Why Boycott Walmart to Defend Democracy
These boycotts need to be felt until things change. In my opinion these days long boycotts are not working. It needs to go on until things change and the executives feel the pain.
1. Walmart is the heartbeat of the American economy.
It’s the largest private employer and biggest retailer in the United States.
If Walmart’s profits hurt, the political class notices — fast.
Economic pressure on Walmart is political pressure on the system.
2. Walmart is quietly propping up authoritarianism.
Walmart executives met with Trump during political crises, working to protect profits, not democracy.
Walmart remains silent while Trump and extremist Republicans attack democratic institutions.
Their silence is complicity. Their money flows toward normalization of authoritarianism.
3. Walmart’s political donations and lobbying fuel corruption.
Walmart and its network of PACs have heavily supported politicians who undermine voting rights, public education, and worker protections.
Instead of defending democracy, Walmart defends its bottom line at our expense.
4. Money talks — and boycotts work.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott helped end segregation.
The grape boycott helped farm workers win rights.
Economic noncooperation is one of the most powerful tools citizens have.
5. Boycotting Walmart is an act of patriotism.
It's a stand for free elections.
It's a stand for equal rights.
It’s a stand against corporations treating democracy as disposable.
✊ Every dollar you spend is a vote.
🛑 Stop funding those who are attacking your freedom.
✅ Boycott Walmart. Defend democracy.
Also how the caused so many mom and pop and local stores to go out of business.
How they screwed towns and counties with the tax incentives. They would use up all the town incentives then move to the county or next county over and get more.
And there are many more.
I've been boycotting Walmart for at least 15 years and am a better person for it.
All of those are valid points but there are so many others:
How they treat their employees, let me count the ways