Why do I get the sense that this will actually be effective?
this post was submitted on 10 Feb 2024
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Boycott and sanctions have always been effective...
That's why Israel spends so much to make it illegal in other countries.
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/9/18172826/bds-law-israel-boycott-states-explained
I'll never understand why this isn't a big reason for people, it's literally the government violating people's 1st amendment rights, but it almost never comes up.
Oh for sure, boycotts are absolutely effective. I just get a sense that somehow cutting off the hash to Israel will be more effective than other forms of international pressure
How can you make boycotts illegal though? On what basis can anyone force you to be a consumer of something you don't want to support?
Even supply chains have freedom to negotiate contracts based on whatever floats their boats?
Twenty-six states have adopted laws that punish companies that choose to boycott Israel. Defenders of the law see them as necessary to protect an ally from hostile activists, while critics argue that the laws are unconstitutional infringements on free speech. So far, the only two federal courts to consider such bills have sided with the critics; Title 4 is designed to provide more legal cover for state BDS laws in future hearings.
Looks like it's through financial punishment for companies. So nothing directly on the consumers from what I understand
That surprises me immensely. Out of all the hills Americans are willing to die on, the right to not be forced by the government to not have to do something, is pretty high up. Also, how on earth is this enforced? US oversight mechanisms on companies have been toothless for decades. But, going case-by-case in order to prove a company, beyond a reasonable doubt, changed some business operation, due to a unwillingness to trade with Israel... and not any other reason, is completely mindbogglingly absurd. It even contradicts a free market tenant, as share holders might want a company to not be associated with genocide, as the risk is pretty significant. Choosing a slightly less good partner, on paper, might be the correct choice.
It's a lot harder to ignore the suffering your government causes when you don't have the things to bury your head in the sand.
Sometimes boycotts won't make the change you wish they would. However, they make you feel better because you're no long funding/participating.
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So if I'm reading right it is my moral duty to sigh... start smokin hashish.
Itll be hard, but sometimes a man has to stand up for what he believes in
Right there with you bro. Wish I could spend this sunday preparing for the my week of work but instead I'm stuck home protesting against the war. Smh my head
What a World we live in when fking criminal gangs have more morals than the frigging President Of The United States Of America.
Everyone knows that Israel is already flooded with Red Lebanon
Everyone does not know that, but thanks.
I wonder if Lebanese smugglers will continue (that volume) given they've actually been on the receiving end of Israeli drone strikes?
The Lebanese drug dealers were hit by Jordan recently not Israel, or was that the Syrian dealers?
Most of the drug traffic in the region is sponsored by Iran as it is so it's not like it matters which gang is the one getting bombed, the source supply is endless.
Are you saying that Iran supplies drugs to Israel in order to destabilise the Israeli population?
More like governments and their intelligence services frequently have use for illicit drug networks. Such as they're access to large supplies of money (hard currency), their ability to generate more of it, and to move it around. This need is even greater for governments under sanctions.
There are other benefits to maintaining connections to black market actors, but money is probably the biggest factor here.
Iran is the source of much of the drugs in the region, there's been plenty of reporting on this for many years, with a lot more since the other weeks drone attacks. Israel happens to receive some of those drugs yes. Along with Jordan, Syria and Iraq.
I had to look it up. That's CBD hash?
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