Originally Posted by larue
Well I don't really agree with you because you have control over what you purchase. Don't want to support a clothing company that uses child labor, buy from American Apparel. Don't want to buy a frame from Taiwan, buy a frame made in the United States like Litespeed.
Not caring and not having control are two very different things.
Sorry, I don't want to derail this thread, I just thought I'd point out that everyone has a choice.
What if foreign products are superior and more energy efficient, like automobiles for example. Honda an Toyota have had hybrids on the market for years. Ford is finally jumping on the bandwagon with its SUV. (only because SUV's are gas guzzlers and Ford wants "economic" consumers to buy their SUV's. If they reallyl cared they would make their passenger cars hybrid as well.)
I can't afford Litespeed anyway! Not really relevant, but a reality for me). Who said I didn't care (other than you suggesting it just now). I'ts not that we don't care, rather that we have to choose our battles. If we cared as much as your response suggests, we would move to some commune in the mountains and live off organic foods. (some exaggeration, for effect and fun here).
I was just saying that we live in a global economy. It brings all types of business practices into the same basket. I agree with you in principle. You can take measures to be as pristine as practical (which is the spirit of this topic), but I think it's a bit difficult to do. I was merely saying, "You seem to have made a reasonable effort, don't sweat the details.
Have you called customer service for a computer problem lately. Chances are, you were talking to someone in Pakisan. Did you know common consumer items are pre-assembled in places like Ireland, shipped to the USA where final assembly takes place. Then they slap a label on that says "Assembled in USA." There are elements of the process that are out of our control and it does not mean that we don't care.