On the contrary, Colin, when I can avoid buying Chinese products, I
do. Not only because they have a miserable track record for product
safety, but also because they are a horrible unprincipled country who cares
nothing for anybody or anything. I'm not saying the U.S. is wonderful,
because it isn't. But, let's all remember how quickly expressing your
opinion can get you ruthlessly butchered in China. Just because they have
started selling merchandise to greedy Americans doesn't mean that they have
suddenly started to be decent human beings.
It is getting harder and harder to avoid Chinese products, but where I can,
I do.
73, de Lou K2LKK
At 02:17 PM 7/7/2007 -0600, you wrote:
>There are lots of products still made in the US, by americans, for
>americans.
>For instance, Most of the worlds LSD supply comes straight from the US, made
>from scratch.
>So does the US supply of chrystal meth.
>
>US currency is made in the US, and lets not for get about toyota and honda's
>major car building factories in the US.
>Sure, the companies are bassed in japan, but the vehicles are made right in
>the good old USA.
>Everyone is so wrapped up in the consumer goods coming out of china for next
>to nothing, that they totally forget about all the products that are
>actually designed, manufactured and sold within the US.
>
>But remember, if you go to a store, and you see two nearly identical
>products, one for $45, and one for $15, and by all accounts they do
>precisely the same thing, and perhaps its pretty close to the end of the
>month, or you just payed your morgidge, or perhaps your kids neede braces,
>whatever, your going to buy the $15 product, because in your mind, even if
>it is a peace of junk, you can buy 2 replacements over the next how ever
>many years that the more expensive product would have lasted anyway.
>Now, those who are wining and complaining about china's export of consumer
>goods into the US have deliberately supported that export because they sure
>as hell aren't going to pay US prices for US made products.
> And, they're going to keep buying them, forcing china to keep expanding to
>meet demand, which is fueled by oil and gas. Now, china being the fuel
>hungry giant it is, will up bid oil prices to get the oil they desperately
>need, because they have the money from greedy, consumer goods needy
>americans, and will subsiquently drive world oil prices up, which translates
>into higher prices at your corner gas station.
>So, now you have the moaning and groaning and outrage at higher gas prices,
>while at the same time, those same people who are whining and complaining go
>down to their local electronics store and buy that peace of equipment they
>wanted on sale for half or a quarter of what something similar used to cost
>10 years ago.
>Do you see the inconsistancy and hipocracy in that? yet, it isn't stopping,
>but only increasing.
>There is nothing wrong with getting cheaper consumer goods from other
>countries, however, it is going to have noticeable effects at home and will
>have some negative consequences.
>
>That's my rant for this thread.
>73
>Colin, V A6BKX
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>Subject: Re: japan
>
>
> > What products are manufactured from scratch in the USA? Meaning,
>100%.
> > In other words, can a red blooded American buy American made products?
>No.
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