tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post802292598183601574..comments2024-01-01T15:35:12.954-07:00Comments on Simple Utah Mormon Politics: China Makes Crappy StuffFrank Stahelihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-42388729032004010912007-06-21T12:46:00.000-06:002007-06-21T12:46:00.000-06:00The almighty consumer (as a group) could certainly...The almighty consumer (as a group) could certainly demand and get higher quality products. Perhaps we should ask why so many consumers seem satisfied to acquire low quality products, since changing that would likely change the way business is done in China.Scott Hinrichshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831447472339880148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-5171180988346289092007-06-21T11:20:00.000-06:002007-06-21T11:20:00.000-06:00"Chinese products are the subject of every toy rec..."Chinese products are the subject of every toy recall in the United States this year."<BR/><BR/>Find a toy not made in China.Tyler Farrerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05763919841565720127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-5952356735091595452007-06-21T09:51:00.000-06:002007-06-21T09:51:00.000-06:00I'm not sure what you mean by moral purist. I'm s...I'm not sure what you mean by moral purist. I'm saying that if we don't discriminate as consumers by only purchasing products made in China that are high quality, we will continue to get crap.<BR/><BR/>Interestingly, "militaristic tendencies" are being manifest by China in their relationship with the Sudan, as I wrote in a previous post.<BR/><BR/>I read a book called "Hegemon" years ago, and the impression I got is that China was in its heyday a superpower, and their goal is to attain that status again. If we can develop a relationship with the Chinese people and get them to change their government, maybe we can avoid the coming clash of civilizations.Frank Stahelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-14440407004208265082007-06-21T09:45:00.000-06:002007-06-21T09:45:00.000-06:00Yet another view is that our trading with China ha...Yet another view is that our trading with China has caused some positive changes to occur there that would never have otherwise occurred.<BR/><BR/>Some argue that the strong trading link between China and the West is the main thing that has reigned in China's militaristic tendencies and kept them from overtly going on the military offensive. Economic ostracism of China would likely produce exactly the opposite result. It that what we want?<BR/><BR/>We don't live in a perfect world. Not all of our trading partners are what we would like them to be. With China, as well as with many other countries, we wonder whether we're supporting despotic regimes or slowly causing positive change in those regimes. Is it better to cause slow change via trade or to grapple with military attacks and humanitarian disasters?<BR/><BR/>It's so simple to be a morally superior purist. But it is not always the best course.Scott Hinrichshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831447472339880148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-36769413285081156132007-06-21T09:43:00.000-06:002007-06-21T09:43:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Scott Hinrichshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831447472339880148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-31168697142329900612007-06-21T09:16:00.000-06:002007-06-21T09:16:00.000-06:00Hear, hear!I avoid Wal-Mart whenever I can.Hear, hear!<BR/><BR/>I avoid Wal-Mart whenever I can.Frank Stahelihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822334061980912687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25646979.post-17053452263788628822007-06-21T09:12:00.000-06:002007-06-21T09:12:00.000-06:00All good points. Unfortunately, consumers will co...All good points. Unfortunately, consumers will continue to buy the cheap China crap because it is cheap, no matter the quality, the risks, or the effect on our own economy. Remember when Wal-Mart was proudly "American Made"? Seems like a lifetime ago...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com