Yeah, absolutely, and I really like a lot of what I'm reading in the .PDF that darinf put together.
But this is still an instance of taking the low road. We all live on the same planet, and commercial jingoism isn't the way forward.
Edit: if you "aren't sure if you consider it insulting," try reversing the roles. Imagine a Chinese company that brags about how they avoid using parts and labor from the US whenever possible. How do you suppose that will play in Peoria?
>Edit: if you "aren't sure if you consider it insulting," try reversing the roles. Imagine a Chinese company that brags about how they avoid using parts and labor from the US whenever possible. How do you suppose that will play in Peoria?
If Peoria had largely created an industry based on creating things at the absolute cheapest price point and gained a reputation for making sacrifices in quality to do so, I feel like they wouldn't really have a lot of room to complain.
Having spent time in China and having experience with Chinese manufacturers, I wager most Chinese would continue to take our money and ignore minor slights such as this, if you can even call it that. The immediate need to jump up and be offended by the smallest thing, especially on behalf of the "Other"/non-Westerners, is a phenomenon fairly unique to the Western world.
you didn't specify high end consumer audio equipment.
anything made within those restrictions has a high chance of being made by capable people and as such would be a positive indicator for a buyer such as me.
i gave the military grade stuff as an example of something made within those restrictions by capable people.
But this is still an instance of taking the low road. We all live on the same planet, and commercial jingoism isn't the way forward.
Edit: if you "aren't sure if you consider it insulting," try reversing the roles. Imagine a Chinese company that brags about how they avoid using parts and labor from the US whenever possible. How do you suppose that will play in Peoria?