Sorry if I repeated your point of view. But you did raise some valid points.
Also, I am noticing a change of perception in myself. I used to bristle at the lack of American products. Now, let's say I need a specific screwdriver I do not have. I truck down to Sears, find the tool, notice it's made in China and simply tell myself, "Well, I don't use it that much, anyway."
I'm getting cavalier in my attitude. Instead of mentioning my concern to the staff, or driving to three other places, I just buy the stupid screwdriver and keep mum.
And in my search for products for clients, I do have folks that insist on "Made in USA. The research is getting more difficult.
No need to be sorry, I enjoy the exchange. I am guilty as anyone of not back reading long threads to get everything that has been covered. As far as demanding USA stuff, yea you're right, it has become an illusive dream in the minds of mother earth news types as far as any real consistency on all products. A noble cause swept under the rug by all of our greed and the inevidable competition with other hungry nations.
There is only one constant on this planet, and it is change. Only time will tell the outcome, since the situation has had more than it's share of time allotted already, and it has shown it's direction long ago.
Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, was schooled in America before he returned to Japan to design the attack on Pearl Harbor. Though he served in a ruthless regime, he was a brilliant military commander. After the huge success of the Pearl Harbor attack, his fellow officers were rejoicing and one asked Yamamoto why he acted somewhat subdued?
He replied, "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve."
He said that becuase he had seen America's industrial might and knew they could rebuild that same Navy that had just been destroyed. But bad judgements, greed from ALL parties and the criminal debt element has taken our industrial might elsewhere. That sleeping Giant that awakened during WWII with all it's majestic valor, has over the decades become fat, lazy, many unwilling to put forth a good work ethic, and in many cases become immorally criminal in business, and just plain drunk with the wine of the world.
We shall see the outcome, whether the giant rises up from the dead dinsoaur that it is currently, to the majestic Giant it once was. Can the body become responsible enough to force the head to wake up or is it too late and we are already on the death bed, seemingly unaware of the cancer working just out of sight. (oh and just in case I'm not clear, I'm not JUST talking here about buying American, that's only part of the problem.)
