#171 boycott

boycott- to refuse to have dealings with a person, organization or refuse to buy something as a protest or means of coercion: to boycott foreign produce

- C19 after Captain C. Boycott (1832-97) Irish land agent for the Earl of Erne who was a victim of such practices for refusing to reduce rents

I think a boycott is a reasonable response, although the workers will suffer more than the greedy shareholders.

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