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*Originally posted by Lajawab: *
As for the country is concerned, there is little I can do about except oppose its policies...You don't leave every country which has a policy you don't agree with...For that you'll have to move to Mars...
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Lajawab, you are a hypocrite. You say that you DON'T leave every country which has a policy that you don't agree with but you DO boycott every company which has a policy that you don't agree with. Essentially you're saying that you will support the palestinians as long as it is convenient for you. You don't support them enough to uproot yourself and go to a 'Muslim' country. You only support them by drinking Pepsi instead of Coke, no big sacrifice on your part.
Secondly, what proof do you have that these companies financially support Israel? Have you seen the company's financials? Have you seen checks written out to Israel? How do these companies support Israel. To spread information without verifying or without being certain is spreading rumors and spreading rumors is considered despicable in Islam, which brings me back to your hyporcricy.
I am kinda surprised Microsoft isn't in there ... how come? And with all the governments going opensource, I am afraid Linux might get added. What will I do then? :-/
man just by subsituting coke by pepsi dont help.
wat about the disney movies our children watch??
wat about cosmetic prodicts we use from estee eauder and revlon??
nestle?? kitkat.. tats my fav choclate.
man boycotting wont help.
we muslims are so selfish tat we can never help but buy these products.
we will wanna be in real estate be stock brokers and trade these shares and stocks but we cant buy it.
why dont muslim big shots help create subsitutes than us boycotting these products.
boycotting might only stop muslims from buying it. this way we wont conquer the market. we will be only
only isolating the market. if we really r serious thena lets over coem tehma nd be their competiters.
tat might work
bocotting is an old concept now. it wont work,
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*Originally posted by eddy: *
man just by subsituting coke by pepsi dont help.
wat about the disney movies our children watch??
wat about cosmetic prodicts we use from estee eauder and revlon??
nestle?? kitkat.. tats my fav choclate.
man boycotting wont help.
we muslims are so selfish tat we can never help but buy these products.
we will wanna be in real estate be stock brokers and trade these shares and stocks but we cant buy it.
why dont muslim big shots help create subsitutes than us boycotting these products.
boycotting might only stop muslims from buying it. this way we wont conquer the market. we will be only
only isolating the market. if we really r serious thena lets over coem tehma nd be their competiters.
tat might work
bocotting is an old concept now. it wont work,
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I think boycotting would be helful. It will surely hurt their companies to some extent. However it is a fact that real boycott would come when our Muslim brothers with expertise, know-how and money would come forward and produce substitutes for these products. These products do have quality and while operating according to the economic rules compete very well. It is our job to make the best products, surely all Muslims including the non-Muslims would buy them. We are just boycotting, that won't help. The real change will come when we would proudly say that yes products of the Muslim countires are the best!