Originally Posted by
kansas
No twisting here. I have re-posted your quotes below just so we are all on the same page. I did not miss the point of your post, which seems to be that the other poster's negative energy should be used more productively. Perhaps I'm wrong, so let me know if I've mis-interpreted.
Bringing up hate for Nike doesn't seem to fit in to this picture. What good does hate do at all? Are you saying that it is ok to hate the right companies/people? I hope not. Perhaps there is a general disdain for private wealth as both of these posts seem to allude to. Or maybe I'm way off the mark again.
Regardless, I still think this is a good thread, and I do gladly recycle, though I'm a long way from as "into it" as others may be. For the most part, it seems to be a noble cause that I will help out with, as long as it is efficient to do so (i.e. I won't recycle if we end up burning 5 gallons of gas to save 4, etc.).
Two seperate posts with seperate points. There is no problem making money off recycling or any other eco-responsible things. I think you should understand that many companies out there use basic slave labor to deiliver us Americans our cheap products. I think you should hate the fact that these corperations are exploiting people that you never see to get your cheap goods. I don't hate making money at all, but I do hate supporting companies that are very very ruthless and could be considered modern day slavers, such as Nike. This has been proven numerous times, if you choose to look for the information outside your normal propagada, er news, networks. Recycling is just a small service we can do in our normal lives, as you speak of at the end of your post.
I have nothing against private wealth, or rich people. I just think a responsible company would treat their workers in other countries with the same rights that American citizens would get stateside.