Would you buy a $22 American made shovel when an $8 China made one is available?

[AverageJoe90]

171. Unfortunately, the Chinese factories ARE mostly incapable of making quality goods,.

It's got nothing to do with nationalism, or racism or whatever, but rather, how these places are typically run by their foremen, managers, or whatever.
And yes, there are PLENTY of unscrupulous people here in the U.S. that can be blamed as well, but that doesn't absolve Chinese factories of their responsibility, and it is YOU, my friend, who have truly fallen for some of the neo-cons' propaganda, because they want you to believe that Chinese cheap labor factories can supposedly put out goods that are as good as, or even better than, those made by better-quality union factories here in America, and THAT is how people have been snookered into accepting low-quality goods for a 'better price'.

Let me repeat the truth again so maybe it'll start getting to you: The Neo-Cons DO want you to think that China does a good job. In fact, they want you to think that Chinese factories do a fantastic job, while at the same time, the unions are a bunch of lazy slobs. That is, exactly, how some people were convinced to accept the disbanding of unions, and the harm towards the middle class in this country.
The fact is, unions, while not perfect, have usually had a long history of producing quality goods that tend to last a while if you don't abuse them too much while on the other hand, the factories in China are typically run by corrupt, incompetent, and cruel tyrants, and staffed by poor overworked and underpaid peasants who are just trying to get by on a few bucks a day or whatever.

The Neo-Cons would rather have us be a bunch of ignorant China-praising slobs, as we're often portrayed as by hypocritical right-wing 'news' organizations, such as FOX, or WorldNetDaily, etc. but it seems evident that most of us have woken up. Please, try to do the same. Embrace the whole truth.