"This is the best way to tackle US dadagiri"
We asked our readers if they thought it was fair to boycott US goods like Coke and Pepsi to condemn the superpower-led military action in Iraq.
The number of responses was overwhelming. Almost all the readers said that boycotting the goods was the only way to "teach the US a lesson".
"But what if they stopped using our rice, coffe and software exports as a retaliation?" were the concerns voiced by a few readers.
Here we reproduce some of the responses the query generated:
Tue Apr 1 14:58:47 2003
Name: RK
Email: mailrk@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Not possible 100%. Because the very computer Intel Chip what I am using is from USA.
Tue Apr 1 14:59:36 2003
Name: Cricket Fan
Email: @website.com
Your Views: Yes, if they are going to attack us with the money looted from us, then boycott is justified
Tue Apr 1 15:00:27 2003
Name: Vijay Ghatborikar
Email: vijay_ghatborikar@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Yes it fair to boycott us goods
Tue Apr 1 15:01:58 2003
Name: Ronald Joseph Gomes
Email: ronaldg@gtllimited.com
Your Views: Vehemently NO.No boycott of American products.
Tue Apr 1 15:02:31 2003
Name: Nazeem
Email: sa_nazeem@yahoo.com
Your Views: Yes! It's the right way to protest. And take this opertunity to promote our 'desi' products.
Tue Apr 1 15:03:36 2003
Name: JR
Email: tp@c.com
Your Views: Absolutely. US and British goods must be boycotted worldwide, and spend on Cokes & Pepsis must be donated for Iraq charity
Tue Apr 1 15:03:43 2003
Name: akhil
Email: e@w.com
Your Views: Yes absolutely. I think its really good to boycott american products. I, for one, never drink pepsi and coke. It not only saves my money and improves my health, but also gives me the satisfaction that my money is not being used to kill innocent
iraqi women and children. Also, I do not go to McDonalds, Sub Way and similar fast food joints. I go to indian fast food joints like Cafe Coffee Day. I also prefer to use indian brands for soaps, perfumes,etc . Be Indian, Buy Indian.
Tue Apr 1 15:03:57 2003
Name: sujata
Email: sujatagarimella@rediffmail.com
Your Views: it is not only fair, but essential to boycott all things USA. All that is needed is for the world leaders to combine and ban USA - place 'sanctions' on them is a bizare way. and only then will the big bully of the playground get his come-uppance.
Tue Apr 1 15:04:42 2003
Name: Sunil Agrawal
Email: asunil_007@india.com
Your Views: Absolutely agreed !!! I think this is the best way to hit the dirty whites below the belt. Its the condition of their floundering economy that they seek to improve through this war (read infiltration). If American and British goods can be boycotted, it would only mean further crisis for the American & British planners. This would turn even the corporates against the politicians. I think every country worldwide should resort to these kind of sanctions. These filthy whites would realy have
their hands full if such measures even meet with 15 % success worldwide. I am for it.
Tue Apr 1 15:04:50 2003
Name: Leena
Email: bhatialeena@hotmail.com
Your Views: I definately would and already have boycotted all US goods..it makes no sense to promote an economy which has no concern whatsoever, for anyone else not even their own countrymen..
Tue Apr 1 15:05:02 2003
Name: shamir
Email: sham147@rediffmail.com
Your Views: YES I WOULD DEFINETLY DO THAT! ATLEAST WE ALLLLLL SHOULD HELP ATLEEEEEEASSSSSSSSSST IN THIS WAY!
Tue Apr 1 15:06:43 2003
Name: Sudheer
Email: sudheerdasbm@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Why should I? And who the hell are these people who want to impose this rule? These so called anti war group are these useless Communists who have no takers in India.
Tue Apr 1 15:06:45 2003
Name: Milan Chatterjee
Email: milanchatterjee@
Email: .com
Your Views: The guys who are planning boycott of US made goods are forgetting the true objective of their ire.Their main aim
is to protest the US action in Iraq.Just by boycotting the goods will not solve the problem and it will also not call back the
forcees from Baghdad.If they are so interesteed in the matter, i would sujjest them to go to Iraq and fight besides the
Republican Guards.That will atleast help the Iraquies.
