tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304636801774028050.post1742273317388318699..comments2023-06-23T18:54:27.520-04:00Comments on The Thrifty Gypsy's Travels : Why Travel Boycotts Are NOT UnethicalKatrina Elisabethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304636801774028050.post-74130114886343818492015-04-27T19:25:22.183-04:002015-04-27T19:25:22.183-04:00i'd like to think i would have not visited the...i'd like to think i would have not visited the u.s.a. back in our prime of slavery. i probably wouldnt visit today either considering we finger print every non citizen person that enters now, nots sure if thats an ethical argument or what.Dorkmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13313655057447782575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304636801774028050.post-85151579143290989792014-09-18T10:17:13.666-04:002014-09-18T10:17:13.666-04:00I think that's what was most upsetting to me a...I think that's what was most upsetting to me about his post - his lack of respect for differing views. Who is he to call someone unethical for boycotting a country? It was unsettling to read his rigid view.Katrina Elisabethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304636801774028050.post-84662435159795753362014-09-18T10:13:37.063-04:002014-09-18T10:13:37.063-04:00Thanks for your thoughts! I agree. I'm sure yo...Thanks for your thoughts! I agree. I'm sure you could come up with a reason to boycott every single country on earth, but what might be a valid reason to boycott for one, might not be a reason to dissuade another. I think I was most affronted by the author's lack of respect for others' lines, as you stated, and his disregard for recognizing anyone's opinion other than his own. I even commented on his post that personal safety could be an issue why people boycott a country and his "response" was to regurgitate what he'd already stated in his article rather than actually acknowledge my point.Katrina Elisabethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083877882755665975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304636801774028050.post-79207685372198713462014-09-18T09:58:40.193-04:002014-09-18T09:58:40.193-04:00Interesting! This made me think, as it's an is...Interesting! This made me think, as it's an issue I've had trouble with. I've been to Tibet, for example, which many people have boycotted. I'm not sure I would make the same choice again though. It's the same with consumer boycotts - there are countries and companies I will not buy from because I disapprove of their policies, but others might disagree. I think everyone has to draw their own line and respect others' lines rather than calling those who disagree "unethical".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304636801774028050.post-74332590702036925082014-09-17T18:48:47.701-04:002014-09-17T18:48:47.701-04:00I agree that you shouldn't call someone out as...I agree that you shouldn't call someone out as "unethical" just because they're boycotting a country or anything else. We all have different beliefs and for someone to boycott something, obviously it's because they believe that entity did something wrong. Who are we to judge just because we don't agree with them?<br />Hsiao-Ting (www.shoutingchow.com)uvulisphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13205649643327838241noreply@blogger.com