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Don’t buy things from China. Vote with your wallet. I’ve personally done this for the past year or two. At least to the extent that it is possible. Would love t

Don’t buy things from China. Vote with your wallet. I’ve personally done this for the past year or two. At least to the extent that it is possible. Would love to see a USA made mobile phone though.

29athrowaway 6y ago
For many products it is impossible to find an alternative not made in China.
- patd 6y ago
  An alternative could be to try to avoid Chinese owned companies rather than Chinese made.
  - smsm42 6y ago
    A lot of US companies - including pretty much every US retail chain - source products in China.
smsm42 6y ago
It may not be easy to know where the product is made, especially if you're buying online. Many online stores do not publish country of origin.
Dig1t 6y ago
I've been really wanting to find something to help make this easier to do for the longest time. Its so hard nowadays to find a wide array of goods made in the US. I would love an Amazon-quality website that only sells things made in the US, or better yet, a "country of origin" label on Amazon itself. I would GLADLY pay more to buy things that are made here, just to support US businesses. However, I usually have to go scouring the comments on product listings looking for any information about where the thing I want to buy was actually made. It sucks..
Normille 6y ago
Actually. I avoid buying products made in the USA if I possibly can. I don't like supporting aggressive militaristic regimes. https://i.imgur.com/Lt5akKR.png https://i.imgur.com/Lt5akKR.png [Feel free to swap North Korea for China in that graphic. The end result is pretty much the same.]
- natcombs 6y ago
  The graphic is inaccurate And clearly has an objective. North Korea often invaded South Korea after the war ended > A total of 3,693 armed North Korean agents have infiltrated into South Korea between 1954 and 1992 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_border_incidents_involving_North_and_South_Korea https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_border_incidents_inv...
  - Normille 6y ago
    So, instead of 44-0, the USA is a mere 44-1 up on the aggression front. And as I said, since we're talking about China here, swap China for North Korea. How many countries have China invaded, bombed or staged coups in, since the end of the Korean war?
    - strictnein 6y ago
      I mean, you're double and triple (even quadruple and quintuple) counting on that a fair amount, and a fair number of those are pretty dubious. But the point isn't to provide accurate information, it's to provide something that tries to makes a point and would be a huge pain to bother refuting or diminishing, as all propaganda is designed to be.
    - natcombs 6y ago
      Tibet and Vietnam come to mind. Hong Kong most recently (violation of treaty). here is a full list for you https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_P... Also, as a democracy the US has released information about those events. We don’t expect the PRC to release evidence they behaved poorly (since they already forbid talking about TS)

29athrowaway 6y ago

For many products it is impossible to find an alternative not made in China.

patd 6y ago
An alternative could be to try to avoid Chinese owned companies rather than Chinese made.
- smsm42 6y ago
  A lot of US companies - including pretty much every US retail chain - source products in China.

smsm42 6y ago

It may not be easy to know where the product is made, especially if you're buying online. Many online stores do not publish country of origin.

Dig1t 6y ago

I've been really wanting to find something to help make this easier to do for the longest time. Its so hard nowadays to find a wide array of goods made in the US. I would love an Amazon-quality website that only sells things made in the US, or better yet, a "country of origin" label on Amazon itself. I would GLADLY pay more to buy things that are made here, just to support US businesses. However, I usually have to go scouring the comments on product listings looking for any information about where the thing I want to buy was actually made. It sucks..

Normille 6y ago

Actually. I avoid buying products made in the USA if I possibly can. I don't like supporting aggressive militaristic regimes. https://i.imgur.com/Lt5akKR.png https://i.imgur.com/Lt5akKR.png [Feel free to swap North Korea for China in that graphic. The end result is pretty much the same.]

natcombs 6y ago
The graphic is inaccurate And clearly has an objective. North Korea often invaded South Korea after the war ended > A total of 3,693 armed North Korean agents have infiltrated into South Korea between 1954 and 1992 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_border_incidents_involving_North_and_South_Korea https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_border_incidents_inv...
- Normille 6y ago
  So, instead of 44-0, the USA is a mere 44-1 up on the aggression front. And as I said, since we're talking about China here, swap China for North Korea. How many countries have China invaded, bombed or staged coups in, since the end of the Korean war?
  - strictnein 6y ago
    I mean, you're double and triple (even quadruple and quintuple) counting on that a fair amount, and a fair number of those are pretty dubious. But the point isn't to provide accurate information, it's to provide something that tries to makes a point and would be a huge pain to bother refuting or diminishing, as all propaganda is designed to be.
  - natcombs 6y ago
    Tibet and Vietnam come to mind. Hong Kong most recently (violation of treaty). here is a full list for you https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars_involving_the_P... Also, as a democracy the US has released information about those events. We don’t expect the PRC to release evidence they behaved poorly (since they already forbid talking about TS)