Tue Apr 1 15:07:29 2003
Name: surajit basu
Email: surajit_basu@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Yes, it is fair. This puts pressure on the countries - US, UK in this case - as the government comes under
pressure from the powerful companies. It thus helps put short-term pressure. It is also a way to explain to the leadership of
these countries that war may not solve the economic issues; it may create antagonism in a section of the world ( who are also
consumers) which may create long-term economic issues. In summary, this is yet another way for the world's second
superpower ( the people of the world) to ensure its voice is heard.
Tue Apr 1 15:08:02 2003
Name: Miramax Inc.
Email: mira@rediff.com
Your Views: It is really not fair to do that.
Tue Apr 1 15:08:04 2003
Name: Faroque Ahmed
Email: rouson_faroque@yahoo.com
Your Views: I do not think this is a fair way of protesting abt. illegal War wage by US with its so called COW's (Coalition of
the Willings). By way of doing so it will directly hit our economy which is not good for us.
Tue Apr 1 15:08:08 2003
Name: Ozzy
Email: uranium@chemist.com
Your Views: It's a foolish question in itself? Just by answering this question I had to use Microsoft's Browser (USA) to see the
article. My machine uses an Intel Motherboard (USA). The telephone by which we call our loved ones was invented by an
american. Just boycotting Pepsi and Coke is really silly. I already boycott them because they are artificial drinks. So, try hard
as you may, avoiding american goods IS difficult
Tue Apr 1 15:08:12 2003
Name: Afzal Shaikh
Email: afzalshaikh@asean-mail.com
Your Views: Wherever it is possible I would certainly boycott the Americans and goods manufactured by them as it is only on the basis of their economic strength they have been dictating terms to the world. It is high time that American and British
imperialism be checked and put to a stop as today it is Iraq tomorrow it can be India. If we can check mate the Americans and the Britishers ecnomically, these so called humanists of the West will be taught a real lesson.
Tue Apr 1 15:08:40 2003
Name: Magesh
Email: b.magesh@tamil.com
Your Views: Sure....This is one of the way to show our protest against the war.
Tue Apr 1 15:08:48 2003
Name: vivek parmar
Email: vivek_ic_27@rediffmail.com
Your Views: yes i think we have to boycott american things.if america suppose it can do it whatever they think, then this is the
best answer to them.we have already good companies who are doing very well then why we are attracting towards "VIDESHI"
thing. i want to say that we must boycott the single which is made by american company. thats it.
Tue Apr 1 15:08:59 2003
Name: raja
Email: umamohan2001@rediff.com
Your Views: this is the only best way to tackle u.s-british dadagiri and make them realise that there is also strong world to care for.
Tue Apr 1 15:09:37 2003
Name: uzma
Email: UZMA17@REDIFFMAIL.COM
Your Views: YES, it is absolutely correct. Any form of monetary benifit to US will ultimately come on us in the shape of cruise missile. I appreciate all the activists and the people trying to US product boycott effort successful.
Tue Apr 1 15:09:58 2003
Name: truth
Email: truthseekera2z@rediffmail.com
Your Views: if u boycott usa goods,then also boycott goods from islamic-muslims nations like oil etc,bcoz the root kashmir
terrorism and general terrorism in world is in saudi arabia and they fund jihadis in in india to fight against us as we r
kafir-truthseekers. this is written in koran,very clearly. pls visit : www.faithfreedom.org for more info. so either boycott usa and
muslic country goods,or dont boycott any of them. bcoz usa,saudi,iraq,all these countries r involved in terrorism direct or
indirect. and we as hindus,kafirs truthseekers hv been at the receiving end for over 1200 yrs and cant bear this any more.
bharat mata ki jai manav dharma ki jai dowm with imperalism,down with terrorism long live freedom.
