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As far as this 'support your neighbors' culture goes: it's an interesting thing to me because at a national level the politically correct response becomes the o
by mowenz 9y ago
As far as this 'support your neighbors' culture goes: it's an interesting thing to me because at a national level the politically correct response becomes the opposite (support free trade), and it also turns into a very inflammatory and controversial issue--likely because of nationalism. Even more interesting, it appears liberals and conservatives switch sides when going from local to national framework, i.e. liberals tend to support local, but not support protectionism, while conservatives appear the opposite.
- beatpanda 9y agoI buy shirts that are made in San Francisco, but the fabric is almost certainly not made in the U.S. The global supply chain enables products that are in some sense "made locally". Same goes for coffee. So it's totally reasonable to be against protectionism and for buying "locally".
- hvidgaard 9y agoIt can be something as simple as being able to talk to the roaster. I have a few good sources of coffee I use, but I prefer the local roaster. I do so because we can engage and he'll recommend a new coffee because he knows it's a match to my preferences. He is a former WBC contenter and have roaster for other WBC contenters, which is a testament to his skills. But I do it because I like to talk to the roaster behind the coffee.
- mowenz 9y agoFair enough, but just to be clear my intention was not to debate either side as any more or less reasonable.
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- specialist 9y agoThe divide is capital vs labor, not left vs right. Also, protectionism != isolationism.
- mowenz 9y agoActually products of labor and capital are both imported, and no one said anything about isolationism.