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Accomplished_Scar717 t1_izlgvt4 wrote

Reply to comment by Rare_Message_7204 in Authentic, made-in-Vermont lifestyle brands? by MouseManManny

I went to their twitter and I find the ideas repugnant, but I agree with you and would buy their products. This is because we actually have no idea about the horrible views held by the factory owner in Pakistan, the dyer in Bangladesh, or the manufacturer in Xinjiang. This dude is producing in Vermont, where labor standards and environmental standards apply. Fire trucks and hospital access are nearby. Unless this person is actively doing harm to people, buying from him is always going to be far better than buying from unknown foreign suppliers.

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Conflict_Main t1_izmguqa wrote

Would you consider someone financially backing local MAGA politicians active harm to people?

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Accomplished_Scar717 t1_izmh4gm wrote

I would say no. I was thinking about personally sending out hit men or sexually assaulting folx or kidnapping, those are the kind of harms that many textile factory owners are doing in many places in the world.

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Conflict_Main t1_izmislc wrote

There’s other options out their besides buying overseas and buying from MAGA hateful American companies. It’s really not that difficult

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Accomplished_Scar717 t1_izml164 wrote

In Vermont? That’s where we started this conversation. If there was a competitor in Vermont, manufacturing and selling wool products, who had the right politics, I would shop at their place first.

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Rare_Message_7204 t1_izlvy55 wrote

Exactly! He is producing in Vermont! People need to put views aside and start to actually act like local matters. Doesn't help anyone to pick and choose based on politics.

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