Tue Apr 1 15:10:13 2003
Name: Mohammed Sajid Basha
Email: mmsajid@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Yes. We should boycott the American goods in order to protest the War on Iraq which is completely baseless
and a stain on the civilised world.
Tue Apr 1 15:10:31 2003
Name: Srinivas
Email: r1asrini@in.ibm.com
Your Views: yes, definitely
Tue Apr 1 15:10:33 2003
Name: Purushottam
Email: purushottamkamat@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Yes. We must boycott US goods. America does what ever it wants to do because they feel no one can go against
them. If we boycott their goods their profit will be less and they will start giving respect to Indian opinion
Tue Apr 1 15:10:43 2003
Name: Kishore
Email: kishorius@hotmail.com
Your Views: Most of these companies are based in India, providing employment to Indians and supporting ancillary industries.
Who stands to lose? You want to boycott? Boycott imported goods. That's where it will hurt them most.
Tue Apr 1 15:10:49 2003
Name: Kishore JS
Email: qln@yahoo.com
Your Views: I'll support the move.
Tue Apr 1 15:10:49 2003
Name: Ahmed
Email: sahmed_solaire@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Yes we should boycott the goods of US as well as Britan. Because these two super power crossed higher level of terrorism.
Tue Apr 1 15:11:09 2003
Name: Manu
Email: manumg01@indiatimes.com
Your Views: We should boycott, if it is possible , like in our office we five people have decided to boycott the US made soft
drinks , which will account atleast Rs 500 per month So lets try to force Killer Bush to withdraw his troops from killing children
and women
Tue Apr 1 15:11:14 2003
Name: Munikrishna Reddy
Email: munikrishna_reddy@yahoo.com
Your Views: Definitely we have to boycott the US goods, as whatever we purchase the amount goes to US and with our
money they are becoming strong to declare war all over the world. If we continue to support US by buying their goods, the
next term of war will be on India. Hence, at least now we have to open our eyes and boycott all the US goods.
Tue Apr 1 15:11:17 2003
Name: Mahesh Venkateswaran
Email: mahesh_vec@sifymail.com
Your Views: Its the employees and their family that is going to suffer. Bush is still going to be sitting in Camp David and
discussing with his coalition forces where to bomb next. Stupid decision and its even dumber to follow it!
Tue Apr 1 15:12:06 2003
Name: rajeshwar
Email: bioinformatican@rediffmail.com
Your Views: No it is not fair to boycott the american goods.even american people don't want war.but only egoish bush want
war.
Tue Apr 1 15:12:24 2003
Name: S Krishnan
Email: krishtimes@yahoo.com
Your Views: I won't say boycotting of US goods as a proper way of protest. But sometimes just a peace rally or peace protest
will have any effect. So in such cases we have to take some step like this.
Tue Apr 1 15:12:32 2003
Name: Vinay
Email: funnyguy76in@yahoo.com
Your Views: Yes I agree If this is followed in all the countries worldwide Us will be forced to stop the war
Tue Apr 1 15:12:38 2003
Name: ZAHEER
Email: mnson123@yahoo.com
Your Views: YES THIS IS NON VIOLENT WAY OF STOPPING AMERICAN AGRESSION .BUSH AND TONY
BLAIR HAVE STOOPED TO LEVEL OF DACOITS BY WAGING WAR AGAINST INNOCENT IRAQIS.BY THIS
ACT,THE AMERERICAN POLICY MAKERS WOULD BE UNDER TREMENDOUS PRESSURE TO CHANGE
THEIR VIEWS ON WAR.
Tue Apr 1 15:12:43 2003
Name: A.B.Ravishankar
Email: abravishankar@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Yes I think this is one of the ways to show our protest against the attitude of USA. Every Indian should take part
in this protest. ABR
Tue Apr 1 15:12:47 2003
Name: kumaran
Email: r_kumaran@rediffmail.com
Your Views: this is a nice way of punishing those merciless rogues(US & UK). we should definitely cripple their economy even
though initially we may face some problems but after a period of time we can gain. all the countries in the world can actually
follow this policy. this also helps some local companies to develop which inturn helps our own economy. The more we depend
on foreign goods, the more problems we may face in the future especially from these countries like US & UK. Sometimes
nations can be defeated without any bullets and weapons. C'mon Lets all do this. Lets all wage a silent but powerful war against US & UK.
