{"id":686,"date":"2004-11-05T09:18:52","date_gmt":"2004-11-05T13:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/wordpress\/?p=686"},"modified":"2004-11-05T09:18:52","modified_gmt":"2004-11-05T13:18:52","slug":"whats-a-defender-of-liberal-democracy-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=686","title":{"rendered":"What’s a defender of liberal democracy to do?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Go shopping, but do so informed<\/a>!<\/p>\n

This site<\/a>‘s boycott list has been online for quite a while.<\/p>\n

“The following companies were the largest donors to the Republican party election campaign 2000, it excludes trade bodies or associations.”<\/p>\n

MBNA $3.0m
\nPhilip Morris $2.9m
\nMicrosoft $2.4m
\nAT&T $2.4m
\nUPS $2.3m
\nBristol Myers Squibb $2.1m
\nVerizon $2.0m
\nPfizer $1.9m
\nSBC $1.9m
\nEnron $1.8m
\nCitigroup $1.8m
\nFederal Express $1.7m
\nTime Warner\/AOL $1.6m
\nCredit Suisse $1.6m
\nErnst & Young $1.5m
\nUST $1.5m
\nMorgan Stanley Dean Witter $1.5m
\nLockheed Martin $1.5m
\nUnion Pacific $1.5m
\nFreddie Mac $1.4m
\nBell South $1.4m
\nGlaxo Wellcome $1.3m
\nAmway $1.3m
\nPrice W’house Coopers $1.3m
\nDeloite & Touche $1.3m
\nEli Lily $1.3m
\nGoldman Sachs $1.2m
\nAnderson W’wide $1.2m
\nMerrill Lynch $1.2m
\nExxon Mobil $1.2m
\nWorldCom Inc $1.2m
\nLehman Brothers $1.1m
\nInternational Paper $1.1m
\nGeneral Electric $1.1m
\nGlobal Crossing $1.1m
\nMGM Mirage $1.1m
\nKoch $1.0m
\nAflac $1.0m
\nPaine Webber $1.0m
\nAmerican $1.0m
\nFinancial Gp
\nBoeing $1.0m
\nSouthern Co $1.0m
\nLtd Inc $950k
\nBP Amoco $950k
\nKPMG $900k
\nAm’can Airlines $900k
\nSchering Plough $900k
\nWilliamson $880k
\nBank Pharmacia\/Upjohn $850k
\nOne $850k
\nQwest $850k
\nAnheuser Busch $850k
\nCintas Corp $828k
\nMandalayResort Gp $810k
\nLehman Bros $810k
\nReynolds Tobacco $810k
\nFannie Mae $800k
\nBank of America $800k
\nAmerican Int Gp $800k
\nGAF $800k
\nChevron Texaco $800k
\nPaso $790k
\nCSX $770k
\nBurlington North $770k
\nGeneral Dynamics $750k
\nAmerican $740k
\nHome Prods
\nJoseph Seagram $740k
\nPepsiCo $720k
\nChase Manhatten $700k
\nFPL Group $685k
\nPrudential $900k
\nUSX Corp $650k
\nNorthwest Airlines $650k
\nAventis $650k
\nFirst Energy $640k
\nReliant Energy $640k
\nWalt Disney $640k
\nWalMart $630k
\nCisco Systems $630k
\nTexas Utilities $630k
\nAEI Resources $630k
\nWestwood One $620k
\nAmgen $600k
\nK Mart $590k
\nUAL Corp $570k
\nHome Depot $560k
\nDuchossois Inds $550k
\nArcher Daniels Midland $530k
\nEdison Int’l $530k
\nFord $510k
\nGeneral Motors $510k
\nDaimler Chrysler $500k<\/p>\n

Current info (2004) here<\/a> & there– Center for Responsive Politics <\/a><\/p>\n

Gee, I wonder why News Corp.<\/a> gave more<\/a> to the Democrats than the Republicans this election cycle?<\/p>\n

t-shirts, jeans, tennies<\/a>, anyone?<\/p>\n

No need to boycott CD’s:
\nBanned in Israel for its anti-militaristic message<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Help those who are facing insurmountable odds<\/a>. Like your children<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Purchase goods locally, from someone who shares your ideals. Take a pass on the crap you buy to take your mind off what’s going on in the world. Have a few drinks if you must, but only after you make it yourself<\/a>! Pull the plug on Direct TV<\/a>! Relax with a book<\/a>,instead. Get edumucated<\/a>!<\/p>\n

See what that daydreaming has gotten you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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