Arizona stands among these united states like Ugly Betty in a cheerleader squad. They didn’t observe Marin Luther King’s birthday, they don’t change to daylight saving time, and now they passed the laws that are unfriendly to immigrants. Americans did not have much issues with Nevada allowing prostitution, California doing weeds, or Texas being Texan. Those are state’s own businesses. Arizona is the sibling that everyone picks on. Curious.
Seattle recently decided to boycott Arizona — a stern disapproval on its new anti-immigration law. The municipality will not do business with anyone from Arizona. This reminds me the city of Berkeley that boycotted against oh so many things; it will not do business with firms that hurt dolphins, enslaved children, depleted ozone, not green enough, in China, in Arizona, or whatever silly things it has objections to. I don’t remember the whole list, someone please google and leave me a comment.
Which social values you are willing to sponsor with your own money? Do you boycott Chinese goods because they compete unfairly with their currency policy? Would you refuse to buy Japanese cars because they hunt whales? Would you boycott Arizona because their laws? Who else should you boycott, since there are issues no less important than immigration. Does Seattle have a list of values they stand behind and would boycott those who do not abide?
I guess Seattleites felt righteous that they stood up for the immigrants. Ironically, they also beat the hell out of someone for no apparent reasons than the guy is not white. We don’t like those people either, but you are wrong in making that into a law.