Originally Posted by
bellweatherman
Go with good tools, regardless of country of manufacturer. And lose the bigot attitude.
It's not bigotry to prefer to purchase goods from countries who's workers are allowed social, religious, and economic freedoms, have decently enforced safety regulations to protect them, have environmental practices which protect our global resources (air, water, etc.). In short, I try to send as little of my money to China as possible: not because I don't like the Chinese people, but because I'm not comfortable propping up the totalitarian system they are stuck under by sending my money there since it mostly ends up in the hands of those exploiting the people.