to boycott products made in China and India?

[Lowkeyloopy]

So angry that they have watered down an agreement aimed at saving the planet that my (shortly to be born) child will be living in.

Yes people will say it’s unfair that the more developed economies have enjoyed all the benefits of burning fossil fuels and are now dictating that other countries should stop. Well, tough. We are where we are and the world is on fire.

I’m also sick and tired of people saying that individuals can’t make a difference, AND of the government congratulating itself on bringing down our own carbon emissions. We don’t MAKE anything in this country - we ship it in from other countries. If we all stopped buying crap we don’t need that is manufactured on the cheap in those countries, we could actually help ensure those countries cut their carbon emissions and genuinely bring down our own individual carbon footprints.

So I guess I’m angry at China and India for watering down the COP agreement, but I’m angry at us for creating the circumstances that facilitates the attitude that made them do that.

So, I’ll now be even more consciously checking where my products are from and will not be buying anything made in China or India.

Who’s with me? (YANBU)

Who’s not? And why, out of interest? (YABU)

Happy Sunday all…!

[quote PlanDeRaccordement]@HarrietsChariot
certainly never order food from a Chinese takeaway or deal with businesses owned by people of Chinese origin.

Er why would that be? I understand buy local to reduce carbon footprint, but excluding local sources because they’re Chinese....why? What’s the reason?[/quote]
They are foreign.

@HarrietsChariot

It's hard to boycott Chinese products because they are so insidious, their components are everywhere. I do try to avoid them where possible though and certainly never order food from a Chinese takeaway or deal with businesses owned by people of Chinese origin.

Love how this thread has exposed all the closet racists on MN. You 'shouldn;t buy anything American or Australian really, by that logic.

@HarrietsChariot

It's hard to boycott Chinese products because they are so insidious, their components are everywhere. I do try to avoid them where possible though and certainly never order food from a Chinese takeaway or deal with businesses owned by people of Chinese origin.

That's very noble of you. No, not noble. That other thing...

We never heard "think of the natives" when being told to boycott South Africa or Israel.

Also if it's our fault because we "invented the industrial revolution" then that's taking " sins of the father's" way beyond sanity. Even the Nazis went back four Generations.... But then again we are talking the purest of puritans.

I'm not sure you can make an ethical choice with your next phone OP. The (hazardous) components needed for it are mined and then often sorted by children, no matter who assembles or sells the phone.

Who do you think ships a shit tonne of coal to India? It's Australia. Should we boycott them also?

I do try to avoid them where possible though and certainly never order food from a Chinese takeaway or deal with businesses owned by people of Chinese origin

@HarrietsChariot ah come on, surely you know that’s ridiculous?

If you’re too young have a google about Americans boycotting french fries. Same thing and just as daft.

@jgw1
they are foreign

I hope you are guessing at @HarrietsChariot’s reason!
But yes, I get that (racist) assumption a lot being of Chinese ethnicity myself.

We never heard "think of the natives" when being told to boycott South Africa or Israel

Very true.

It's hard to boycott Chinese products because they are so insidious, their components are everywhere. I do try to avoid them where possible though and certainly never order food from a Chinese takeaway or deal with businesses owned by people of Chinese origin.

Are you for real !!!!!! How utterly ridiculous.

[quote PlanDeRaccordement]@jgw1
they are foreign

I hope you are guessing at @HarrietsChariot’s reason!
But yes, I get that (racist) assumption a lot being of Chinese ethnicity myself.[/quote]
In a sense I am not guessing as like you suggest, it is a very common reason.