It sounds like you would have framed the issue differently. Though clearly it was deep enough to spur a response.
For me it was a reminder that personal choices are political, and that I can always do better in researching my choices. It *always* goes deeper. I get to decide how deep I'm willing to go , and as I grow and learn that cha…
It sounds like you would have framed the issue differently. Though clearly it was deep enough to spur a response.
For me it was a reminder that personal choices are political, and that I can always do better in researching my choices. It *always* goes deeper. I get to decide how deep I'm willing to go , and as I grow and learn that changes.
When someone says "I'm not supporting XYZ business because I don't support their politics" Do you immediately ask "But have you researched all the other businesses? Have you started building the widgets yourself, negotiated a supply chain, paid fair prices to the suppliers and honored the craftsmen who created this first?"
I don't. I also don't assume they are telling me to avoid XYZ business, they're telling me how supporting XYZ business fits in with their personal identity, I get to decide how it fits in with mine.
It sounds like you would have framed the issue differently. Though clearly it was deep enough to spur a response.
For me it was a reminder that personal choices are political, and that I can always do better in researching my choices. It *always* goes deeper. I get to decide how deep I'm willing to go , and as I grow and learn that changes.
When someone says "I'm not supporting XYZ business because I don't support their politics" Do you immediately ask "But have you researched all the other businesses? Have you started building the widgets yourself, negotiated a supply chain, paid fair prices to the suppliers and honored the craftsmen who created this first?"
I don't. I also don't assume they are telling me to avoid XYZ business, they're telling me how supporting XYZ business fits in with their personal identity, I get to decide how it fits in with mine.