Boycotting the Fraidy Cats
Right now, I am very unhappy with Amazon, or more specifically Jeff Bezos, the largest Amazon stockholder. I won't belabor the reason why, it's pretty well documented : Like many, my first notion was to cancel my Washington Post subscription. But Eugene Robinson, long time Post columnist, and someone I admire, has changed my mind. See this answer to a readers question. TL;DR, the Washington Post remains a left leaning paper, endorsed all other democrats in 2024 and Robinson says that this is the first time since Bezos bought the paper that he has interfered: The next best thing, IMHO, is to hit Bezos where his money is. That will be my quest, to find ways to stop giving Amazon money. Will I change his lifestyle? Not likely. But perhaps of others follow my example, we might just get his attention. For me, extracting Amazon from my life isn't necessarily trivial. I give money to Amazon (or cause Amazon to get money in a number of ways). Here is a list, by impa