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In the US we have always at least acted like we try to buy American made. It feels weird that the rest of the world is only now considering where their stuff is
by mrits 1y ago
In the US we have always at least acted like we try to buy American made. It feels weird that the rest of the world is only now considering where their stuff is coming from.
- boh 1y agoWho's "we"? The "buy American" crowd has always been super niche and a very small minority.
- mingus88 1y agoIn my experience, the buy American crowd says one thing but without exception simply buys the cheapest thing always What they want is for the best deal to be the local deal, but they are not well off enough to actually take a principled stance on it
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- kevin_thibedeau 1y agoWal-Mart made it a marketing campaign in the 80s. Much of their inventory was US produced with prominent signs all over their stores.
- boh 1y agoA marketing campaign from 40 years ago doesn't qualify as a predominant culture.
- mrits 1y agoIt was the initiative of the largest retailer. You have had to live in a bubble to not know this.
- gchamonlive 1y agoI'm not making a point only to buy local. I'm making a point not to buy American today, if things don't improve.
- mrits 1y agoFreedom fries are off the table?
- gchamonlive 1y agoTasty. I guess not. Potatoes grow everywhere LOL
- happytoexplain 1y agoThe rest of the world absolutely has always had some who consider where their stuff is coming from and some who don't - same as the US.