There's been a lot of talk within the knife community...

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This is getting a bit political so if the OP would simply purchase a basic membership it could be moved to the politics subforum where they love these debates.
 
Heffeb said:
Well uh, it's perfectly all right with me, but I should tell you that I am a blunt man and I intend to speak very frankly here -- maybe -- more frankly than anyone in my position's ever spoke to anyone here before.
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I promise, you’re not that unique of a flower. People have come here being blunt plenty of times, and they are met by everyone else in here who also speaks plainly about their opinions/perspectives. What you’re saying has been said before and will be said again. It’s a part of the ongoing discussion.


And yes, these threads have a way of devolving into dumpster fires pretty quickly. You don’t have to be Nostradamus to predict that this will suffer that same fate.
 
Look if that's how you want to vote with your dollars go ahead. That's capitalism. But just realize that you are absolutely saying "Screw American manufacturers and screw American workers" with your vote. It's just like when we all went to Wally World (and later Amazon) instead of the Mom&Pop to save a few bucks, then we all lament the death of the American town.

I don't buy Chinese knives because they are not cool to me. No amount of smooth flipping and intricate Titanium machining is going to change that. There is NO VALUE WHATSOEVER there TO ME PERSONALLY. Your "honest appraisal" is your opinion based on what you value. Fair enough. Who are you trying to convince here? Do you think you are going to change anyone's mind in regards to what they themselves prefer?

You aren't being blunt here and telling like it is, you're just blindly stating your opinion like it is set in stone from on high. I have no interest in trying to convince you otherwise.
 
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Heffeb said:
We all know that inflation is the elephant in the room that nobody wants to talk about,
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?? People talk about it.
Heffeb said:
Look, I'm all for buy American, but I'm not spending twice as much money on an American made knife that costs twice as much as a Civivi knife that is better than the American product.
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Then you're not ALL for buy American.
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Quite frankly, Civivi knives are winning in both areas. You can like it or lump it, but that's just the way it is.
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I choose to lump it then. Anyone, including you, can spend your money on whatever products you like, made in whatever place, by whoever.
I choose to spend my money on the things I want, made the companies I choose to buy from, and that's just the way it is.
Heffeb said:
I intend to speak very frankly here -- maybe -- more frankly than anyone in my position's ever spoke to anyone here before.
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In your position? What position is that? Who are you supposed to be?
At this point I'd guess you are someone who recently wanted a knife, couldn't afford an American made knife, so you bought an imported knife, and now you want to prove to yourself you did the right thing?
 
Knives&Lint said:
Look if that's how you want to vote with your dollars go ahead. That's capitalism. But just realize that you are absolutely saying "Screw American manufacturers and screw American workers" with your vote. It's just like when we all went to Wally World (and later Amazon) instead of the Mom&Pop to save a few bucks, then we all lament the death of the American town.

I don't buy Chinese knives because they are not cool to me. No amount of smooth flipping and intricate Titanium machining is going to change that. There is NO VALUE WHATSOEVER there TO ME PERSONALLY. Your "honest appraisal" is your opinion based on what you value. Fair enough. Who are you trying to convince here? Do you think you are going to change anyone's mind in regards to what they themselves prefer?

You aren't being blunt here and telling like it is, you're just blindly stating your opinion like it is set in stone from on high. I have no interest in trying to convince you otherwise.
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I apologize for my shortcomings. I seem to be spoiling everybody's brandy and cigars and... dreams of escaping reality.
 
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