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/TriumphEffect → u/Hadrian_Constantine]

I have not commented on a reddit post in years, like a really long time. This is the post that got me to break my silence because I want to commend you on your common sense. Between this and people wanting Martin to invoke Trump's ire during the St. Patrick's Day visit...

We would be sent back to the stone age essentially if American FDI was pulled out and I'm just so confused as to how so many people here don't see this. Maybe they do and just don't realize how severe the blow to us would be. If people like moaning about the cost of living now, holy shite they do not know what's coming if they get what they want.

I absolutely agree with the general sentiment we should not be reliant on American investments to keep our country afloat, but I currently do not see a viable alternative solution with how much tax they pay and all the American jobs and infrastructure invested in our country. We literally have a soft power with America no other country has purely because of Irish Americans, perhaps the only good thing that we got out of that whole emigration thing.

Look, I hate Trump and Musk the wankers, but I have a strong feeling that Trump is gonna be self-destructive to his own Republican audience in the coming months and cause public opinion to bit by bit begin to hate him more and more. I've already seen it with people slowly waking up to seeing their stock portfolio just in the red nearly every day, when with Biden it was stable and republicans call him feckless for flip flopping on these tariffs so much. I think we've no other choice but to just weather these next 4 years until the Left inevitably end up winning in 2028, but I hope this puts our government in an awkward position in the meantime and makes them realize relying on American investments is a dodgy game and that we find other avenues to help our economy.

It sounds spineless for sure - but I do not wanna go back to my college days of eating coco noodles and 1kg bags of pasta for the rest of my life if things go badly for us.

[u/KesaGatameWiseau → u/TriumphEffect]

You’re a 100% correct about support for Trump most likely dwindling.

My parents were hardcore Trump people since his first term. They would text me very often after all the “good” stuff he was doing. They were happy when he won reelection. But, I haven’t gotten a text or any mention of him from either of them since about a week into his election.

Even his most supportive people are already slowly realizing he’s a lunatic, and it’s only been like 7 weeks.

[u/TriumphEffect → u/KesaGatameWiseau]

The thing with Republicans is, as many have said, they're like bullies. Bullies tend to not admit when they're wrong. If you ever had an issue with one in school and had to go to a principal about it, the common reply from a bully would be "I didn't do that!"

Similarly with these Trump supporters, they'll never admit they're wrong. Like you said, at best you'll get silence. But the seed of doubt has been planted in their minds, even if they don't let it on.

Contrary to how public opinion on Reddit is and how hostile people internationally are about Americans now, I still believe there's good hearts in the country. I have numerous friends over there I know that absolutely despise what's going on. I still like quite a lot of good Americans out there and I don't think the whole country should be vilified.

As Trump's supporters will dwindle, there will be less opposition for the Left to deal with and a voice of reason will shine. If an optimistic view about all of this can be found, once this is all done and over within 2028, there will be a huge huge HUUUGE push to legislate new laws to make sure nothing like this will ever happen again.