Yet in the same breath they'll just tell you that "if you want to change the industry, buy from small, local, humane farms!"

So which is it? Is boycotting worthless or not? Does consumer activism not apply when it actually gives you reason to change your lifestyle? Is it only worth engaging in when it gives you an excuse to eat bacon?

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Throughout their history, Americans have engaged in an almost continuous series of boycotts, demands for leisure and recreation, campaigns for access to the benefits of consumer society, and efforts to promote safe and ethical consumption.

At a time when cynicism about the political process is high—not least because it has become increasingly commercial—the enduring appeal of consumer activism is that it promises citizens, in their capacity as shoppers, a kind of power and responsibility that seem largely unavailable trough conventional politics.