Co-operative boycotts and leverage are a good idea. Companies only listen when their sales go down - and then only after a longish time. This however is stacked up against the 'divide-and-rule' strategy that has served the ruler-few so well for centuries. It seems rulers can fool enough of the people enough of the time to get their way.
The voice of the marketplace can never be ignored (on a level playing field.) In a corrupt system it can be ignored when special interests have outsized influence - which is the case on virtually all major issues in American politics.
Co-operative boycotts and leverage are a good idea. Companies only listen when their sales go down - and then only after a longish time. This however is stacked up against the 'divide-and-rule' strategy that has served the ruler-few so well for centuries. It seems rulers can fool enough of the people enough of the time to get their way.
And I would add, paraphrasing you; 'It seems rulers can fool enough of the people enough of the time to get their WARS.'
The concept works..ask Budweiser and Target. The BlueRibbon land use coalition also combines voices for a common purpose, and is very effective
The voice of the marketplace can never be ignored (on a level playing field.) In a corrupt system it can be ignored when special interests have outsized influence - which is the case on virtually all major issues in American politics.