Would you boycott Chinese goods to pressure them on North Korea? (Poll)

[Clarkie1]

I heard it suggested on a radio talk show today that Americans boycott Chinese goods as a way of pressuring China to put pressure on North Korea. North Korea is dependent on Chinese support for fuel, food, etc. I'm also thinking writing letters to the Chinese embassy would be another way of applying pressure.

[havocmom]

1. Ahg, there'd be naked Americans all over if that caught on

Eeeeewwwwwww

[ProgressivePatriot]

2. No there wouldn't...

there are many apparel manufacturers in the US.....I buy all my clothing from the union shops. Better quality and competitive prices, too.

[havocmom]

7. But most folks don't

thus, not a pretty sight

Lots of Made in USA items are prison made too, at slave wages. Union labels getting harder to find all the time.

[Warren DeMontague]

3. I'd have to find some NON-Chinese goods, first.

Pretty much everything is made there, now.

[Clarkie1]

5. According to the host, all Chinese goods at Walmart were replaceable

by goods from either the U.S. or another country. He claimed to have spent an hour doing this experiment at a local Walmart.

[silverojo]

11. Oh, please!

Wal-Mart's about the only place where I've ever seen stuff marked "Made in America". Try Walgreen's, or anyplace else, and everything is made in China...even the appliances Walgreen's sells are made there!

You'd be hard-pressed to boycott Chinese goods because they're everywhere....

[MrSlayer]

4. I try to buy American whenever possible anyway.

So I boycott them already.

[RagingInMiami]

Maybe now we can burn the American flags

in protest against the country that made them.

[whistle]

6. Wow, that would mean not buying anything

[Ravy]

8. Where would we get our flags to burn???? (n/t)

[eviltwin2525]

9. with qualifications

a) it's almost impossible to boycott ALL Chinese goods
b) I already try to buy as few Chinese goods as possible
c) I'll try to cut down some more
d) I don't really think this is a very effective way of dealing with NK
e) but it's as good as anything I can think of

sooooo.... I answered "yes."

[nealmhughes]

10. I try my darndest to buy US, Canada or EU goods.

It does get hard sometimes...

[norml]

12. Why not the worst?

Kim Jong Il for President 2008!



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Jong-il

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1568154

[norml]

13. Can you imagine them suggesting a boycott as a response to Iran?

This is such a scam!

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