Tue Apr 1 15:12:55 2003
Name: sridevi
Email: mailtoshri@rediffmail.com
Your Views: We should show opposition in all possible way... Boycotting all American goods is a good idea.
Tue Apr 1 15:13:12 2003
Name: prabhu
Email: prabu@rediff.com
Your Views: I think it is fair only.
Tue Apr 1 15:13:56 2003
Name: asad khan
Email: asadkhan900@hotmail.com
Your Views: Yes the U.S. has to be taught a lesson , otherwise tomorrow would be our turn.
Tue Apr 1 15:14:32 2003
Name: Anees
Email: xyz@hotmail.com
Your Views: Yes we should boycott all American products. Bush is not a God, who can do whatever he wants to. He is the
number 1 terrorist and should be hanged publicly with all his allies, so that this world if free from terrorism.
Tue Apr 1 15:14:42 2003
Name: sharad
Email: patilsharad@hotmail.com
Your Views: Thouhg Pepsy and Cola are no good to health and we can go with alternate Liver producst to express our
opposition to war, we must secure jobs for the Indian workers working for these companies. The swadeshi companies should
secure the jobs for the fallout of such boycott. Any way we should find better ways to express our views agains this invasion of
Iraqby Amereica and UK.
Tue Apr 1 15:14:47 2003
Name: manjunath
Email: manjunath_bn@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Yes, American policy has always been hostage to yhe rarher incestous links of the political establishment to
American corporates.These corporates should be in the forefront of the anti-war movement & create pressures on the political
leadership to listen to world opinion rather than following a unilateralist ,selfish policy which is totally indifferent to the plight of
innocent civilians. This war has no justification whatsoever & the entire American soceity should be made to pay for it.What is
particularly galling is the rather indecent haste of American corporates in trying to position themselves for post-war Iraq.A
boycott will convey a strong messageto corporate America to speak up. Manjunath
Tue Apr 1 15:15:05 2003
Name: Manish Gupta
Email: gupta_manish@mailcity.com
Your Views: we should do definately
Tue Apr 1 15:16:03 2003
Name: mohan
Email: foo@bar.com
Your Views: Yes, we should boycott US products. That's the only way to make them listen.
Tue Apr 1 15:16:14 2003
Name: lalitha ganguly
Email: lalithaganguly@yahoo.com
Your Views: Of course. The world is being made safe only for American Business. Pepsi adn Coca Cola are symbols of this. It
is a considered view of the majority of the world that American Business is running scared and trying to stifle competition in
every unfair way. They claim that others should hold on to rules as long as it is convenient to US Business. When it is not they
would flout it. This they have done through GATT, through intellectual Property Rights,through their so-called Human rights and
their upholding of what they call Western Style Democracy. If Bush is an example of this so called democracy, this president
has to be avoided like the plague. Finally if they are asking to boycott Pepsi and Coke, I think I would welcome the boycott
even without the war. Can't imagine how these abominal drinks have so completely cornered the Indian market! Please get out of Iraq and spread your poison in your own homeland. Get back to where you belong!
Tue Apr 1 15:16:52 2003
Name: Anoosh
Email: anoosh@rediffmail.com
Your Views: YES, we have to,,That's the only thing we can do against that country who herself acting like WORLD POLICE,,and killling thousands of iraqis without any reason.
Tue Apr 1 15:17:00 2003
Name: Vishaal
Email: vishaal_kumar@yahoo.co.in
Your Views: It will not be fair to boycott some specific products and also they not run by the US Govt. Still we have many Grants offered by US Govt. Why this boycott is being aimed at some private sector. We have many defense tie ups and Many
Software used are from US. Are we ready to boycott all those????
