DON'T BUY CHINESE CRAP

boblonsberry.com ^ | 08/20/07 | Bob Lonsberry

[alicewonders]

I have written my senators and congressman asking that the little flag of the manufacturer’s country be on everything.

Good luck with that. I have come to the conclusion that our government is neck-high in chicken$hit when it comes to wanting to protect us. It's all about the money & power with them, I think it's way past time we clean out the chicken coop.

We need to do this ourselves - our government won't help us anymore - and in fact - I think is actively working against us. A boycott hits these companies in the pocketbook and that's the only thing that these people understand.

[pissant]

ROFL!!

[Realism]

Chinese companies wouldn’t be able to get away with this without corporate America’s support.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

I have had a self-imposed ban on all Chinese electrical products

Wise decision. Not only are they poorly made, Chinese manufacturers often do not scruple to forge U.S. safety certifications.

Here's a not-too-widely publicized story from last year, in which Dollar Tree had to recall thousands of extension cords made in China due to counterfeit UL labels.

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06230.html

[Intimidator]

I suspect there will be a change in China as well eventually. Can’t continue to grow an economy at that rate and spit out inferior products forever. Standard of living in China is also increasing as they are the second biggest demand for autos in the world besides the U.S. Chinese people won’t be held down forever, especially as they get richer. I suspect China will eventually become a democracy, we’ll see.

[RoadTest]

“TW... Usually, when I get into discussions about “the Chinese” (or “the Americans” or “the French”, etc), I have to remind people that there’s a huge distinction between the people and the government in any philosophical situation... but it’s not as important a distinction in this case, sadly.”

I know what you’re saying and I see the truth of it.

I have met Chinese people and they are lovable. Their government is magalomaniacally control-dedicated. Their culture is horrifying in its rampant superstition and lack of common hygiene.

Set these people free! How? I don’t know how.

[Fan of Fiat]

What I don’t understand is why the President or the house step up to the plate and deal with this.

Because obviously, the answer to every problem is more government intrusion into our lives.

[hedgetrimmer]

You need to change the people in our government, if you want to succeed. The have legislated, effectively, that China is the manufacturing superpower for the world. They did it with ‘free trade’ agreements, the USTR and the WTO.

You have to fire all the corrupt politicians who took ‘trade’ jaunts to China with our manufacturers and created legislation that paid them to move offshore. You have to fire all the corrupt politicians whose financial stake in China is so great that they would create laws to promote the Chinese economy so as to increase the value of their investments there.

You will have to fire a LOT of politicians and elect loyal Americans who will stand for Constitutional government in their place. Only then, will you prevail over this economic nightmare.

[Gritty]

[xjcsa]

This isn't a matter to be settled at the border, this is something to handle at the cash register.

Important distinction, and he's right.

[Lazamataz]

And China is our enemy.

Always has been, always will be.

We ought to get into a shooting all-out war with them NOW, while we still have a chance.

[hedgetrimmer]

Too much campaign money involved?

Too many personal investments in the Chinese economy.

[Nathan Zachary]

"But If we dont buy from China that would mean that the shelves at WalMart will be bare!!"

No they wouldn't, not even close. But the selves at Costco would be.

[BellStar]

China IS our enemy. And I think would like to see us all dead. It would appear that is the plan with all the dead pets
and the attempted murder of our children?!

[RSmithOpt]

Politcoho’s and lying CEO’s are in cahoots to make the COL of Americans as cheap as possible so the gov can continue to fleece our back pockets and the CEO’s get their multi million dollar bonuses and at the same time keep Americans out of once highly regarded manufacturing jobs.

[Lazamataz]

I don’t have a mouse. I use a tracker ball. (Uh, it’s made in China though.)

Its made out of uranium.

[Theo]

I went to Penny’s and Macy’s to look for some new dress shoes. Some 95% were made in China, by slave girls chained to their machines for 16 hours per day.

I told the clerk at Macy’s that I was interested in buying shoes not made in China. She found one pair made in Italy, and another made in Malaysia. She said more people are commenting about the “made in China” label, and are willing to pay more for non-Chinese shoes.

[alicewonders]

I have met Chinese people and they are lovable. Their government is magalomaniacally control-dedicated. Their culture is horrifying in its rampant superstition and lack of common hygiene.

I just realized that you could substitute a few words and you could be talking about us:

"I have met Chinese American people and they are lovable. Their government is megalomaniacally controlprofit/power-dedicated. Their culture is horrifying in it's rampant superstitionnarcissism and lack of common hygienesense"

[RoadTest]

That’s funny.