At a time when many of us feel helpless to stop the attack on our democracy, I want us all to pause and consider we aren’t powerless. I am offering you these questions to consider. Where or with whom do you spend your money? Do their values align with yours? Is there an alternative choice for procuring your goods and services?
At a time when many of us feel helpless to stop the attack on our democracy, I want us all to pause and consider we aren’t powerless. I am offering you these questions to consider. Where or with whom do you spend your money? Do their values align with yours? Is there an alternative choice for procuring your goods and services?
This is the perfect time to answer these questions so we can inventory our spending habits, and recalibrate them appropriately. I’m not here to drop names because it is your responsibility to explore and define where every one of your dollars is going and to whom. We should first define our values and our commitment to the United States of America thriving for all, not just some.
For example, if a social media platform owner doesn’t share your values, why are you using their site? Why are you buying anything from a corporation that doesn’t share your values? If a local business such as a construction contractor or a retail store doesn’t share your values, why are you supporting them? At any other time in our recent history, these questions may have appeared extreme or counterproductive, but we live in an extreme and unproductive time.
It boils down to one word, convenience, and that’s the point. With convenience, there comes a price to pay. I dare to say these unlike-minded souls need us more than we need them if this is the path they are leading us towards. We need to tighten the collective Power of the People’s Purse, and push back with a groundshaking, window-rattling repudiation. “Hell no! This will not stand.”
At a time when many of us feel helpless to stop the attack on our democracy, I want us all to pause and consider we aren’t powerless. I am offering you these questions to consider. Where or with whom do you spend your money? Do their values align with yours? Is there an alternative choice for procuring your goods and services?
This is the perfect time to answer these questions so we can inventory our spending habits, and recalibrate them appropriately. I’m not here to drop names because it is your responsibility to explore and define where every one of your dollars is going and to whom. We should first define our values and our commitment to the United States of America thriving for all, not just some.
For example, if a social media platform owner doesn’t share your values, why are you using their site? Why are you buying anything from a corporation that doesn’t share your values? If a local business such as a construction contractor or a retail store doesn’t share your values, why are you supporting them? At any other time in our recent history, these questions may have appeared extreme or counterproductive, but we live in an extreme and unproductive time.
It boils down to one word, convenience, and that’s the point. With convenience, there comes a price to pay. I dare to say these unlike-minded souls need us more than we need them if this is the path they are leading us towards. We need to tighten the collective Power of the People’s Purse, and push back with a groundshaking, window-rattling repudiation. “Hell no! This will not stand.”