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Users of the site start by filling out a profile indicating their political views and the importance of each view. User can then shop for stores and deals, with results organized based on alignment with political view. Company listings show known political views of company, with listings relevant to
user shown first.
There are plenty of sites that attempt to examine the politics of specific people/companies. It is not a great leap to attach a shopping portal on top of this to allow people to support companies who share their own beliefs.
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Why do I want to know the politics of my tailor? |
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We already have a fairly accurate idea of the politics of our gunsmith. |
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You see, [8th], that's the difference. I have a tailor,
you have a gunsmith. (As it happens, my tailor has a
gunsmith.) |
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Ergo, [8th_of_7] is [MaxwellBuchanan]'s tailor.
QED. |
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[MB] if your tailor's politics are sufficiently radical,
then you want to know. As in the case of a
gunsmith, he has it in his power to harm you. |
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Sorry about that, [aguydude]. As to the idea,
merchants want to expand their customer base,
not narrow it. So, suggested modification: one
company could have
two shopping portals pitched to opposing political
viewpoints. Sort of like Macmall/PCmall. |
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It's not inconceivable that merchants might be willing to forgo mass appeal for politically charged brand loyalty. This is a good idea, so long as the merchants are honest about their worldviews. |
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Very likely -- the "Fair Trade" brand probably appeals
more to the politically leftish, and the businesses in
the "Christian business directory" may skew the
other way. I was suggesting that the merchants can
have their brand loyalty cake while eating their
broad customer base
too. (But, as you point out, they would have to
forgo the "honest" part.) |
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//It's not inconceivable that merchants might be willing to forgo mass appeal for politically charged brand loyalty//
If only politicians would do the same! |
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What if someone {like me} had no interest in politics? Would my webpage direct me to The Emporer's New Clothes? |
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Encouraging politically-based brand loyalty might
discourage product quality. For instance, I was recently
'down the store', as we say here, and overheard someone
expressing their pride in owning a Ford truck for the
reason that "Ford didn't take no damn bailout." That's all
well and good, but Ford made shitty trucks _before_ the
market
crash forced them to cut all kinds of corners in order to
lower manufacturing costs. I'm glad my fellow townie is
proud of his politics, but his new F-150 has a Japanese
engine (assembled in the US from parts made in India,
Taiwan, Japan, and Canada) with worrisomely thin cylinder
walls and a weak front axle that won't stand up to the
rigors of 4wd with those new Super Swampers he just put
on it. GMC and Dodge, meanwhile, did take the damn
guv'ment bailout, and continue to manufacture quality
products. |
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I'm not saying this is univerally the case; I'm just pointing
out a possible flaw. |
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All manufacturers are global and source global parts for their engines and vehicles. Full disclosure, I've worked at all the domestic 3. Here's a typical day at any OEM: |
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Vehicle powertrain or platform derivative needed to fulfill x in x country. OEM may develop engine internally, outsource development to one of several engine development houses, may partner with OEM y to do so, etc. Development of engine takes place simultaneously amongst engineering / business / test sites all over the globe. Engineers in the US, Germany, Korea, and Japan work with designers in India, South Africa, Brazil, the Czech Republic, thermodynamicists in Turkey, and FEA modelers in Australia to develop an engine which will be co-built in Cleveland, Argentina, and Seoul.
Parts for it will be sourced from China, Spain, Poland, Mexico, and the Czech Republic.
Please pray tell me what this engine's country-of-origin is. |
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Also, try putting the Super Swampers on a GMC with its short-long arm suspension geometry and see what happens. That's why they sell the F250. |
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