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Date Posted: 10:38:24 03/30/03 Sun
Author: SG
Author Host/IP: pcp01422563pcs.lndsd201.pa.comcast.net / 68.81.153.209
Subject: Please excuse all my typos. I just didn't feel like reposting.
In reply to: SurveyGuy 's message, "Looking for moral authority . . ." on 20:52:58 03/29/03 Sat


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[> I'll duck the "big question" - too early in the morning! However, on the subject of boycotts, I'd just like to observe that these are often self-defeating - our world is too intertwined up in terms of trade for the effects to be neat and pinpointed. Our local Burger King has closed down as the result of a local anti-US boycott that's been on for several months. Who suffered? One Saudi franchise owner and 8 Pakistani staff. Who benefited? The KFC down the road - people still want fast food. -- Chris Henry, 01:33:25 03/31/03 Mon (cache9-2.ruh.isu.net.sa/212.138.47.20)

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[> [> We agree, but it does make people who want to respond feel better. I decry boycotts by governments or organizations and leave it to the people. I also decryed the institutional boycotts of South Africa investments years ago. To me, grass roots boycotts serve to create awareness of the interdependence. Still French wines come only from France and I prefer New World style wines anyway. I still buy good German and Alsace wines. Your local boycott was of a brand, not a product. Again -- ignorance. They just need to rename it BurgerSheik. -- SG, 10:04:56 03/31/03 Mon (pcp01422563pcs.lndsd201.pa.comcast.net/68.81.153.209)

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