Yes, you are allowed to protest the French government by boycotting French companies. The courts in this country have recognized boycotts as a protected form o

Yes, you are allowed to protest the French government by boycotting French companies. The courts in this country have recognized boycotts as a protected form of political speech. You still aren’t allowed to discriminate against individuals, but the courts have recognized that collective action to encourage political change is a form of protest and free speech. I find BDS problematic, but saying you can’t boycott a group of businesses for political reasons is anathema to the spirit of free speech and protest. For the same reason,’it is perfectly fine to boycott Saudi Arabian businesses for their national political policies, even though in practice that means not doing business with Saudi Muslims.