Today, the Friday after the Thanksgiving holiday, is nicknamed "Black Friday" here in the U.S. This is the day on which retailers hope to turn a nice profit from holiday gift sales.
And throngs of American consumers are happy to oblige. They are hitting the stores in huge numbers today, elbowing their way through the crowds, to spend their hard-earned money on toys and gadgets that have been made in Asian sweatshops by underpaid slaves working in horrific conditions. All this, of course, after the manufacturers outsourced the factory work that used to be done here in the U.S.
And so these consumers are supporting and encouraging the cycle of outsourcing, human rights violations, and U.S. unemployment.
And so the corporations have no reason to change their ways.
I plan to stay at home. I won't spend a nickel today. And the limited holiday shopping I do this season will support local and small businesses only. Please consider joining me.
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