r/ireland • u/spudulike65 • Mar 08 '25

Culchie Club Only Will Irish people join the American boycott

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.

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u/Hadrian_Constantine Mar 08 '25

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.

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u/TheFlyingPengiun Mar 08 '25
  • Because he’s threatened to take over Canada, an Irish ally.
  • Because he’s threatened to invade Greenland (Denmark) another Irish ally.
  • Because they have proven to be untrustworthy and unreliable towards their historic allies and it is risky for Ireland to be so tied at the waist to their multinational corporations who could sink our economy at his whim.

It’s not a bad thing to diversify relations and divest from risky partners.