Michel Boucher wrote:

> "Gregory Morrow" > wrote in
> oups.com:
>
> > Boron Elgar wrote:
> >
> >> I think it would be nice to stand up to religious bigotry. There
> >> are any number of ways it can be done.
> >
> > The pocketbook method is often a good way. Boycotting or
> > supporting a group or cause or business via the bottom line is
> > often very, very effective...tyrants and despots know this and so
> > do us informed consumers :-)
>
> The pocketbook approach works if you have leverage which you don't with
> a lot of Muslim countries because you have alienated them. What are
> you going to do? Tell them you won't buy things that you're already
> not buying?
>
> Desperate much?


Nope. I frequent progressive businesses (especially pro - ***) as much
as I can...and the efforts of myself and others have yielded results
(and that includes down to the neighborhood level).

Can't really do that as regards to regressive Arab/Muslim - owned
companies as they don't do much business on the consumer end of things.


Now I'd really like to put the kibbosh on having to depend on Aramco
for US energy needs, but it seems those Alberta tar sands will
eventually yield much more oil than Saudi Arabia could ever dream of.
Believe me I'm *very* happy to spend money to support Canadian
businesses...

--
Best
Greg "pour me a Labatt's..."