They’re deciding where to hold the 10 year reunion of Trump Administration departures, and there seems to be a consensus on meeting in Trump’s prison gym.

There are currently boycotts against sponsors of Laura Ingraham and Sean Hannity.  Some say economic boycotts don’t work, but let’s take a look at the impact of a few of them:

·        In the late 19^th century in Ireland, Captain Charles Boycott was shunned after refusing to negotiate with tenants.  He was driven out of town.  Hence, the terminology.

·        As a result of the British Stamp Act of 1765 taxing the colonies, American colonists began boycotting British goods.  The Stamp Act was repealed in 1766.

·        In 1791, there was a boycott in England of sugar produced by slaves.  Sales of sugar dropped by 1/3 to 1/2, rallying abolitionists in a common cause.  Slavery in England was abolished in the mid-1800s.

·        The Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955 to 1956, after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, caused severe economic distress, and the city relented and passed an ordinance allowing black passengers to sit anywhere they chose on buses.

·        The United Farm Workers 1965 to 1970 grape boycott educated middle class families about poor farm workers, and millions stopped eating grapes.  In 1970 grape growers signed their first union contracts.

·        The Johnson & Johnson boycott was initiated over harmful chemicals in baby shampoo.  As a result, Johnson & Johnson reformulated all of its baby products.

·        In 1986, the International Marine Mammal Project organized a consumer boycott of tuna to end tuna fishing practices which were killing dolphins by tuna companies.  Today 90% of these companies don’t harm dolphins.

So, voting with your wallet can work!