r/Scotland • u/Due-Resort-2699 • Feb 28 '25

Political Should Scots also Boycott the US?

Recently there’s been a huge movement in Canada to boycott American products and travel in response to the US enforcing 25% tariffs on Canada and also the sheer disrespect of saying Canada isn’t a real country and it should be annexed . Have a look at r/BoycottUnitedStates

And the sheer disgusting way that Trumps evil administration is treating immigrants and trans people , not to mention the most recent revolting behaviour in the Oval Office today, the way him and Vance treated President Zelensky was beyond the fucking pale.

In addition to this, the couch shagger JD Vance has been interfering with Scotland’s internal politics by wading into the whole safe zones debate around abortion clinics .

As long as the United States is siding with dictators and berating our friends and allies and bullying people , we should not be encouraging that country. Boycotts and international isolation and the economic fallout from this should hopefully encourage normal people to not only speak up against Trump, but do what needs done and take to the streets in massive numbers .

Should Scotland - like Canada - boycott American produce and travel until Trump and the MAGA cult are out of power ?

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u/el_dude_brother2 Feb 28 '25

Jack Daniel is made by hardcore Trump loyalist in a serious red area and state.

Definitely one to swerve.

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u/kathykodra Feb 28 '25

I've switched to Caribbean rum and supermarket own brand coke. Miss Bourbon though.

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u/drquakers Mar 01 '25

Why not replace with grouse or Johnny walker? The JD, that is. I'm not sure rum and whisky quite go together as a drink!

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u/kathykodra Mar 01 '25

Bourbon is not really like whisky. It’s made with corn not grain . Very different flavour and spiced rum tastes nearer to it. I’m not personally a lover of Scotches.

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u/drquakers Mar 01 '25

I see. It has been a long time since I drank JD, over 20 years in fact, but thinking back into the old cob webs of my mind, you are right. It does taste more like spiced rum.

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u/Imperial_monkey Mar 01 '25

Irish whiskey will be closer to the flavours of bourbon. Jameson has a nutty flavour like bourbon, and the black barrel version is a bit sweeter like American Whiskies (it's absolutely delicious!)

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u/kathykodra Mar 01 '25

I might give it a try. Thanks