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Originally posted by Eastside:
Funny, Fred, I think Lettuce and gbrk are actually on the same side -- just wording it differently. Maybe I'm reading it wrong. They are both saying not to boycott BP. And Lettuce is right -- do people truly boycott Wal-mart for their environmental travesties a few years ago? Something with dumping materials etc......No. People still shop there. It's just easy to blame bp and yell boycott and gbrk made a good point, the shareholders that will lose money will be hurt.
I didn't stop at bp's before so it really doesn't affect me. Others are right too, you never really know who is providing the fuel to the store unless you ask specifically sometimes. It's a lot to think about.
However, I agree with Cage -- our politicians are not helping matters and while having round table butt-chewings and hearings are all fine and good -- make BP get it right -- then take them to the bank. Don't make the situation worse by worrying more about looking good ... the buck stops with Obama but he's barely done drive-bys.
Nope, were not on the same side. I'm not saying not to boycott BP. I'm saying if there is such thing as a worthy boycott, this would be it.
Let me see, a major corporation manipulates the law to self regulate safety protocols, which when translated means "no safety regulation". This leads to possibly the worst environmental catastrophe in human history, and also greatly impacting American industry that have nothing to do with oil.
So yes, boycott. Buy your gas elsewhere. If you've got the dough, buy an electric car. Vote for people who encourage 'real' energy research and change.
But if you're so concerened and guilty about Jimmy's local BP franchise going out of business and you're worried about the BP stockholders, give'em all your money.
Of course that means you are hurting the other gas franchise across the street that get's their gas from an only slightly more responsible oil company. If only this were a socialist country and we didn't have this choice.