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  • sabreW4K3@lazysoci.alOP
    43·
    6 months ago

    I’m unable to understand how it’s not nationalism. It’s literally a league table of the most national made vehicles. If you want to argue whether it’s pointless or not, that can be up for debate. But things designed to make you feel national pride are nationalism.

    And just to drive it home. Pun intended. Here’s the first two definitions from the American Heritage Dictionary

    • Devotion, especially excessive or undiscriminating devotion, to the interests or culture of a particular nation-state.
    • The belief that nations will benefit from acting independently rather than collectively, emphasizing national rather than international goals.
    • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      51·
      6 months ago

      Nationalism yes, but “Pointless nationalism”? They left off a key word in that.

      from rdyoung’s comment

      it’s better for the environment to

      Pointlessly shipping material from one side of the world to the other, then back isn’t good for the environment. It may be good for the economy, but a few nations economy isn’t the whole picture.

      • sabreW4K3@lazysoci.alOP
        21·
        6 months ago

        I don’t dispute the benefit of producing cars on home soil, wherever that home soil is. My snideness was in regards to the PR aspect of it. I can pretty much guarantee, that at no point did anyone at any of these companies make a decision with this league table in mind. It just seems to be, “America, fuck yeah!” for the sake of it.

        • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          41·
          6 months ago

          I think it’s more of a “we don’t want covid supply chains V2” with a bonus of “why not benefit Americans too?” Plus are you really buying an “American” car if it’s made in Malaysia?

          • sabreW4K3@lazysoci.alOP
            2·
            6 months ago

            I hear you, but does it benefit Americans when the reality is that cars produced on American soil are more expensive.

                • fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
                  21·
                  6 months ago

                  For the same car? And with or without exploitative labor practices?

                  The only reason they make cars in places like China or Malaysia is because they can pay them almost nothing, and treat them like slaves.

                  • sabreW4K3@lazysoci.alOP
                    31·
                    6 months ago

                    What I mean is for an equivalent. If you compare the price of a Ford to a Kia, the Kia is cheaper.