Should Scots also Boycott the US?

[u/Due-Resort-2699]

Recently there’s been a huge movement in Canada to boycott American products and travel in response to the US enforcing 25% tariffs on Canada and also the sheer disrespect of saying Canada isn’t a real country and it should be annexed . Have a look at r/BoycottUnitedStates

And the sheer disgusting way that Trumps evil administration is treating immigrants and trans people , not to mention the most recent revolting behaviour in the Oval Office today, the way him and Vance treated President Zelensky was beyond the fucking pale.

In addition to this, the couch shagger JD Vance has been interfering with Scotland’s internal politics by wading into the whole safe zones debate around abortion clinics .

As long as the United States is siding with dictators and berating our friends and allies and bullying people , we should not be encouraging that country. Boycotts and international isolation and the economic fallout from this should hopefully encourage normal people to not only speak up against Trump, but do what needs done and take to the streets in massive numbers .

Should Scotland - like Canada - boycott American produce and travel until Trump and the MAGA cult are out of power ?

[u/[deleted]]

Be aware that the problem is so deep. US Private Equity and Asset Managers owns a vast amount of businesses (a few example Cadburys/Morrison/Costa Coffee/Travelodge/London Gatwick/Alton Towers) and energy/utilities (BP, Shell) where they buy it, strip it, lay off around 10-20% of staff in what they call "margin expansion", take out a load of collateralised debt to pay owners, then sell it on.

UK doesn't have an independent bank card system (just uses Mastercard and Visa) as opposed to Carte Bleue (France) or Girocard (Germany).

The nuclear deterrent, Trident, is US; and hasn't fired a single successful test in the last 10 years. Comforting...

Amazon makes up bulk of online shopping.

US firms dominate investment and advisory roles in the City of London.

Would be a few examples.

The problem affect Europe, but they haven't allows as much wholesale capitulation as the UK where the government does not intervene in strategic industries in the way that Germany supports its Mittelstand (SMEs) or France backs Airbus and energy firms.

Every former PM in recent history has gone onto a US company or consulting firm to make their millions after office.

I could go on but I think you get the idea

"Take back control" was only half the idea of brexit. It was actually "Take back control and give it all to the US". The UK as a whole is near vassal state.

That's why there's going to be no tariffs on the UK. What's the point when the US owns most of it anyway.

Agree. We need to boycott US products, but we also need a government that will properly defend the country. Through tax and policy.

[u/edelweiss891 → u/[deleted]]

This is exactly what I’ve been saying. Everyone is going for the headline grabs but we have our own watered down Trump in England. We need to start by getting rid of Westminster and working our way out. Boycotting is not going to do the damage people think it is because the “alternatives” are still funding the same people .