LOL, I understand.
The last time I watched O'Reilly, he was in the process of throwing up his hands, rearing back in his chair, and blurting out "That's it! I'm calling for a boycott!"
I laughed at the pinhead, thinking he had the power to call for a boycott. What, somebody made him King or something?
My point is that I believe that withholding our $ (or threatening to) from any business is one of the few ways that individuals may be able to influence a business.
However, boycotts can also have a downside, and shouldn't be initiated lightly. One of the posters rightly pointed out that you might boycott a democratic business owner, while putting a whole lot of Republican/Conservative workers on the unemployment line.
It is a rightful power of the consumer, but like all power, should be wielded intelligently, and with as much knowledge as possible of the unintended consequences.
To be the owner of a Boar's Head who has to face a political police force, one day, holding a state order seizing control of the business "for the good of the peasants and workers".
I don’t buy Ben and Jerry or Tyson’s if that’s better. ;-)