Can someone tell me how to navigate the world without ever buying...

[Maddy McCall]

products from businesses who contribute to Republicans? Really. I want to know.

Is there anyone here who can honestly say that they do not buy any products from retailers or companies who contribute to Republicans?

I make an honest effort to avoid the most obvious ones.

But isn't it silly to throw cold water on someone's thread because they like donuts made by a company that contributes to Republicans?

How can I know that the soap, fresh produce, bacon, baby products, clothes I buy are produced only by Democratic party supporters?

I am just wondering...can someone help me navigate through the world of retail so that I remain a Democratic purist?

[GOPisEvil]

1. I believe it is impossible.

The best one can do is avoid Republican-owned businesses whenever possible.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

6. I believe it is impossible

I used to believe in trickle down economics.... then I saw a dog.... then the dog saw a firehydrant.... the rest is mystery. :)

I entered some cryptic commands into this Linux box thingy... got some pretty cryptic answers.... but at least they are entertaining....

bulliver
$ make love

make: *** No rule to make target `love'. Stop.

fancypiperLooks like it's war, then. :Dcuckoopint

$ ar x Santa.Claus
ar: Santa.Claus does not exist

$ cat "door: paws too slippery"
cat: cannot open door: paws too slippery

$ cat "food in tin cans"
cat: cannot open food in tin cans

$ lost
lost: not found

$ rm Tooth.Fairy
rm: Tooth.Fairy nonexistent

% mkdir yellow_pages; cat > yellow_pages
yellow_pages: Is a directory

% !1984
1984: Event not found.

% Missing ].

% ^How did the sex change^ operation go?
Modifier failed.

% If I had a ( for every $ Congress spent, what would I have?
Too many ('s.

% sleep with me
bad character

% got a light?
No match.

% man: why did you get a divorce?
man:: Too many arguments.

% ^What is saccharine?
Bad substitute.

% %blow
%blow: No such job.

$ drink < bottle; opener
bottle: cannot open
opener: not found

$ mkdir matter; cat > matter
matter: cannot create

% rm God
rm: God nonexistent

% ar t God
ar: God does not exist

$ PATH=pretending! /usr/ucb/which sense
no sense in pretending!

/edit

[BigMcLargehuge]

2. you'd probably have to live like Ted Kaczynski

only without the crazy manifesto writing and mail bombing.

[Maddy McCall]

5. LOL!

In a hut in the woods, eh?

Your post made me laugh out loud. Really, it did. :-)

[BigMcLargehuge]

9. Aww shucks

thanks :)

[Susang]

3. Completely impossible

Republicans are business. You just have to do the best you can and adjust according to new information. At least that's what I try to do. :-)

[Cerridwen]

4. Truly tough one.

I've been wrestling with this for years. Coors, Carl's Jr., Wal Mart, McDonalds, etc.

I've finally decided I'd have to grow and make my own...everything.

Don't even think of trying to stay pure in the stock market. Damn.

I've settled on avoiding the most obvious and supporting any and all that I can that are truly progressive, Working Assets, The Body Shop, local mom-and-pop shops, that sort of thing.

Oh yeah, and I try to forgive myself for having to "sell out" in a world which I want to see improved but in which I still have to live.

If you find any better answers, please share.

I wish you luck.

:toast:

[BannedFromMW]

7. In a perfect world...

We would have alternatives to the Republican dominated marketplace. It's fairly clear at this point that the world is far from perfect. Here's something that trickles down from the rich and powerful: The sustained belief that being in business = you should be republican. I can't tell you how many people I've heard say are small business owners so obviously they are repub. This is baffling. But it'ss the same people who support tax cuts that favor 1% of Americans at the expense of their local school systems, college tuition, and personal safety (police, fire, first responders.) It's a very troubling characteristic of the 'average' repub.

http://www.slate.com/id/2104988/ - Shop the Vote - thought this was funny.

[SoCalDem]

24. Welcome to DU...

MW?? where's that??

:hi:

[Snoggera]

8. Is this a message from beyond the grave?

I'm spooked.

[Maddy McCall]

12. LOL! Not quite...

I am another jchild, but not Julia Child. My name isn't Julia, and I am still very much alive. :-)

[LastKnight]

10. sure, dont buy anything. nt

[wickerwoman]

11. Not living in the US helps...

:-)

When I did, I bought my food at the local health food store where the owner was a friend of mine, and the farmer's market. Pretty much the only "brand name" stuff I bought was shampoo and toothpaste and I could have gone organic there if I wanted.

It's possible in some towns that still have a Main Street and locally owned businesses, but it's damn tough in the suburbs where all you get are chain stores.

Anyway, I don't think you should be made to feel guilty for liking Krispy Kremes. I can't stand them myself though- just thinking about them gives me a toothache.

[Maddy McCall]

13. I buy from my hometown, main street, locally owned businesses...

but most of them are Republican-owned. I just can't win. :-)

[wickerwoman]

14. I guess the lesser of evils is buying from poor republicans

instead of rich ones.

That way they can't afford to donate as much to the party.

I prefer to buy from people I know by name and can have a conversation with. Then if I find out they're a repuke, I can try to convert them (or at least convince them not to donate.) There's no talking to Sam Walton though.

[flamingyouth]

15. Just imagine how hard it would be to buy fuel

Either to heat your home or run your car. I can't even get past those evil corporations. Yeah, it sucks, I know. :(

[Zomby Woof]

16. WHAT??? YOU FREEPER!!!

HOW DARE YOU NOT MAKE YOUR OWN DINOSAURS....??? THEN MAKE THAT GOO INTO OIL AND GAS!!!!! MAKE YOUR OWN!!!!

*turns off DU-Purist soapbox*

[flamingyouth]

17. Oh you and your Mayhem

:eyes:

[Zomby Woof]

18. I make my own gas!

[flamingyouth]

19. Hey, there's channa dal on my stove right now too!

Lentils! Gas! Mayhem! :D

[Zomby Woof]

20. damn you for living in Seattle

Undamn you if this were 13 months ago. :crazy:

[flamingyouth]

21. It's a de-lovely day here

And, by the way, The Mountain says "Hi" and that it misses you!:loveya:

[Zomby Woof]

22. Awwww!

Well, Hi Mountain! I made new friends with our local peak - Humphreys. At over 12,000 feet, it's like Rainier's little southwest brother! :loveya:

(Wow, that was my most surreal post of the day)

Here is a pic of the San Francisco Peaks (Humphreys being the highest) overlooking Northern AZ University here in town:

[flamingyouth]

23. Oh, it's PURTY there!

Makes me want to make a fabulous flamingyouth trip to Arizona sometime. Gee, now who do I know down there who could host a really great party and introduce me to all the right people? Hmm, the name... it's on the tip of my tongue... can't quite remember! :D

[Zomby Woof]

25. probably some threadjacking asshole!

:D

Welcome mat is always out!