equity and anti-fraud regulations.  This is their dream come true. 

As these oligarchs begin to learn that they made a terrible mistake, this is an opportunity for us to tell them what we think about them and send their stocks plummeting.  This is an opportunity to change our shopping habits permanently.  Read on to find out why, and how.

Below are USA’s 10 most valuable global brands and what you can do today to boycott them, let alone save yourself some money you need for food, electricity and necessities.  None of us can afford their products anymore anyway!  So let them figure out their whole dire situation and come back to us when they have better prices and better political views.

NOTE: This message is for both Americans and non-Americans. We are united against billionaires. This list is only an example of course, there is more where this came from.  And there are non-US brands who should be targeted as well.

• Apple: they are in for a huge slump as 90% of iPhones will be subject to tariffs, one more reason to ditch Apple as it is now UNAFFORDABLE. Cancel your Apple Music and other subscriptions. Apple has made tons of money!  Don’t feel sorry for them!  Just go eat a real apple, it is healthier.
• Microsoft: Ditto.  Limit your software package purchases. Less is more.  Make Microsoft Micro Again.
• Google: they owe us rent for all our personal data they have been using and selling for decades now to build AI to further manipulate us. Biggest grifters in history.  Boycott all Google products. They got rich on free data they stole! Not fair.  Not nice!  (Do I sound like Trump?  Good!)
• Amazon: they treat their employees like rats.  Boo. Disgusting.  I’m trying to get my books out of there.
• Walmart.  This one looks like it’s in the coffin already. Americans are boycotting them to the ground for their reneging on diversity equity and inclusion initiatives.
• Facebook: all those personal memories and photos you cherished over the years…used against you to target you with products and right-wing political propaganda.  Brexit, Trump v1.0, all perpetrated through Facebook.  Look up Cambridge Analytica to refresh your memory.  We haven’t forgotten, Zuck.  We’ll NEVER forget.
• Starbucks: the most overrated coffee in the world.  Totally personal opinion here, it is just simply disgusting, I don’t know what they put in there.  It’s weird, right?
• Tesla: A criminal organisation responsible for alleged fraud, cars that fall apart at highway speeds, and the illegal purchase of electoral votes.  When you buy a Tesla you are funding phacism.  Damn, a car can do all this?

George is a market researcher with 18 years of experience, author, molecular biologist and food scientist.

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