I'd never understood this kind of nationalism. I don't care if the items I purchase happen to have been made in the country I happen to live.
If you want, you can construe entirely selfish motives out of it.
It is better if everyone in your community has a job- it brings down crime, for one. So you can personally benefit from buying locally- just in a "trickle down" sort of way rather than a direct one.
To follow the similar selfish motive, why would you care to help third world countries anyway? Even if they collapse in themselves the effect on you will be minimal compared to your city collapsing around you (hi, Detroit)
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I'd never understood this kind of nationalism. I don't care if the items I purchase happen to have been made in the country I happen to live.
If you want, you can construe entirely selfish motives out of it.
It is better if everyone in your community has a job- it brings down crime, for one. So you can personally benefit from buying locally- just in a "trickle down" sort of way rather than a direct one.
To follow the similar selfish motive, why would you care to help third world countries anyway? Even if they collapse in themselves the effect on you will be minimal compared to your city collapsing around you (hi, Detroit)