• Bloefz@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Has all of the EU ever been able to organize? France is smaller than California, one US state out of 50.

    No, but you can’t compare the EU to the US that way. We’re not EU citizens in our minds. We’re French, Germans, Polish etc. There’s very few cases where we have such a need to protest together. We don’t view ourselves as the EU people (most of us at least). And yes there were protests here today too.

    And yeah the French basically invented protesting. Hardly a day goes by that some union isn’t on strike there :) They invented the yellow vests too.

    Go on strike yourselves and boycott, you are the experts eh?

    If you’re talking about the French then yes I would consider them the experts for sure 🤭

    Stop buying US products and stop using the US Dollar for international trade.

    This is in fact exactly what is happening here. It’s a slow start but big ships need time to turn. Once they’re turned however the momentum is great. There’s lots of websites with recommendations for EU alternatives, and lots of people and businesses are making plans. It’s a growing movement.