I would once again like to point out that the "threat" mentioned in the article is someone saying they'll talk about what the shop owner did with their friends.

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kbelder 2 hours ago | parent [-]

"post about it in a local artist community" is not exactly "talk about it with their friends."

It's bullying.

	▲	axus an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		And if the shop owner is Jewish, it would be anti-semitism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-BDS_laws I consider a boycott threat a non-violent threat; legal but an exercise of power that has moral dimensions.
	▲	AndrewDucker an hour ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		It's informing people that there is something a business is doing that they might not approve of and they might want to change their behaviour accordingly.
	▲	miltonlost an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Imagine if it said "post about it on Hacker News". That's not bullying