[orange character is smiling smugly, doing a finger gun, in front of the “1860 WEEKLY SLAVE MARKET” in which a crowd of people are browsing slaves, while some slaves ask “please help…”]

There is no ethical consumption under capitalism bro, everything is equally bad

I won’t stop buying slaves until the state compels me not to, until then to each their own and let’s agree to disagree and I’ll have you know my family needs their labor

It’s great that you can live without slaves though, keep being an anti-slavery activist it’s awesome!

You’re the best!

https://thebad.website/comic/no_ethical_consumption

  • owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    28
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    2 days ago

    “Vote with your wallet” is valid and often effective, but it’s not enough on its own. Also vote with your voice, your democratic power, and when all else fails, bricks.

      • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        2 days ago

        Also in GB, it got the common man the right to vote at the same time, since they were fighting WWI at the time and the parliament couldn’t really argue against it anymore.

        .

        .

        .

        .

        .

        Lesson: angry women get what they want.

        /s

      • Bad@jlai.luOP
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        5
        ·
        1 day ago

        Historical usage of the guillotine mostly targeted nobles who were in the way of the bourgeoisie, leftist revolutionaries, and proletarian criminals.

        As much as we romanticize the guillotine, strikes, sabotages, and bricks are the tools of the working class. They have a pretty good track record.

        Although I can’t lie, I always smile when protesters bring out a mini guillotine and the ruling class media starts panicking :)

        • lauha@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          1 day ago

          Guillotine is just a humorous reference. I am not imagining seriously toppling western oligarchy by rolling a guillotine on wall street.