So what you advocate is avarice and conspicuous consumption in order to keep "poor working slob[s] ... in america" employed?
Doesn't matter if that conspicuous consumption promotes exploitation of other people and resources? So everyone should "go out and shop," at least according to the gospel of G.W. Bush - just ignore the reality that unfolds around us? For those who have failed to take notice, it is the excessive consumption revolution that has brought us to a point where control of resources become national security issues, with maintenance of "jobs" and "preserving the American lifestyle" taking precedence over any humanity external to America or the environment across the board. So who is it that really needs to wake up? Those that promote the fast trip to nowheresville or those who propose putting on the brakes to the same destination? Sure, a boycott using US economic/war policy as the justification is not the same as a boycott predicated directly upon conspicuous consumption. But the end result is similar - a reduction in consumption (and yes, a reduction in production). It's about time that western civilization realized that it's time for a correction in the collective mindset - that we don't have the right to covet hundreds of times more possessions, materials and resources when hundreds of millions don't have enough to survive on and billions don't have much more. Sorry. But a wide screen T.V. in every pot is not going to make the world a better place. Todd Swearingen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 4:06 AM Subject: RE: [biofuel] EU: Boycott of American Goods Over Iraq War Gains Momentum > What is wrong with you people?? You really think that a boycott would make > any difference?? > The economy is gone to hell now, and you want to boycott American products > and or business!! > Seems to me that you are trying to shoot yourself in the foot, with all this > boycott stuff. > I really don't care;I'm retired and do not relay on a job or the economy, > but you knotheads had better wake up!!! > The people in charge are going to do what ever it takes to line their > pockets(oil) and you can't do a damn thing about it, > and not buying McDonalds(meat shipped in from another country) and or > K-mart(made in China) is not going to > hurt anyone in those countries, only the poor working slob here in > america....... > Good Luck > I do admire your basic idea. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 6:15 PM > To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [biofuel] EU: Boycott of American Goods Over Iraq War Gains > Momentum > > > Hi Darryl, > > What about McDonalds/Budweiser/Texaco/Miller? > > dD > > biofuel@yahoogroups.com wrote: > > < > < The boycotts cut both ways. > < > < > However, if one wants to send a > < financial message to the U.S. and British administrations, are there > any target > < products that would be particularly effective if boycotted? > < > < Darryl McMahon > < > < > < > < Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > < http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > < > < Biofuels list archives: > < http://archive.nnytech.net/ > < > < Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > < To unsubscribe, send an email to: > < [EMAIL PROTECTED] > < > < Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > < > < > < > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Biofuel at Journey to Forever: > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuels list archives: > http://archive.nnytech.net/ > > Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. > To unsubscribe, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Make Money Online Auctions! Make $500.00 or We Will Give You Thirty Dollars for Trying! http://us.click.yahoo.com/yMx78A/fNtFAA/i5gGAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
