lol mdr this one could get INTERESTING!!! You mentioned the troop ribbons, what REALLY gripes me is seeing an American Flag on a Toyota/Nissan/Hyundai etc...

In all fairness, its just TOO late anymore to buy most products that are supplied domestically. The last 15 years or so (the "big growth" period for Wallyworld) has seen basically all the domestic mnfgrs leave the country for cheaper labor. Sure its partially the governments fault for supporting laws like "most favored trading nations" (that miserable excuse for a President Klintoon, he had to do something with all that weapons secrets he allowed them to have!) but its equally the everyday's citizens fault for "demanding cheaper prices" regardless of where they came from or what was necessary to get those "cheaper prices".

And one more thing before I slide this soapbox back under the desk and carry my kids out to sled, folks know they are wrong. Its a pyschological game they play with themselves. They say, "the best deal" when in actuality they mean "the cheapest price". But they cant bring themselves to admit it. Typical "ignore the facts" type of response by most Americans. Buncha CHEAPIES!!! See how cheap those products were when our kids and grandkids are working 2 hourly pay jobs to support themselves in coming generations!!!

Patriotism shouldn't stop in your checkbook,
RA