I have an idea. It is founded on two premises:
1. That sustained boycotts are difficult to pull off, since they require such a consistent effort on the part of so many, and since, if successful, they may have a more harmful effect on the economy than those who are not pure anarchists might be comfortable getting on board with.
2. That progressive causes are popular causes, and that if this could be proven to the media and politicians, the spirit of democracy could be stimulated.
The idea is this: single day or week long efforts of focused consumer restraint that would be statistically measurable as referenda of sorts.
I'll explain more below.
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