Tue Apr 1 15:17:53 2003
Name: rammohan
Email: mvb_rammohan@yahoo.com
Your Views: i fully agree. money language is the only language US understands. its also its soft underbelly.
Tue Apr 1 15:17:56 2003
Name: Vijaya
Email: winner@noloss.com
Your Views: YES.YES.YES. That's the only language Americans understand. If you are genuinly "anti-war" stop buying
American goods.It's high time world follows Gandhien way of no-coperation.Be anti-violence, be anti-American goods. In no
time Americans will start seeing sense.I bet, substantial decrease in sales of American Multinationals will have a direct impact
on the war in Iraq.Neither Allah,nor Christ has the key to stop war. Only the CEOS of American Corporates can order Bush
to behave. They can even arrange the Camp David between Saddam and Bush. Not kidding, dear.
Tue Apr 1 15:18:04 2003
Name: Arif Ansari
Email: ainansari@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Yes Of course I will....
Tue Apr 1 15:19:31 2003
Name: Ansar
Email: ansaralikhan@yahoo.com
Your Views: Yes I will, and to very extend this is fair coz if we all will continue supporting US economically then some day it
will also attack our country with some other reasons. e.g. it will attack india and pakistan saying kashmir is independent state
and we r giving freedom to kashmiris with mission
Name: 'kashmiri freedom'. If we all want to stop this from not taking place in
future we have to make US economically weak as mush as v can. This boycott can be the first warning to US that the people
aroung the world can unite together to wash out monopoly of America.
Tue Apr 1 15:19:33 2003
Name: Mohan
Email: mohannair@vsnl.net
Your Views: It is a foolsh thing if you think it will effect US in any way. If we ban these products we ourselves will affect by
way of losing jobs to our people only. It is just a political drama. Before looking to Iraq, we should concentrate our own
country problems such as Kashmir etc.
Tue Apr 1 15:19:59 2003
Name: Dr. A. A. Faizi
Email: aafaizi@rediffmail.com
Your Views: This is the only way to harm America economically through bycotting its products.
Tue Apr 1 15:20:02 2003
Name: Vinit
Email: vinit2000v@rediffmail.com
Your Views: We should protest against war but we can not boycott the goodes on whims & fancies of certain crazy people,
who protest war against iraq (since they belong to there community) & not protest against pakistan product who kills so many
of our brothers in kashmir.Why they close there eyes at that time? just because they belong to different community?
Tue Apr 1 15:20:27 2003
Name: MUS
Email: vision@hotmail.com
Your Views: Yes. Definately. It is absolutely DADAGIRI on part of US and US will come to know only about the tears when
he is put into difficulty and this is one way of saying to US to keep out the world from Danger.
Tue Apr 1 15:21:09 2003
Name: narayanan iyer
Email: sudhalakshmanan@hotmail.com
Your Views: It is certainly a fair way to protest against the war and I will 100% boycott US goods. In fact the US should be charged of committing international war crimes and Mr. Bush and Mr. Blair must be brought to trial before the International
Court for aiding, abetting and committing killings and genocide and unleashing a war without reason, authority or sanction.
Tue Apr 1 15:21:17 2003
Name: Sabyasachi Kundu
Email: sabykund@yahoo.com
Your Views: Yes, I will support this move. US has no business to topple any other country's govt and killing innocent people of Iraq.
Tue Apr 1 15:21:18 2003
Name: Tapas Dutta
Email: t_dutta@rediffmail.com
Your Views: All is fair in love and war. Whenever any country interferes in affairs of other country without prior approval of world organizations, it must get some financial pinch. In today's world economic and financial muscle is very important and
hence any damage to it can not go unnoticed.
Tue Apr 1 15:21:35 2003
Name: Jaykay
Email: jaykay@hotmail.com
Your Views: Yes. This would be the most effective way. After all, economics(domination of resources, exhibition of warfare and contracts for rebuilding after destruction) is the sole motivation behind this war. Also, this is a non-violent way, successfully
tried and tested by father of the nation.
