Boycott? Yes, let’s all boycott selfish politics


Buy Malaysian: Because when has a boycott ever been successful in this country or made economic sense? — AZMAN GHANI/The Star

HAS a boycott in Malaysia ever been effective?

The merits of the Palestinian cause are real, and Israeli oppression in the region should by all means be decried. That said, no reasonable person would believe the boycott effort related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict against companies like McDonald’s and Starbucks in 2014 had any sort of long lasting (or perhaps even short lasting) effect on said companies.

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