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sinrakin
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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 Posted: 08/12/03 - 15:43 Post subject: This sort of surprised me
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Regardless of which side of the Israeli/Arab fence (the figurative one, not the real one) you're on, doesn't this seem kind of strange? It's actually illegal in the US, for a company to answer a customer's question of whether any part of the product was produced in Israel, because that could make it easier for Arab countries to boycott Israeli goods.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/business/6161002.htm
Isn't the US the home of boycotts? Haven't we boycotted dozens of countries, for everything from eating whale meat to apartheid? Doesn't it seem sort of strange that it's illegal to answer a question honestly? Information isn't good or bad, it's what you do with the information, isn't it?
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Occulis
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Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: Moral Relativity Central
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Posted: 08/12/03 - 15:48 Post subject: Re: This sort of surprised me
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| sinrakin wrote: | | Information isn't good or bad, it's what you do with the information, isn't it? |
I guess that makes sense except in cases where stuff matters. 
Like a child f****r having access to the times when children will be left alone or unattended in dimly lit, upscale grade schools.
But I'm distorting your point just to be silly, anyway.
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