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malaise

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15. You know a lot of what looks local to some folks is actually national

Sat May 9, 2015, 05:27 PM

May 2015

and international in that the same crap is going on everywhere.

I can't help thinking that if liberals and socialists across the planet were paying attention to what was going on in Chile and other places that were victims of neo-liberalism in the 1970s - 1990s, the planet might not be in this mess today.

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Ah yes Mexico... [View all] nadinbrzezinski May 2015 OP

Safeway is full of Driscoll's berries. Drat! I need some guerrilla stickers. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #1

Read the label nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #2

"Product of Mexico." Those blackberries are huge, but I'll have to swear 'em off for now. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #4

Then they are likely from that region nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #6

And what the hell, let's kick it for cross-border solidarity, too. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #3

To be honest not even in San Diego nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #5

Good work malaise May 2015 #9

Thanks these days the FB and skype make this nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #10

You know a lot of what looks local to some folks is actually national malaise May 2015 #15

Yup. and the language used nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #17

Sadly the impression managers at M$Greedia decide what is news malaise May 2015 #20

We have been talking about it nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #21

I had no idea that so many young folks could or would be so malaise May 2015 #23

You are confusing not reading the news paper nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #25

I wish that were true malaise May 2015 #27

People who watch the news nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #28

It's my experience too. hunter May 2015 #36

And that is worst with some channels than others, but yes nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #37

Well thank you for making people aware of this. I have a feeling that if the TPP passes there will sabrina 1 May 2015 #40

I have the sneaky that TTP passes nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #41

I remember Cesar Chavez. I even still have the boycott Gallo bumper sticker. One of the grocery jwirr May 2015 #7

Read the label nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #11

Just recently. I will start reading the label. jwirr May 2015 #19

Solidarity malthaussen May 2015 #8

Does this include blueberries? That's mostly what I buy from Driscolls. True Blue Door May 2015 #12

Once again check the label nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #13

But how do I know if "Produce of Mexico" applies to that specific town? True Blue Door May 2015 #22

It can apply to the Bajio Central nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #24

So would it help anything to stop buying their blueberries? True Blue Door May 2015 #26

The same problem was faced by Chavez nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #29

Best bet is not to buy any Driscoll's "made in Mexico" berries for the time being. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #30

K & R nt okaawhatever May 2015 #14

I forwarded this to the expat community in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato Divernan May 2015 #16

Good, they should know nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #18

Meh. I met expats in San Miguel who took a perverse pride in knowing no Spanish. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #31

Non-organically grown strawberries roody May 2015 #32

Very true nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #35

TPP has worker protections. But Americans will have to pay more for their berries and tube socks if Fred Sanders May 2015 #33

This is a result of NAFTA (TLCNA) nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #34

What worker protections? Where did you find that out? sabrina 1 May 2015 #42

There are a lot of misconceptions, as Obama as said, and one of them is how workers in low Fred Sanders May 2015 #46

You will have to forgive me for laughing in your general diretion when you say nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #51

You are not just allegedly snickering in my direction, Obama is standing right in front of me in the same area. Fred Sanders May 2015 #52

It was the same claim made for nafta nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #53

I have a suspicion about the Dollar Store produce olddots May 2015 #38

The produce still (should) be labeled nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #39

There is a real need for a Global Workers Movement. Corps have been Global for decades sabrina 1 May 2015 #44

I have the suspicion that one is starting to take shape nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #45

KnR Hekate May 2015 #43

I've worked in the American berry nilesobek May 2015 #47

I realize this nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #48

It's Mexico who allows USA corps to pay their citizens $7.00 a day to work in their border factories Sunlei May 2015 #49

Actually more complicated than that nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #50

yes it is more complicated, but many of our consumer goods like washers are made by exploited, Sunlei May 2015 #54

who benefits nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #55

SOLIDARITY! bvar22 May 2015 #56