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  •  Made in Blue America (none / 0)

    Related issue. I plan to be alot more aware in my purchasing. Is there anywhere that I can find out if an item is made in Blue versus Red America?  At this point I would rather buy something made in China than Alabama but I would really prefer to buy made in Blue America. It doesn't need to be actually made enitrely here but if the balance of benefit goes to Blue America I want to know. For instance Motorola is based in Illinois but over the last several years it has closed its plants in Illinois and moved the jobs to Texas. My brother-in-law had to move down there. Should I shun Motorola products? I know that if I purchase any insulation for my house it won't be from that EnviroMate company in Alabama that fired a Kerry voter.  It probably isn't a long list but any bit can help.  Somebody should set up a "Made Blue" site listing acceptable companies and their products. This site should be educational about the welfare status of red America and how they are bleeding Blue America dry.  When I shop at Home Depot or -ugh!- Walmart at least I can limit the damage.

    I realize this has an ugly 'us-versus-them' attitude but I think they have been waging cultural war on us for at least a generation.

    by ineedalife on Thu Nov 04, 2004 at 05:02:48 AM PDT

    •  Boycotting the red states (none / 0)

      I have been thinking about this for the past day or two, and am still not sure what I think about either the practicality or the morality of it.  (The fact that I live in a red state certainly affects the issue.)

      But I do believe in using your money in line with your beliefs (which is why I try never to buy anything from Israel), and I saw an entry on KOS a night or two ago suggesting not buying any orange juice in the winter, as this all (?) comes from Florida.  

      Another idea I've had myself is that this might be a time to go off red meat entirely.  Not only does most of the domestic red meat we eat come from red states, but the whole question of contamination by   mad cow disease, the various antibiotics and hormones they put into the animals, etc., suggests this might be a good idea from the health standpoint as well.

      I'd be interested to see what others have to say about the idea of boycotting the red states, whether in general or on a selective basis.  As I recall, various organizations did this years ago by boycotting states that hadn't passed the Equal Rights Amendment for women; I don't know what effect it had, but again, at least it gives us a way to spend our money in line with our own "moral values".  

      by daristani on Thu Nov 04, 2004 at 05:44:33 AM PDT

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