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Re:Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU's roll-bac... by dukeyukey on Monday January 19, 2026 @09:40AM (#46679495)
We are talking about individuals here. People are absolutely capable of not drinking Coke because they want to avoid American products.
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Re:Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU's roll-bac... by xvector on Monday January 19, 2026 @09:41AM (#46679507)
I promise you that virtually no people care about avoiding American products that much. You are being idealistic, and are simply out of touch with the average person if you actually believe this.

Virtually one will stop buying Coke. Virtually no one will stop wanting an iPhone. So on and so forth. They will gladly criticize the US while continuing to indulge in the biggest brand names.

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Re:Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU's roll-bac... by toyg on Monday January 19, 2026 @09:45AM (#46679558)
> no people care about avoiding American products that much.

Today, yes. Once US troops start forcefully occupying European territory, eh...

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Re:Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU's roll-bac... by M95D on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @06:33AM (#46704191)
Very very few EU people on the continent will care what happens to Greenlanders. They sure won't abandon their iPhone addiction just to have high standards, principles, etc. If that were the case, they wouldn't have an iPhone in the first place.
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Re:Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU's roll-bac... by dukeyukey on Monday January 19, 2026 @10:03AM (#46679770)
There have already been significant decreases in Canadian (and likely other countries) purchases of American goods, and travel to the US. The thing you say will never happen, already happened last year.

Jim Beam (the bourbon distillery) said before Trump 10% of their sales were to Canada, and that has gone to nearly zero.

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Re:Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU's roll-bac... by dathinab on Monday January 19, 2026 @10:35AM (#46680112)
yep, and in some part of the EU the dominant position of Coca Cola has been crumbling for reasons unrelated to the US and many "not a cheap knock off" alternative already exist...
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