What you can do to fight back

[Dougw1515]

Amazon WEB services just kicked Parlor off their platform. Parlor is scheduled to go dark - soon. I don't use Parlor but that's not the point. The muzzle being implemented by big tec is the point. If you support these MF's it's on you!

I had a Amazon Prime account - canceled as of this morning
I have a 25k Amazon credit Card - Monday I will make get a different financial institution to issue a card with same limit and cancel the Amazon card.

I will no longer make purchases of any kind though Amazon - NONE!

If you take no action you in fact have taken an action. If you do business with the MF's you are in NO position to complain about what they do. You support them!

 

[Bozz10mm]

Any way to let them know why you are canceling them?

 

[Dougw1515]

Any way to let them know why you are canceling them?

When I canceled my Prime account they did not ask "why". They also did not refund any unused services or features. My account is still valid until 8/21 because of that but to me - that doesn't matter. Amazon is no longer an option for me on any front.

 

[popsgarland]

Never used amazon and never will.

 

[Sam7sf]

I agree with you. I also made the decision to look for work closer to my property. Away from dfw/Dallas. I will be giving up a new offer. Giving up more money. After spending a few days away, working on my land and visiting my good bud Eze, I’m done with this stupid blue shit hole. All anyone can hire up here is liberal zombies and ex cons.

 

[Axxe55]

Amazon WEB services just kicked Parlor off their platform. Parlor is scheduled to go dark - soon. I don't use Parlor but that's not the point. The muzzle being implemented by big tec is the point. If you support these MF's it's on you!

I had a Amazon Prime account - canceled as of this morning
I have a 25k Amazon credit Card - Monday I will make get a different financial institution to issue a card with same limit and cancel the Amazon card.

I will no longer make purchases of any kind though Amazon - NONE!

If you take no action you in fact have taken an action. If you do business with the MF's you are in NO position to complain about what they do. You support them!

I don't have Amazon Prime, or an Amazon credit card, and haven't shopped there in some years now.

Kind of hard to boycott a business when you haven't done business with them in years.

 

[mountainbull]

I'm in a fairly rural area in Montana, but only a hour to a large town, so we shop local all the time.
If everyone canceled there social media accounts it would only take a month or so to end there strangle hold on the US consumer.
Shop local, my ace hardware can order anything I need and the grocery store will do the same.
Take control of your life

 

[Dougw1515]

I don't have Amazon Prime, or an Amazon credit card, and haven't shopped there in some years now.

Kind of hard to boycott a business when you haven't done business with them in years.

And your point is????

 

[Sam7sf]

What needs to happen is conservatives need to drop off the face of the electronic earth. Some cold hard facts we can’t change right now. Such as Liberals dominating the net and our crucifixion to the communist is underway.

Really the best thing for us is to get off social media and lock down the forum. Invite only.

 

[Axxe55]

And your point is????

You are one person, and I'm one person. Even if everyone on this forum that uses Amazon, drops them, it's really not going to make that big a difference. Amazon is multi-billion dollar company that does business all over the world.

When I decide to boycott a business, I do it for personal reasons, and know that in reality, it really doesn't make any huge changes, or difference. It does make me feel better.

But if you are expecting huge changes to Amazon because of what you think and your actions, you are sadly mistaken.

 

[Sam7sf]

He’s right. Plus amazon is and has been for a while eyeballing being our mail carrier if our post office goes bye bye. They are also the main investor to much electric vehicle development.

 

[Dougw1515]

Your logic, and I use that term extremely loosely, makes perfect sense to - only you!

 

[Dougw1515]

He’s right. Plus amazon is and has been for a while eyeballing being our mail carrier if our post office goes bye bye. They are also the main investor to much electric vehicle development.

That company, and those like it, should be broken up. That action has been recommended in the past for google - to no avail.

 

[Axxe55]

That company, and those like it, should be broken up. That action has been recommended in the past for google - to no avail.

Please explain why they should be broken up?

Have they committed some anti-trust laws or similar?

Do they own a monopoly of the business market for the services they provide?

If not, it ain't happening.

 

[Coop45]

I was always confused why so many conservative bloggers would encourage their readers to buy from Amazon. Was the money that good?

 

[Coop45]

He’s right. Plus amazon is and has been for a while eyeballing being our mail carrier if our post office goes bye bye. They are also the main investor to much electric vehicle development.

Actually the post office is delivering for the big three. At least rurally. They deliver UPS, Amazon, and Fed Ex. At least that is wgat a rural carrier told me before Christmas.

 

[oldag]

Please explain why they should be broken up?

Have they committed some anti-trust laws or similar?

Do they own a monopoly of the business market for the services they provide?

If not, it ain't happening.

Actually, I think Amazon and Google are under investigation for related reasons. Amazon has certainly been implementing predatory practices.

 

[oldag]

Actually the post office is delivering for the big three. At least rurally. They deliver UPS, Amazon, and Fed Ex. At least that is wgat a rural carrier told me before Christmas.

They do a lot of the last mile delivery for Amazon and FedEx. Not sure about UPS.

 

[Dougw1515]

They do a lot of the last mile delivery for Amazon and FedEx. Not sure about UPS.

Yes, UPS as well as needed.

Please explain why they should be broken up?

Have they committed some anti-trust laws or similar?

Do they own a monopoly of the business market for the services they provide?

If not, it ain't happening.

Dude! Sometimes you make my head hurt!

 

[Axxe55]

Might be time to update the spreadsheet again.