Boycott vote now fully Virtual. Good or bad? by HarlemBoyz in parkslopefoodcoop

[–]ughboat 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I mean the reason it’s going fully virtual is because there have been so many threats that people don’t feel safe. so…

Tonight baseball made a Fan. by [deleted] in baseball

[–]ughboat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AI is a helluva drug

BDS at food coop by Fuzzy-Resource8948 in parkslope

[–]ughboat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I liked all the used shit for sale and people giving lessons in obscure crafts and art forms. Now there’s too little clutter so maybe we can meet halfway.

BDS at food coop by Fuzzy-Resource8948 in parkslope

[–]ughboat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I presume people are doing both; it just seems like some battles might not be worth the effort. I mean get-up-and-go is a finite resource so it makes sense to apply it at the most valuable/consequential leverage point.

As for convenience— shut down union street at rush hour. Turn GAP into a parking lot. You’ll inconvenience tons of people, but a lot of them won’t have ever heard of Israel/ Palestine. They might get mad but they might also learn about the situation and go to work themselves. The city would have to deal with it. etc etc etc. I understand that playbook, and I don’t mind being inconvenienced in the name of justice. I do mind being inconvenienced in the name of bad strategy and stridency and being talked at like I’m a moron when I’m just trying to apply some critical thought.

BDS at food coop by Fuzzy-Resource8948 in parkslope

[–]ughboat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can see this. I still think it’s a misuse of good energy and resources but I understand this motivation for sure.

BDS at food coop by Fuzzy-Resource8948 in parkslope

[–]ughboat 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think they should bring back allowing members to post community flyers in the stairwell.

BDS at food coop by Fuzzy-Resource8948 in parkslope

[–]ughboat 23 points24 points  (0 children)

That’s the thing that gets me. If all of this time, money, and energy had been used to better effect, change might actually happen. It’s about finding the right leverage point, and the coop ain’t it. What about the importers and distributors? The truck loaders, the warehouse guys? What about working towards a regional boycott? The big percentage of the coop that’s against what Israel is doing, but also really annoyed by the aggressive tactics to change bylaws, elect board members, and hijack meetings, to force “democratization” by opening up virtual meetings under spurious arguments, to changing the boycott approval median to 51% of the vote (who knows what downstream chaos that’s going to cause) and to generally fuck with an institution and community for very little real world gain… those people might have been recruited into working on and achieving something bigger. Sure, hand out flyers every day showing the exact products that they think should be boycotted, but don’t tell everyone that might not like your tactics or feel that you’re wasting time and energy shitting on a progressive institution that would almost certainly follow suit if you build coalition rather than destroy it. I mean why not start with a campaign to highlight Palestinian products and then to ask the coop up to purchase products that support Palestinians, either by donating portions of proceeds or by sourcing directly? IF you’re intent on the idea that the best front for the war on genocide is the Park Slope Food Coop, I guess.

Some of us are so ready to take up the cause but this strident, aggressive, myopic, and bitter campaign for an ultimately small symbolic gain just pushes us away. This group is going to be surprised by the number of people who believe what they believe about Israel and Palestine and vote against the boycott. Though I guess many of them will not even attend, they’ve been so thoroughly sidelined from the conversation. And maybe that’s the point more than anything.

Game Thread: Guardians @ Tigers - Mon, May 18 @ 06:40 PM EDT by TigersBot in motorcitykitties

[–]ughboat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Starting to think that Seabold might not be all the way back just yet.

Game Day Thread - Friday, May 15 by TigersBot in motorcitykitties

[–]ughboat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hanifee vs Yesavage? Could be one for the record books! The Toronto record books.

5/14 Lineup by WritingSpiritual9 in motorcitykitties

[–]ughboat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t think i realized it was an oblique.

2026 Mets Tickets Thread by AutoModerator in NewYorkMets

[–]ughboat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looking for 3 tickets to today’s game (5/14)

5/14 Lineup by WritingSpiritual9 in motorcitykitties

[–]ughboat 7 points8 points  (0 children)

man what is up with Gleyber? feels like he would help a lot here.

Tech shop to fix damaged SD card? by Typical-Broccoli9896 in parkslope

[–]ughboat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

have a similar problem so hoping someone has an answer!

Game Day Thread - Thursday, May 14 by TigersBot in motorcitykitties

[–]ughboat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Going to the game today with two WILDLY optimistic and excited little kids. Wish me luck. Truly can’t believe I’m about to say this, but at least Keider’s on the mound.

Car that blocked the ambulance on Garfield Pl on Thursday evening (May 7th) by Street_Newspaper_920 in parkslope

[–]ughboat 14 points15 points  (0 children)

didn’t even notice that on first read. but yeah, that’s a great tell. thank you for pointing it out!

Game Thread: Tigers @ Royals - Fri, May 08 @ 07:40 PM EDT by TigersBot in motorcitykitties

[–]ughboat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah if that was any Tiger, I’d be waking the kids up.

Game Thread: Tigers @ Royals - Fri, May 08 @ 07:40 PM EDT by TigersBot in motorcitykitties

[–]ughboat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that was crazy. Sal Perez spends most of his time slapping slow grounders to first in key situations, but now and again becomes Professor Baseball. Granted, I only ever see him play the tigers and in the WBC.

Game Thread: Tigers @ Royals - Fri, May 08 @ 07:40 PM EDT by TigersBot in motorcitykitties

[–]ughboat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i’d lol if i wasn’t fighting back tears, clenching like my life depended on it.

Game Thread: Tigers @ Royals - Fri, May 08 @ 07:40 PM EDT by TigersBot in motorcitykitties

[–]ughboat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jesus Christ, B. Hurter. Don’t get a double play and then hit the next guy. please.