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Originally posted by BFred07:
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"To Boycott BP in order to avenge the Gulf Coast and the Oil leak would be akin to Firing all the Pilots if one Air Plane crashes, or Boycott all the airlines."

That may be the most disconnected and illogical analogy I think I've ever seen. The correct anology would be to boycott an airline because of a plane crash that was cause by their irresponsible behavior.

Would this even be a dispute if weren't an oil company? If Coke made the same mistakes that BP did, and created an enviormental catastrophe would we be having this debate? Would we worry about their shareholders? I doubt it. And how many people were talking about boycotting all goods from China because of lead? That was a good right-wing boycott.

For those who are trying to win this argument with "guilt" tactics, please sell your tears elsewhere.


I could be wrong but I think gbrk was just trying to explain who this really hurts. BP will not feel much of an effect from a boycott as there are several different brand stations that sell gas that was bought from BP, BP at times would even be selling oil to refineries that end up being shipped to all of the other brands. The people who the boycott will hurt are the little old retired lady down the street that owns BP stock and the small business owners that who operate BP stores. In other words the top execs at BP won't feel any consequences from a boycott so the boycott makes no sense.


Please stop with the "little old lady" nonsense.

BP registered the rig with the Marshall Islands so they could self regulate. The Marshall Islands has a such a small government that they can't actually oversee the safety regulations of the rig.

Find me an oil company that doesn't exploit a tax loophole, or doesn't already feast on our tax subsidies and I might shed a tear.


The Obama administration inspected this rig and gave them a safety award not long before this catastrophe.

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