Was the boycott a success?

Loomer

I really question the methods of this boycott. Nothing was said in the news or papers about it. Today in Dublin city centre you wouldn't have known there was a boycott. I fully support the boycot, but they seemed to think that having a web page and putting a post in here would be enough.
I think that another one needs to have more press before it will be effective. I emailed the organizers and offered to help put up posters on posts. They said that they didn't want to do that at this point.

Repli

I dont think it was successful.. as u said... city centre was packed as usual.. same in college people were buying food as normal...
maybe if it was organised better and advertised more..

hussey

was that 'Boycott' not just spam?
I mean there was another bunch of hippies trying to have a 'Dont spend a thing day - except on love' last saturday

It seemed like the only people who knew about this was the hard-working people who would just happen to be in work on monday? Not the hams walking around town looking for a pair of socks for next-door neighbours kid

I dont think boycotts would work here

I mean would you like to tell all the aul ones that they couldnt go into Micheal Guineys?

Then you would hear the ... 'In my day you could by a house/horse for a 10 jam jars'

Loomer

I dont think boycotts would work here

That's the attitude that gets us no-where.
Of course boycotts would work here. Just like anywhere in Europe.
Have your ever noticed the better standard of living in continental Europe as opposed to Britian and Ireland.
There's a reason for it.
You can't just wait for the EU to pump billions into the country and do everything for you.
You have to stand up for yourselves and be counted.
Get off your ass Ireland and speak up.
The next boycott should be pre-empted by media coverage.
Spam all the newspapers and TV stations!!!!

LFCFan

Originally posted by Loomer
That's the attitude that gets us no-where.
Of course boycotts would work here. Just like anywhere in Europe.
Have your ever noticed the better standard of living in continental Europe as opposed to Britian and Ireland.
There's a reason for it.
You can't just wait for the EU to pump billions into the country and do everything for you.
You have to stand up for yourselves and be counted.
Get off your ass Ireland and speak up.
The next boycott should be pre-empted by media coverage.
Spam all the newspapers and TV stations!!!!

Never a truer word said. The reason things like Boycotts don't work in this country is because the Irish in general love taking it up the ass and not doing anything about it. We are the laughing stock of Europe.

hussey

Originally posted by LFCFan
Never a truer word said. The reason things like Boycotts don't work in this country is because the Irish in general love taking it up the ass and not doing anything about it. We are the laughing stock of Europe.

This was the point I was trying to make - albeit rather craply-
boycotts wont work here
because people here are spoofers
I mean they will go down to the pub to complain about the price of a drink

but I dont think their was any real boycott, if it was to work then Everyone should be in on it, not just a 1/2
and for a


real boycott to work people should not shop on a saturday, or go for a drink - and there are two chances of that happenging

helen_br

To be really effective, you've got to do the following:
(*) Remove trade solely from those perpetrating the problem. That's mostly cafes and coke machines I think.
(*) Make sure that loss of trade is absolute, i.e. don't just buy the same thing the following day instead.

To dedicate yourself to the cause, set up a trestle table next to a cafe and serve up supermarket bought cakes and coffee to people who would otherwise go into the evil refreshment centre.

Typedef

Boycotts will work in Ireland, if properly organised.

The word Boycott comes from Captain Boycott, during the Land Wars of the 1870s (Irish Land Wars that is), when Captain Boycott was (Boycotted (ie denied access to all goods, services and Labourers)) because he was said to have been charging unfair rents from his tennants.

Hence Boycotting, is a word which got it's meaning from extraneous action taken by Irish people in the fist instance.

Therefore yes Irish people have the proper psychology (as far as a nation can) to Boycott something, if those people are sufficiently motivated.

In Greece the Boycott had the support of very prominent members of Greek society and got a lot of coverage. Therefore if a Boycott in protest is to be effective, it must gain public support from prominent politicians and preferably it must have coverage from the media.

Typedef.