One of my friends posted on Facebook that she won't buy "a drop of BP until it is all out of our Gulf." As I see it, this is a tragic accident. One that not only caused an oil spill in the Gulf but the loss of human life. But boycotting BP, as I see it, is not the solution. If we boycott BP we likely will give more of our oil business to foreign companies, most of whom despise the US.
Moreover, are we not being hypocritical? If we boycott BP, should we not also boycott electricity? There was a recent tragic mining accident in West Virginia---in fact, it was called the one of the worst, if not the worst in mining history. Coal is used to make electricity, so, ergo, we should boycott the use of electricity.
Did anyone boycott Exxon when the Valdez spilled oil due to a drunken pilot? Yet we continue to import oil that comes across the ocean in tankers.
Will we continue to depend on foreign oil and countries who loathe and despise our country and not drill on American soil, thereby becoming at least a little more independent?
I can't decide whether to stir this pot on Facebook, ignore it, or quit "peeping" at other people's thoughts of the day....Sigh. Not a good way to start my day.
This was one of the many reasons I chose to boycott FB...I wanted to tell people how stupid they were (this was when the ObamaCare debacle was happening). I would say ignore ignorance on Facebook because if you start fighting it on that unintelligent medium, you are going to get frustrated. De-friend the person if it makes you that mad though!
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