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"What did you do during the war, Great-Auntie?"
"Why, I took photos in the supermarket and tooted them, child."
Boycotting the Californian wine, choosing the South African wine: a Gen X timeline.
I'm reminded of these incredible supermarket staff who are the opposite of everyone fearfully erasing websites & social programmes in the US now. They braved vilification too, only belatedly being recognised as principled people who inspired a mass boycott.
‘In 1984, a 21-year-old Irish shopworker refused to serve a customer buying two South African grapefruits. Mary Manning was suspended from Dunnes Stores and 10 of her colleagues walked out alongside her in protest.’
@CiaraNi Would have been inconceivable forty years ago 
@sindarina Absolutely!
@CiaraNi it's amazing how they were vilified as troublemakers at the time.
@jimkennedy Another one of those 'shocking but not surprising' things.
@CiaraNi they were absolutely amazing, and I often think about their sheer courage and sense of fairness, especially now. It gives you energy to go on, knowing that there are such good people in this world.
@gerrymcgovern Yes, absolutely.
@CiaraNi I remember this well.
@CiaraNi When I was young we were boycotting French wine… So that’s telling, I guess!
@SorenMRiis Fransk vin var senere, hvis jeg husker korrekt - først i 90erne?
@CiaraNi @SorenMRiis Og den gang var konklusionen, at den slags boykot ikke havde den ønskede effekt, andet end feel good hos de involverede naturligvis. Måske var det også lige der, hvor billige marmeladevine fra Sydamerika boomede?
Jeg fornemmer dog, at boykotten i dag kan have lidt større effekter, fordi den er bredere forankret og retter sig mod alle varegrupper.
@tokeriis @CiaraNi @SorenMRiis som jeg husker det, i 1996, var kommunikationschefen hos føtex i TV-Avisen med en fortælling om, at de ikke kunne mærke nogen påvirkning af salget af fransk vin.
I starten af 1997, ligeledes så langt som jeg husker det, offentliggjorde den franske forening vineksportører, at det (1996) havde været et katastrofeår for eksporten af franske vine.
Vælg selv din konklusion.
@Chris @CiaraNi @SorenMRiis Jeg husker ingen af de to dele, som jeg husker det, var det noget forskning på det. Men jeg kan tage fejl…
@tokeriis det skulle vel nok være muligt at slå salgstallene op.
Nok sværere at finde udtalelsen fra kommunikationschef en.
Men det er ikke noget jeg vil bruge tid på.
Cc @CiaraNi @SorenMRiis
@tokeriis @SorenMRiis Jeg går ud fra, at det er den fransk-vin boykot, du mener, når du nævner en begrænset effekt udover folks feel-good faktor? Boykotten og sanktionerne mod apartheid-regimet i Sydafrika i 80erne var af en helt anden størrelse, både hvad effekten, omfanget og 'problemstillingen' angår, vil jeg mene. Jeg ville ikke sammenligne dem selv.
@CiaraNi @SorenMRiis Ja Frankrig-boykotten.
@CiaraNi @SorenMRiis I fht Sydafrika tror jeg mere, at det var de internationale sanktioner, snarere end forbrugerboykotten, der virkede.
@CiaraNi @SorenMRiis Da de genoptog test af atomvåben? Det var omkring 95.
@CiaraNi the coffee also says "non-EU agriculture" next to the EU organic label so I am a bit confused now.
@raph_v Maybe, I don't know if all the stars are up yet, it's a big job on every price tag in every supermarket, I presume. And I haven't investigated product details - this is just a random snapshot. The overall programme stands, I would think - black star, a European-owned company or European product. In practice Not American.
@gpumoto @CiaraNi Actually it does grow in the EU, on Caribbean islands such as Guadeloupe, but given how small the coffee gardens over there are, it's very unlikely that you'd find it in a supermarket. I just find it funny that this supermarket gives an "EU star" to Lavazza Coffee because the brand itself (and probably the roasting part) is Italian.
Blue. Zelensky. @CiaraNi Seems like I’m already making good choices. Not once have I wanted anything not marked with a star. Or, I haven’t shopped much this week. But still. #boycottusa
@mutter01 Good choices!
@CiaraNi jeg har det så stramt med at Coop, der skal forestille at være forbruger-styret, argumenter imod at boykotte, istedet for at gøre valget let for forbrugeren. Ironisk at det er Salling der imødekommer behovet...
@tempo God pointe. Jeg synes, at Salling har ramt det flot. Det er ikke officielt en boykott og ikke rettet mod ét land. De pejer bare på uskyldig vis på varer fra Europa, eller der er solgt af europæiske virksomheder. Og så kan vi selv oversætte det til 'denne vare er i hvert fald ikke fra et US firma' og købe trygt og hurtigt, uden at bruge mere tid på at tænke på det.
Sorry@TheNovemberMan You definitely don't need to say sorry - we're all sorry this is happening, especially to all of you there in the middle of it all there in the US. Sending sympathy and solidarity from Europe!
@CiaraNi And thank you, your words are appreciated and welcome. I voted against the Orange Felon, and am pushing back best I can every day.
Have a great day. 
@TheNovemberMan Thank you, and the the same to you
@CiaraNi I think this is great. It is so hard to know exactly where some products come from.
There seem to be just a few large corporations controlling most of the production. While intentionally hiding the origin. (looking at you Nestlé)
@gpumoto Agreed! An ordinary shopper has no chance of working out the supply chain details of individual products on the fly to work out whether a US corporation benefits from a purchase. This idea streamlines it for quick choices - at least we know the product is either made in Europe or sold by a European company, so Not American.