Taking A Stand

Hello. I’m Kate and this is my stand against China.

This weblog will be a detailed account of my daily journey (struggle) to shut the influence of Chinese made goods out of my life over 2008 and hopefully, beyond.

Inspiration and motivation for this personal boycott have stemmed from various influences and is by no means an original idea (although, I am glad it is not). When I first heard about Sara Bongiorni’s book, A Year without “Made in China”, my interest to pursue the same course of action was peaked and I thought, “maybe, I can do it too?”. My reasoning mainly includes my absolute disgust at how the Chinese government (etc.) displays complete disrespect for human life, suppresses the innate rights of its citizens, condemns Christianity and denies missions access, destroys the environment, and has a lax attitude in regard to safety/quality standards in its goods.  This is by no means a xenophobic or purely protectionist reaction on my part (as I’m a global economy, free market proponent), but based on my right/ability to choose against goods produced by state-owned enterprises and other corporations in conditions that don’t reflect my value set.  Ideally if enough individuals did this, we as stakeholders in the economy (consumers), would have enough sway to begin movement in a more positive direction.

Who is Kate? I am a twenty-two year old, financial analyst, living in the Midwest who has a passion for life, finance, capitalism, conservative thought, enjoys studying Japanese, reading non-fiction, scrap-booking, traveling, and dining. I believe in personal responsibility, that government should give a hand up (not a hand out), and that change begins within one.  I am avid in my stand against communism, laziness, helplessness, and ignorance.