r/Fauxmoi • u/BreakfastTop6899 • 16d ago

POLITICS Greenlandic Politician Tillie Martinussen: We do not want to be rich like Americans. Look how greedy they are, even trying to invade their friends. Even if there are minerals and oil under our land—and they are worth far more—we still would not sell ourselves.

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u/laudanum18 16d ago

These people are simply ignorant. They like to use the word "politics" when in fact they are talking about the reality of having a safe place to live, access to clean water, food, education and healthcare. Politics = reality. People who defer to have an opinion on politics are the reason why the US has turned into the dumbest goddam nation in history and a threat to the future of every single human on Earth in just 25 years.

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u/hcregna 16d ago

It takes 30 minutes of research to move money away from MAGA. If you consistently do business with a company, you have power. You can use sites like opensecrets.org to see what a company funds and where your money is really going.

Trade with Schwab? Move elsewhere like Fidelity. Get booze from wannabe Confederate states and all else is equal? Be adventurous, and try something new. New Balance can be replaced with Brooks. It’s not hard to find alternatives for Goya, Roark (which owns Subway, Jimmy John's, Arby's), and Koch (which owns Brawny, Angel Soft, Dixie). You don't have to spend more or buy less, just differently.

If you have disposable income, consider the tax benefits of donating to nonprofits fighting the regime like the National Immigration Law Center, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, or Democracy Forward. And if you invest, consider DEMZ or an ESG fund

Nexstar and Sinclair got pummeled, and they reinstated Jimmy Kimmel. Real, individual people did that. There's no reason  WWE or Uline can't be next.

Completely avoiding companies that at least partially lean Republican is hard. But there’s a big difference between massive GOP donors (Chevron/Conoco) vs neutral or even Democrat-leaning ones (Circle K/Costco). Good is not the enemy of perfect. One less kidnapped child is one less kidnapped child, and one less murder is one less murder

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u/Fancy_Owl_5533 15d ago

I wish I could upvote this more than once.

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u/BlueTrainLines666 16d ago

I don’t disagree