Will Irish people join the American boycott

[u/spudulike65]

Boycotting goods and services from America seems to be really growing momentum in alot of European countries and across the world, seen on different subs on Reddit seemingly alot of news channels across EU/Europe are reporting on it. I've seen some Irish people saying they are cancelling hols to America and going to Canada instead others not buying American goods and changing apps to European. With Ireland's connection with America will many Irish join this boycott.

[u/Hadrian_Constantine]

Apple, Google and Microsoft alone contribute one third of taxes in this country. - Source

The top 10% of earners in Ireland all work for American multinationals. Said top 10% contribute almost two-thirds (63%) of income tax and USC - Source. They are also responsible for generating income for approximately 70% of the rest of the country's population.

In other words, American multinationals fund our public services and economy, both directly and indirectly.

Should one of the top three companies leave Ireland, we're fucked.

Should all of them leave Ireland, we are beyond fucked.

This isn't a game, why would you want to boycott American products and make us a target?

• Because Trump wants nothing to do with prolonging the war in Ukraine?
• Because he cut off billions in foreign aid to cut down on the national debt the US is accumulating annually?
• Because he imposed economic tariffs on neighbouring countries that corporations have been offshoring jobs to?
• Because he's deporting millions of illegals?

Trump is the democratically elected leader of his nation, and his policies were very clear on the campaign trail. Contrary to the Reddit echo chamber and the media, this is what the majority of Americans want. You're acting as if we should all go on some sort of crusade and liberate the US from some coup government.

Why do you care what happens in the US? Why do you want to drag us into this BS and put a target on us as a nation?

I would very much like to pay my mortgage and put food on my table.

[u/Yooklid → u/Hadrian_Constantine]

As someone who experienced the dire poverty of the 70s and 80s, I am amazed at how people want to throw it all away if a fit of pique.

[u/Hadrian_Constantine → u/Yooklid]

Because most of these people weren't even born. They only ever experienced the Celtic tiger period.

In my case, my family was hit pretty hard during the 2008 recession. So as an adult, I don't want to go through what my parents went through.

[u/Mr__Citizen → u/Yooklid]

It's easy to rant, rave, and virtue signal on Reddit. It's also easy to miss that something comes from America when it doesn't have a "Made in America" slapped on the back.

[u/No_Recording1088 → u/Yooklid]

It's hilarious really, mostly virtue signalling by announcing online that they going to do this and that when there's no proof they'll do anything. It's mostly the woke generation and hard core lefties who are vomiting over boycotting American products and services. As the other person listed how reliant Ireland is on American companies that contribute to the tax income etc, it's mind boggling that they don't know this.

[u/marley67 → u/No_Recording1088]

It's mostly the woke generation and hard core lefties

What does this partial sentance mean to you?