Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo Nice rack….

Yeah, I guess...

... as soon as you get away from simplistic ideals the idea of "balance" starts to come in, and that makes everything difficult and weaselly

First off, it isn't a POS rack. I've already got one and it is nicely made. Not perfect by any stretch, but sturdy and good looking. Now it's on clearance and a pretty damn good deal, so posted a link in case anyone else may need one.

If I were to worry about slave labor and the environmental conditions related to my purchases, I'd have nothing. I'd have to live in the very far remote regions of this state on nothing but the land to get away from those concerns. So just get off my back with this bunny loving, tree hugging BS. Unless you peddle your ass back and forth to work in your grass hut office complex every day, make all your own clothing and weave the yarn to do that from your own flee infest sheep, you sir......are a hypocrite.

Why the hell does a simple post have to turn into a pissing contest around here anymore??? I'm about fed up with this crap.

Not me, Kemo Sabe...

I didn't call it a POS rack, and my only contribution to the pissing contest related to the Muslim community's reaction to those cartoons...

Amen!

Wasn't directed towards you bud. We're all good. When I'm pissed, which is a rarety, I react too quickly.

This is twice in the past two weeks that I've been pissed as a result of what is said on these boards. I've got enough stress and frustration in my life to have more from a damn on-line conversation with someone that I'll never meet in person.

I'm about done with these boards.

Did I call it a POS rack?
I am sorry if I offended anybody who owns a rack bought in China. I have one, I like it and I am a hypocrite for buying it for $58 rather than make one myself or spend a premium for a US-made rack (if there is such a thing).

Last years trade deficit with China was over $200 billion for the US - the biggest ever. We're blowing it. I apologize for assuaging my guilt by highlighting this problem.

Here's a mainstream article that shows how China has kept their currency artificially devalued relative to the dollar:

http://today.reuters.com/business/newsarticle.aspx?type=ousiv&storyID=2006-02-14T105109Z_01_PEK287178_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESSPRO-ECONOMY-CHINA-USA-DC.XML

Doing so maximizes their exports, maximizes their returns on US investments and ensures that their people are not able to purchase anything from us - or anybody else, for that matter.
That is not free trade, free enterprise, or capitalism - it looks more like economic warfare to me. People like us who buy those products in order to save some precious dollars are to blame. BUT AT LEAST IM NOT MAKING A PROFIT FROM UNDERMINING MY OWN COUNTRY. How one could laud individuals and companies that are is beyond me.

PS, I actually did spend $100 on materials from Home Depot to build my own rack for an upstairs bedroom and I also built my own QS8 stands. The former is definitely a POS, but the latter turned out pretty well.

Again, sorry to have personally offended you.

Going back a little ways:

In reply to:

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Would it help if I mentioned that Chinese crap like those stands cost the importer like $25?

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I would have to answer no. Not at all.

Just an observation on my part........................but anyone notice how a simple post can have a comment made to put a twist on the topic so the topic turns to such nice controversial issues such as politics, religion, global economics, and so on. Also these topics can not be kept over in the Water Cooler, we must have them no matter where we post.

Gotta agree with the folks here, Mark.