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Originally posted by CutiePie2000
I see what you're saying but I think every company is "in bed with the Devil" to a certain extent
Essentially, it's about one's tolerance level and if what you are purchasing enables you to sleep at night. The End.
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Yes, I do understand that many companies are in bed with the devil (and I did find that out about the Body Shop unfortunately!) - as far as tolerance level goes, however, that is where I have the problem. Its not so much about PURCHASING products as it is about WORKING for these companies UNKNOWINGLY bringing in $$ for them.
For instance, I am a huge animal rights advocate (not ACTIVIST meaning I am not in support of PETA on all things like people like to assume) -- if I were hired to sell chocolates (something totally unrelated) and did so because I believed it would support my animal rights ideals and my choice to be a SAHM, I would be really MAD if I later found out that sales from my chocolate store were going to support greyhound breeding for racing (yeah, I just made that isht up
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I mean we all make decisions to purchase items that we may (or may not) know brings in $$ for a company with ideals with which we disagree -- but, I think its a legitimate complaint for these people who had no idea that what they did for a LIVING meant that they were unknowingly supporting a cause of which they disagree morally.
dzandiloo - thanks for the extra info! I'm still anxious to hear back from a PC person -- or someone with ties to a PC person.