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Smoky Mountain Knife Works
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I often wonder where we should draw the line on boycotting companies. I live right down the road from Smoky Mtn. Knife Works and I don't buy much from them due to their pricing and poor inventory of the blades I tend to desire.
As far as boycotting......it seems that it would be difficult to determine where our money eventually trickles down. We may buy something from one company who then turns around and uses that money for something that we don't agree with. Who knows?
An example of where I see boycotting as actual something hypocritical and this will make this a socio/politico religious statement------------
I've noticed the local church seems to want to boycott businesses that have un-godly practices yet they don't seem to do anything about the un-godly habits of those who attend. Plus their members don't seem to do anything about the un-godly things that go on in their own jobs. Maybe we should think about how we don't like having money taken from our own paychecks before we decide to possibly take business and money away from everyone else.
Actually if the local church is going to boycott a business for un-godly practices then they should first boycott the local church! Speaking of anti-Semitic practices.......have you read the practices and beliefs of the Christian church for the past 1900 years+ ?
History shows that there has been a climate of anti-semitism in our world for a long time. Even from those who claim to do such great good for mankind.
I don't know what the answer is but boycotting on the small scale isn't going to solve this great problem. I'm not from east Tennessee but since I live here I can say that many of the local people could care less about what is anti-Jewish and what is not. Perhaps that is why arguing with SMKW isn't going to go very far.
But.....I do see what many who have left comments on this thread are saying. If you are going to boycott a company for anti-semitism then to be consistent you would have to boycott all businesses that promote anti-semitism in any way, shape, or form.
As far as boycotting......it seems that it would be difficult to determine where our money eventually trickles down. We may buy something from one company who then turns around and uses that money for something that we don't agree with. Who knows?
An example of where I see boycotting as actual something hypocritical and this will make this a socio/politico religious statement------------
I've noticed the local church seems to want to boycott businesses that have un-godly practices yet they don't seem to do anything about the un-godly habits of those who attend. Plus their members don't seem to do anything about the un-godly things that go on in their own jobs. Maybe we should think about how we don't like having money taken from our own paychecks before we decide to possibly take business and money away from everyone else.
Actually if the local church is going to boycott a business for un-godly practices then they should first boycott the local church! Speaking of anti-Semitic practices.......have you read the practices and beliefs of the Christian church for the past 1900 years+ ?
History shows that there has been a climate of anti-semitism in our world for a long time. Even from those who claim to do such great good for mankind.
I don't know what the answer is but boycotting on the small scale isn't going to solve this great problem. I'm not from east Tennessee but since I live here I can say that many of the local people could care less about what is anti-Jewish and what is not. Perhaps that is why arguing with SMKW isn't going to go very far.
But.....I do see what many who have left comments on this thread are saying. If you are going to boycott a company for anti-semitism then to be consistent you would have to boycott all businesses that promote anti-semitism in any way, shape, or form.
Here is a link to the company that makes the knives.
http://sknives.com/
As far as the main issue goes, I am undecided as to weather or not SMKW is at fault here. I know if it were my company, I would not sell these types of knives. But I dont know if it is right or wrong.
http://sknives.com/
As far as the main issue goes, I am undecided as to weather or not SMKW is at fault here. I know if it were my company, I would not sell these types of knives. But I dont know if it is right or wrong.
My computer was made in my living room.Though I'll admit some of the parts were made in China. (Keyboard and probably some of the internals.)
Lol! "some of the internals". Most. It was assembled in your living room is more correct I would think.
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Yes, assembled. I was being clever, it just didn't work. As for "most", I wouldn't say that. I think my MB is Korean. My CPU is a bit old, so it's probably not made in China but I'd have to check. My hard drive I believe is made in Taiwan. My dvd drive is Japanese. I'd have to open the case to check, but you can buy non-Chinese parts. I'm not realy sure of any part that is for sure Chinese, though I'm sure some things are. My case is a 15 year old full tower, I'm not positive of it's origin. My monitor and mouse were made in Mexico.
FWIW no '50's era vettes were SS's. that came along on impalas ~ '60 or so, the old 409 SS's, i cant recall any production SS corvettes, ever, now maybe someone stuck SS emblems on one, but it didnt come from chevy like that.
as far as them selling the knives, i can see both sides, my dad was in WW2, north africa, sicily, italy and into germany and saw a concentration camp, he didnt bring back anything like flags or armbands/etc (he did bring back several psitols, a '98 mauser, and a SA knife which an german airborne officer gave my dad as he surrendered late in the war) and he said he wouldnt dignify anything with a swastika on it by picking it up off the ground which was where all items marked with one should be, a lot of his buds didnt come home and he had a strong dislike for anything nazi until the day he died FWIW, but i can also see that its SMKW's right to sell what they wanna sell, as long as its legal, i would say if it offends dont do biz with SMKW and tell them why ya wont be doing biz with them.
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We digress to corvettes, and not much could be better. Stringfellowhawk found a 50's corvette SS and it was a "one of a kind" for racing and as I wrote, it was not anything like the car I remember. So, Super Sport didn't appear until the 60's. I know it was carried on the '63 Imapala and maybe the '62. In any case I sure don't buy it that Super Sport had anything to do with Nazi Germany.
