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Seven detained outside West Loop Target as protesters demand retailer stand against ICE (www.chicagotribune.com)
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[–] SadSadSatellite@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

An organized protest to demand target make a statement? Is this the new guerilla marketing? It seems like there are a few more important things going on than what target thinks. Brands are the enemy of humanity. They will support corporate fascism over anything else. Best case scenario here is they lie about it.

[–] JonEFive@midwest.social 4 points 3 weeks ago

Hit them where it hurts - their pocketbooks. Corporations do not care if you march around in the streets. They don't care if you say mean things about them. What they do care about is a decline in profits.

If enough people stop shopping in these places, and it makes any noticible change in ther profits, they'll start lobbying for politicians to do something about it. You can't reach your elected officials in any meaningful way. Target and other major corporations can.

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Why on earth would you think racist ass Target would ever stand against ICE? It’s a valiant thought, but have you been asleep the past couple of years??

If you want to protest a Target, you’d be better off picketing outside their stores to encourage people not to shop there. They aren’t going to change their ways. They haven’t even fired the CEO who got them into this mess.

https://www.investopedia.com/target-faces-boycott-without-dei-11804311