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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI've been making a concerted effort for years not to be Chinese
There are just too many reasons not to. The American companies that now manufacture there cannot be held accountable. That's not even mentioning that Americans were left jobless so their CEOs and upper mgmt could pay, what, $1/day and fill their pockets even more with their cash?
In any case, I accidentally landed on this youtube from Stephen D Hammond. He ran into an interesting label. Here it is:
Dorian Gray
(13,516 posts)you are who you are.
But, seriously, when it comes to buying Chinese made crap, I much prefer homemade goods by local artisans. That can get expensive or difficult to find, often, and I'm certainly not a purist. I'm sure I have some mass produced crap in my household. But, I do the best I can.
Sarah Ibarruri
(21,043 posts)And so many Americans out of work because of it. As always, corporations ARE the enemy of American folks, ergo the existence of Occupy.
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)did you mean to write buy instead of be?
TalkingDog
(9,001 posts)China will own our asses. So don't buy Chinese if you don't want to BE Chinese.