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hockeybub89 posted...

I ate at CFA earlier this week. I don't think boycotts work, but I respect people's moral choices to do so. I don't get some smug satisfaction from pointing out that they are posting that they have stopped going to Chick-fil-A or Starbucks from a smartphone made of parts built in China.

Ok so it actually sounds like you get my point then.

Is there a company out there that behaves ethically on all fronts? It seems really difficult to come by. Again, I am posting this on my cell phone paid for by slave labor in China. Then I'm going to search for ethical companies on my same slave labor from China phone.

The reality is that avoiding companies that behave unethically is like walking through a minefield. You're better off just consuming products that you personally enjoy than anything else.

I mean, damn even by virtue of living in America you're kind of benefitting off of unethical behavior from this countries past. There really is no avoiding it.

A good comparison would be like personal responsibility for environmentalism. Yeah you should try and do your part, but the problem is way beyond any one individual and their choices to the point that it means very little on its own.


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