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Boycotting the Fraidy Cats

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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...