(a) Green Diplomat?

Reprinted with permission:

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 SPSC supporter wrote:
It was not a useless gesture to boycott apartheid South Africa in the Seventies and Eighties, and anyone who is not boycotting Israel (both economically and culturally ) is supporting Ethnic Cleansing!

Personally I would welcome a boycott by American tourist. Tourism means underpaid seasonal work with split shifts with the profits going to foriegn owned hotel chains, or to tartan tat shop owners who campaign against congestion charging! I am considering organising a protest at the U.S. consolate to support a boycott of american tourist and businessmen, especially Donald Trump!
Would people be interested in attending?

I have been told that there are boycott campaigns against American goods in many Arab countries because of their millitary agression and because of their support for Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing. I would support a boycott of U.S.goods, and I would NOT describe the U.S.A as a democracy.

If I believed al Megrahi to be guilty, I would not have supported his release, but he is obviously innocent or Kenny MacKaskil would noy have told him to drop his appeal before he could be released! Kenny Mackaskil has shamed Scotland by forcing al Megrahi to drop his Appeal!

[Name Redacted]

— On Tue, 25/8/09, Gordon Hodgson  wrote:

I agree. Boycotting democratic states is offensive, and boycotting any states verges on useless gesture politics.

Gordon

>
> On 25 Aug 2009, at 15:49, [name redacted] wrote:
>
> > http://www.boycottscotland.com/
> >
> > I found this link, and find the whole thing offensive.
> >
> > If we take this logic to the very extreme; maybe Scotland and Britain,
> > should boycott America, for loss of life during a pointless ongoing
> > war?.
> >
> > Should we have boycotted America, for funding the IRA?
> >
> >
> > American politicians, have a very short memory and a two-faced view of
> > the world, while Scotland and the rest of Britain, are expected to
> > jump
> > to the beat of American “corporate” politics.
> >
> > Would the US, take any notice of Scottish, or Westminster opinions; I
> > very much doubt they would.
> >
> > Scotland must be respected, just like any other Government, and must
> > not
> > be dictated to, by any other power.

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