Boycotts are a fantasy. You would love to think that you can just ethically spend your money and the world will be fine but it is a complete myth. So what if yo

Boycotts are a fantasy. You would love to think that you can just ethically spend your money and the world will be fine but it is a complete myth. So what if you never buy something marked "Made in China" then I guess Haiti, Vietnam and India must be bastions of freedom and ethical work? In today's modern, integrated economy it is near impossible to buy anything that isn't at least partially made in China. Defence suppliers try to avoid foreign parts for political reasons and even they cannot prevent some components, metals, plastics or raw materials being sourced from China. It is you who are living under a rock if you believe you can truly vote with your wallet. You don't have that choice any more. Even if you go out of your way to avoid all electronics (I guarantee you at least some of those components came from China) and only buy locally sourced, fair-trade hemp clothing you will still be giving money to someone else who is buying almost everything from China. This doesn't just apply to China, it applies to every nation (except, maybe, North Korea, you really need to try hard to find something that they have exported recently). Economies are interconnected and boycotts are feelgood nonsense.