Boycotts hurt you more than the person you are boycotting .Really? In what way... When I needed motorcycle tires, I wound up going with my old standard, Dunlops (wonderful tires, by the way, that I'm completely incapable of utilizing to their performance maximum) rather than Michelins. When I was boycotting S&W, I wound up with a very nice Springfield Armory 1911, rather than a revolver. When I needed to stay at a hotel, I avoided an Accor hotel, like Motel 6. I stayed in a US owned chain. In every case where I wa boycotting, I made sure to let the company know that I was not using their products, and exactly why.
Please tell me exactly how I'm hurt?
Mark
Boycotts are like tariffs. You should buy what is the cheapest product that does the job. Use the profits/savings for whatever purpose you wish ( maybe donate to a Jewish charity) . But willingly buying expensive products will hurt yourself more in the long run . You dont "Boycott" a company that you weren't going to buy from anyway . It's like the orthodox boycotting a ham shop. BOYCOTTS ARE BY DEFINITION ON THINGS THAT YOU WERE INTENDING TO BUY ( for price/quality etc). By the way i was only talking economics. I have no sympathy for the French and hope the Islamic Republic of France gets what they deserve.