What else can we do for Europa? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 days ago by 79luca79@lemm.ee to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk

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Now that we all dont buy american products anymore and dont use their programs and services, i want to do something more, but i dont have any ideas. Please write some! :)

I thought i would put my old things which stood around for months, on websites similar to Ebay. I also thought about recycling them, but to that would be a waste since they still have a worth.

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[-] chmod755@feddit.org 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Spend your vacation in Europe
Buy a Europe flag for your home
Leave a nice exit message for the services you are no longer using. Such as:

Dear Sir or Madam!

I can no longer afford imported products and services from the area between Canada and the Gulf of Mexico. Please delete my personal information in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Best regards

[-] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

Another idea: consolidate !buyfromeu@feddit.org with this community. They both have the same rules anyway (EU + friendly neighboring countries)

People coming from Reddit and finding the other one as it has the same name as the sub aren't finding this one which is much more active.

[-] Skunk@jlai.lu 30 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Convince people that we are stronger together and that we need to vote against politics that are against EU and pro nationalists.

I mean, I’ve heard people in France telling me they don’t want to put money in the army to fight for Ukraine because they are not concerned. Or saying they don’t want to share the nuclear umbrella with the rest of Europe. Or whatever shit about "my country first, Europe/EU last".

[-] starlinguk@lemmy.world 4 points 15 hours ago

People need to realise that Putin won't stop at Ukraine and that they will absolutely be affected by this.

[-] 79luca79@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago

Without the EU my Land South Tyrol would now be called by its invented Italian Name - Alto Adige...

I never really thought much about the EU. Over the last few Days i finally understood how good we have it and its not even a week.

[-] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 22 points 2 days ago

Go to your employer and suggest (or demand) that you switch out American services and products for European ones.

[-] Ricaz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I work in telecommunications in Europe and this already started last year.

Only as a company, though. We can't control when government officials let NSA have direct access to our cables..

[-] CubitOom@infosec.pub 7 points 1 day ago

Gotta get off both Microsoft and Apple products too.

[-] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 2 days ago

Get people off Reddit

[-] cocolowlander@feddit.nl 6 points 2 days ago

The network effect makes it very difficult. It's like pulling teeth right now to convince my spouse to give up on Instagram.

[-] MoonlightFox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Pixelfed is the fediverse equivalent btw, in case you didn't know 😊 Probably a rough switch anyways

[-] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

Oh, don't worry, I know. By the way, if you are new, here are some communities for you

[-] cocolowlander@feddit.nl 4 points 2 days ago

Will check it out!

[-] DmMacniel@feddit.org 13 points 2 days ago

Demand from your employer/company and representative and ministries to think european first. No longer should europe be a digital colony to the USA.

[-] cocolowlander@feddit.nl 11 points 2 days ago

Maybe petition local government to transition their IT into EU based service?

I know it will probably fall on deaf ears, but I'm thinking about contacting my local politicians about transitioning government IT into Linux OS and EU Cloud service. I don't expect them to take me seriously, but at least I can take four hours of my life every half year.

[-] marv99@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

We (as family) decided to show face and purchased some EU merch. Yesterday we raised our new 150x100cm^2^ EU-flag. Also we started putting stickers on our vehicles, like the EU flag and in EU blue/yellow Love Life, Live Free. Small things, but we feel bit better through this.

Regarding your sale of old things, although not having used it by myself, I have heard good things about European https://www.vinted.com/ , maybe it works for your region and purpose.

What else can be done:

remain positive
spread the word and talk to friends and families about what is important to you and why
trust in well-founded science and facts and help spreading those facts against lies and propaganda
if your are a techie, you can help friends and family to use Linux on their PCs, instead of upcoming Win11
not sure how this can work, but it would help to free as many people from big tech "social media" as possible

[-] tomenzgg@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago

Reparations for colonialism

Continue ongoing work of turning away from explorative systems in society such as supporting syndicalist/collectivist business structures instead of capitalism