our choice not to buy certain items because of forced child labour or human rights issues could be applied to countries/industries which are bad polluters of the environment. (and I am still not buying Nestle products because of the baby milk powder in Africa controversy)
2006-10-02 21:37:46 · 12 answers · asked by XT rider 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
(writing from Europe not USA)
2006-10-02 21:43:28 · update #1
thanks for so many thought-provoking answers.
what stands out is that the Americans feel they have no influence on the direction their country is taking, rejecting Kyoto and polluting more - you ARE the voters, aren't you?
2006-10-03 07:53:06 · update #2
Oh heaven, I want to see that!
Start with American made products then. It is the only nation still refusing to sign the Kyoto protocol, and agreeing to take measures to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases because it would "hurt the economy."
The largest percentage of the crap in the environment is produced in the US
2006-10-03 05:41:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think consumers have a tremendous power they don't use. Do you know why? Because they don't gather. Should we buy products made by slavery/minors work/pollution related products...? No we shouldn't... but you know what??? There wouldn't be many others left for us to spend our money buying. Do you know that the US has around 10% of the worlds population and pollutes around 25% of the worlds pollution? And go figure why it does NOT sign the Kyoto Protocol??? Why?
2006-10-02 21:46:12 · answer #2 · answered by another911 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have to ask yourself if that where such greed comes from.
really. investor greed demands the conscienless to positions of power.
I think there is a phenomenon in human society that tends to more about having viscious people calling the shots up top that will prove thier performances for promotion...the system rewards the bottom line only. If there is a CEO that spends millions taking care of those pathetic and downtrodden, he will be driven out.
Each corporation is a financial, legal entity unto itself. A large demon that can easily slip out of control with the dangers being its resources to law and rights as a human being. Which we know is absolutely not the truth if we truly meditate on it.
there are no measurements for conscience on wallstreet. its from us investing. someone must suffer. money is power straight out. if everyone had the same money it would all be worthless. as you succeed with your financial investments you are stepping on someones head. theres no way out of that, its a fact of life.
I think the only thing to do is put pressure on the companies that treat the lowest possible waged people they could find to keep your wallet fat a little bit better, so when you are coming home to your gaudy pretentious mansion you can feel good that your lack of conscience is not so very severe. this is what I understand.
the sollutions to your mental problem over the physical realities of someone elses life are simply that you should return it to them.
reintroduce love to the world.
boycotting nestle will just leave their destitute labor to starve in the end. people with little education and just enough food to breed will do just that.
i wonder if this has ever worked in the past?
just my opinion
we are all to blame and all responsible for one another.
my thought for corrective action is to strip legal rights to assumptive financial entities as human beings with feelings and mortal lives when in fact they are immortal and all serve them as if they were a localized diety from times before the dark ages.
they should not be so well preserved.
secondly, if we all want to have such grandoise conscience, we should enforce that the US will treat all foreigners from its companies in country cannot franchise with outside of country companies unless thier health and welfare standards at least meet with or exceed federal standards to include minimum wage. this would be caring.
2006-10-02 21:51:23 · answer #3 · answered by jorluke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you think thats a good idea, I guess you don't buy anything made in America, right? America is one of the biggest polluters on the planet. Why do you think we wouldn't join the Kioto treatise, or however you spell it? America pumps out so many greenhouse gasses into the air every day, it's a wonder any of us can still breath, or don't have cancer.
2006-10-02 21:40:19 · answer #4 · answered by iswd1 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I even have boycotted BP for numerous years now because of the fact they have confirmed a decision for earnings over protection and environmental subjects right here interior the U. S.. I even have related a link to a tale on their egregious loss of difficulty for the Alaska pipeline and the reality they stored earnings quite than be certain the pipeline maintained integrity. BP has needless to say had issues for some years now, with some US politicians annoying duty with a view to guard the bypass of oil and shrink the wear and tear to the ambience. needless to say, BP has a music checklist of flouting the regulations because of the fact earnings is best and now they have created environmental devastation lower back, continuing to bleat that that is no longer their fault. As with gas stations that purchase gas from Venezuela, we could continuously additionally evaluate a US boycott of BP. while the adult adult males on the best see their bonuses decline, they could discover their integrity.
2016-12-26 08:07:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, if you feel that strongly about it. But in order to be true, I hope you only use solar/wind/hydro power. I hope you don't use a car and travel only by foot, bike, or mass-transit that uses "clean" fuels. I hope you recycle, don't eat meat, and replant trees for all the paper you use.
I just feel that it is hypocritical to "punish" an entire country and its people when you don't follow the same rules. As long as you do, then by all means, boycott away!
2006-10-03 04:50:42 · answer #6 · answered by Goose&Tonic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it makes you feel you have done your part and have no further need to assist change, go ahead. It sounds great but achieves little.
Buy share in acompany you dont like. Attend the shareholders meeting and ask questions (well researched) as to why they polute, use child labour, etc. Most dont know that they do. They are to far removed from the the "coal face".
If you care, MAKE change. DONT just change brand.
2006-10-02 22:11:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a hard thing to do.......Do we stop flying, (Which is a huge polluter...aircrafts).....stop using ele. (nuclear plants)....gas for heating.....air conditioning in homes and cars (freon (where its ungodly hot because of diminishing ozone) homes for growing population (cutting down every tree to smother us....cars...........things should be regulated better but we all know what it comes down to $$$$$$$ it would be would be wonderful but its a dream greed is more important than lives
2006-10-02 23:38:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
US is the biggest polluter of the world. Better rephrase your question.
2006-10-02 21:41:40 · answer #9 · answered by Dr Dee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a slightly more refined way of starving poor countries to death!
2006-10-02 21:39:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