Any theories?

Well actually my sister bought a foreign car before me so I guess I can blame her for breaking the tradition.

But I guess I have to say does this say something about me or about the state of the US auto industry.

If US auto makers start making more cars that are very high rated for safety like some of these foreign cars are, I would be overjoyed to start buying American again.

I see a difference between “American Owned” and “Buy American”.

The first is a thinly veiled means to discriminate against hotels owned by legal residents of the United States.

But Buy American is just behaving patriotic and supporting your community. The people who you would be supporting would not only be whites but all other ethnicities of Americans.

Just like Be Indian, Buy Indian is perfectly understandable and acceptable when Indians in India do this. Support your neighbors. Support your community. Nothing wrong with that.

I am all in favor jingoistic slogans when directed outside of the country. The only problem is that the company must be sincere. I would not tolerate false patriotism.

I try to buy American cars whenever possible. My last car wasn’t and I really felt guilty about it but it was after studying all the cars out there it had the highest safety rating in the type of car I was looking at. Safety must come first. Still I made sure that my car was at least built in the USA.

I still feel guilty though. I would have paid a little more for an American car with the same safety rating but that car just didn’t exist.

But what about the reverse? What about signs and places that immigrants set up to let whites know they aren’t welcome?

I forgot to mention this earlier but motels are the only street-side businesses that use “American Owned” to advertise their “whiteness”. I’ve never every seen another street-side business use this trick.

I mean think about it how many convenience stores, gas stations, restaurants, grocery stores, car dealerships have you seen that display the specific words “American Owned” to advertise themselves? Zero.

The funny thing about this motel was they did not have a flag of the United States on their premises!!! So much for their claim of being patriotic.

The only problem I see with this is that Gandhiji was talking about FOREIGN products and specifically British products in an economic boycott to effect political change.

Whereas here it seems to be against people within our country – resident aliens.

That is why this is different than “Buy American”. Buy American means regardless of the race of the America, but unfortunately the intent of this is different.

I am a proud American. I am even a proud white person but I have always thought to be a proud American I need to accept people of all origins. The problem is that people of other origins discriminate against whites and also often still have loyalty to their country of origin rather than to America.

Would I go to one of these hotels ? No. But someday I might have to think about if there is a need because fate has made me white to be loyal to whites. As government gives an increasing amount of boons to other ethnic groups and as ethnic groups group together and ask for even more special benefits from government it might be for my own protection I might need to support only my own race. That would be a sad day indeed but perhaps that day is near.

What this “American Owned” thing does remind me of is of immigrants supporting products that come from their country of origin and supporting places owned by people of their ethnic group. That would be exactly the same as “American Owned”. But that is exactly what this one website encourages Immigrants of Pakistani origin to do.

http://www.yespakistan.com/for.....istani.asp