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The Nazis tying to exterminate the entire Jewish people from the earth, certainly made them out to be much worse for eternity than the Japanese, in WW2.
My Grandfather flew 35 missions on a B-29 in WW2, including the firebombing of Tokyo and while the hatred was extreme for the Japanese at the time, he never seemed to hold any sort of animosity towards them afterwards. He even owned a truck made in Japan before he died and joked how he used to shoot their planes down and was now riding in one of their trucks.
I guess there's a huge difference in forgiveness over war and genocide.
My Grandfather flew 35 missions on a B-29 in WW2, including the firebombing of Tokyo and while the hatred was extreme for the Japanese at the time, he never seemed to hold any sort of animosity towards them afterwards. He even owned a truck made in Japan before he died and joked how he used to shoot their planes down and was now riding in one of their trucks.
I guess there's a huge difference in forgiveness over war and genocide.
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It's funny how history has been recorded on this issue. The Germans for all their evil, where in many ways choir boys compared to the Japanese on war crimes, but there has been so much more focus since on what Germany did, that the Japanese atrocities are largely forgotten.
I've long thought it's odd that the media has kept an almost constant focus on Germany for 60 years, while giving the Japanese a pass????
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I've long thought it's odd that the media has kept an almost constant focus on Germany for 60 years, while giving the Japanese a pass????
The people of the USA, in general, or at least the majority of the people writing the books, still identify more with European culture than anything else. I would imagine that the Japanese genocide/democide is not forgotten or glossed over in countries such as China or the Koreas.
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I've long thought it's odd that the media has kept an almost constant focus on Germany for 60 years, while giving the Japanese a pass????
Even the Japanese that fought against us were amazed that we helped their country out and rebuilt it, after WW2.
I remember reading one high ranking Japanese military man's comment, that if Japan had prevailed he couldn't help but think their enemies would not have fared so well.
Certainly the treatment of the inhabitants of the many Pacific islands, that the Japanese overtook could attest to this being true.
As well as the brutal treatment and even horrific medical experiments conducted on captured Allied prisoners.
I would suppose it may be because there really is no movement by the Japanese to carry on a cult springing out of what occurred in WW2.
While there still is a skinhead and Nazi movement, to this day.
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Did you know that if you extract key letters from the Gettyburg Address they spell out "I hate God"?
Did you know that if you superimpose a second pyramid upside down over the existing pyramid on the $1 bill, they form the Star of David? After all, it's a polyhedron, and we KNOW about those!!!!
Thomas, hotrodkelley has enough work. I'm sure he will place these in his list of conspiracy theories to investigate, but you should realize that he has a lot on his plate. He may even be still working on the twin towers......
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While I don't see nazis as "choirboys" compared to anyone, Japanese atrocities were equivalent and just as deliberate. Neither the people of Korea nor of China would have survived a Japanese victory and longterm occupation, just as the Germans planed to kill off and replace the Slavs.
Our focus is on the Germans, so much more like "us". In the East, they still have not forgiven Japan, and remind them of this constantly. China still collects significant reparations and this may also fuel the feud.
But the Japanese also have a cult of the lost war, among the upper, conservative classes. Their Prime Ministers have visited a certain cemetary, despite the grief their neighbors gave them each time they did so.
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IG Farben developed the synthetic fuel for the Germans. GM's interest in Germany consisted of ownership of Opel.
As to the knives: There's an ass for every seat. Or, let's put it this way: The money they lose from you is more than offset by the money they make off of that product. If it didn't, they wouldn't sell it.
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You support a website that makes money off some lame 911 conspiracy?
http://www.ae911truth.net/store/
So I am stupid because I don't believe Wall Street is corrupt?
Selling the Nazi knives is weak :thumbdn:
I personally wouldn't buy one
I think they should be able to sell them though
Should they not sell knives with Franco, Pol Pot or Idi Amin on them?
I guess each knife consumer can cast his economic vote on this one
I have a feeling they are gonna get a lot of emails regarding this
Maybe they already have and have ignored them....
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Ah all wisdom! I never understood what SS really stood for on my Chevy Nova. Crap! I need to look at my cards more careful, the next time I make a charible to Jewish Charities of America
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You said it.
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They money they lose from me, perhaps; as a didistributor, I purchased 500-2000 from them a year. If a few other people stand on principle, though, it should more than make up for the difference. That's why I posted here, as opposed to, say, the Paula Dean fan forum.
Someone mentioned something about me being a troll. I think I probably originally joined this site 10-ish years ago and racked up a few hundred (thousand?) posts. Then, I decided to cancel the account and get the posts removed. Then, joined again. No trolling here, I assure you.
Trent:
1) No, selling the knives is not weak. Weak is uncool. Spitting in the water fountain at the gym is weak. Selling those knives is abhorrant.
2) I'm not saying they shouldn't be allowed to. The argument could be made, but it's a much stronger claim, and I'm not trying to make it. I'm saying they should choose not to sell them. I'm also hoping that, of those of you who wouldn't buy them, there are also some who won't give SMKW your business because they sell them. If you're willing to drop them a quick e-mail to let them know, great.