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I am calling for a boycott of Goodyear and all other companies that support the marxist BLM organization while discriminating against conservatives. In the past I have been averse to boycotting. Here's why my thinking has changed:
I can only speak for myself but I think this probably applies to a lot of conservatives. I have recoiled at boycotts and other forms of activism (like marching in the street and holding signs, which I've done plenty but always feel uncomfortable and weird while doing).
The reason is not that I have some need to be polite and tolerant. I have no such need, to be honest. The reason is that I'm practical minded. Boycotting feels impractical. The practical thing is just to shop wherever is closest and has the best deals.
Marching and holding signs feels impractical. When I do it, I'm always thinking that I should really be home doing chores around the house or something more useful. This is how conservatives are wired. We're practical, common sense oriented. This handicaps us as activists.
Leftists, generally, are not as plagued by practicality and common sense. This handicaps them in every day life but makes them much better activists. So they have yet another advantage in the culture war. I don't want to give them that advantage anymore.
Besides, boycotting is the most practical form of activism. Why give money to a company that has announced its opposition to you and all you stand for? If a guy at a lemonade stand spit in my face and called me an asshole, I probably wouldn't buy his lemonade. Pretty reasonable.
So my point isn't that we should abandon common sense, but that we need to be willing to do the impractical thing sometimes, even when it feels silly and we've got other stuff to worry about. That's all. No great epiphany here but that's how my thinking has developed.
