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Whereas boycott is named after the target of one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Boycott https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Boycott
by schoen 3y ago
Whereas boycott is named after the target of one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Boycott https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Boycott
- amadeuspagel 3y agoInteresting, because it highlights that from the beginning boycotts were morally fraught, and even the first (?) boycott involved violence against non-participants.
- hinkley 3y agoHaving mentioned boycotts, I'm fairly sure I learned both on the same day. Did we both read the same hackernews link a few years ago?