Dumb question of the week

Mt Tam I am

Sorry, for the miscommunication. Principles can be rational to one and irrational to another, just like joining the Corps. Your original question implied why would some one do something that you see as irrational.
My uncle would not buy a Jap (German,or Itallian) car on principle, as they were the enemy. He only bought GM and International Harvester. I've bought Datsun-Nissans for years. I remember his lecture to me. Your principles, his and mine can all be different, without anyone being unprincipled. My uncle suffered problems with his crummy 1970's and 1980's GM cars on principle , even if it was irrational.

When you mentioned your gyrine roommate didn't have anything against imports, whom would he have considered his enemy anyway? North Korea, Viet Nam, Grenada, Iraq? These places don't export cars.

I still take plenty of heat for not buying American. Again somebody elses principles.

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