Tue Apr 1 15:21:40 2003
Name: shashi
Email: sudeesh1@yahoo.com
Your Views: It is foolishness that not using pepsi cola and not only pepsi cola (all american product)because, all our products
exporting to USA, 60% if their country banned our products, just emaging the outcome, so, as per i am concern,it is not
adviceable thanks
Tue Apr 1 15:22:37 2003
Name: Vijay Sampathkumar
Email: vijaysampathkumar@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Hi ALl: Honestly saying this war is un warranted for...and Bush is fighting more for oil then for anything else... a
typical american attitude... Whats happening now is terrorist act in army uniform... My heart would love to boycott american
goods...but remember it is just not coke and pepsi...even the Operating System we use is either Microsoft and Sun...so if
boycotting we need to boycott all their products...can we??? is the question... Vijay.S
Tue Apr 1 15:22:41 2003
Name: Ashutosh Shinde
Email: ashutosh_shinde@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Yes I agree that we should bycott US. products.
Tue Apr 1 15:22:57 2003
Name: Apurva Shah
Email: apurva_shah@rediimail.com
Your Views: What a silly question! If you are against war then any democratic means of protest is ofcourse fair. Its another
matter that I'm not anti-war and hence will obviously not boycott American products.
Tue Apr 1 15:23:11 2003
Name: Sethu Madhavan.K.G
Email: kgsmadhavan@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Yes. its right and the best way to protest agnst US. Please try to collect and publish the list of US and British
products and companies. Lets people know abt .
Tue Apr 1 15:23:26 2003
Name: mahboob ali
Email: alimahboob@hotmail.com
Your Views: i thinks it is right. we must boycot the american goods. becuase now it is iraq tomorrow may be any other country. united nations should punish iraq if it do anything wrong, not the us. if we allow us to do this then we must shut down
the united nations. this may lead towards like league of nations. and the second world war. we should stop it. america will loose
9billion dollar a week if we boycot american goods. let us do it.
Tue Apr 1 15:23:52 2003
Name: vikram
Email: vskelkar@yahoo.com
Your Views: i think it is a very appropriate step to boycott these product. specially when we have eqally good and effective alternatives like nimbu pani, and jal jeera. these US dummies thinks that they can impose their thinking on us let us get together
and clear their minds!!! these porducts are not at all a necessity for us. if they feel whatever they do and think is correct let us tell that this thinking itself is wrong!!! let these companies see the red... let them make their bosses in the US realise OUR
thinking, that what wrong they are doing... let the US economy go down the dumps... these guys belong there.... LET US
STOP USING THE US PRODUCTS... NOT ONLY COKE AND PEPSI...BUTR OUTLETS LIKE MACDONANLDS
PIZZA HUT ALSO....SHAME ON YOUR MR. BUSH...
Tue Apr 1 15:23:54 2003
Name: Santosh Kumar
Email: sk8721@katamail.com
Your Views: We should boycott the american and british products. They provide us with McDonalds French Fries laced with
beef. They provide us with Kelloggs Breakfast cereals with Pork additives. They provide us with Toothpastes with bone powder. They provide us with gene modified food stuffs. I have stopped buying US products and also will be closing my bank
account with a leading US based bank.
Tue Apr 1 15:24:41 2003
Name: Manoj Tuli
Email: pink_tuli@rediff.com
Your Views: yes I will boycott American goods. They deserve it.
Tue Apr 1 15:25:24 2003
Name: n k jain
Email: nkjain18@rediffmail.com
Your Views: not only coke/pepsi but each & every product of USA/BRITAIN AND ALL OTHER COUNTRIES OF
ALLIED FORCES must be boycotted and UNO must impose sanctions against these countries
Tue Apr 1 15:25:48 2003
Name: Gokul
Email: msgokul@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Sure, Because US gets money from these companies in the form of tax. Its our money and its used against us. No
wonder if US wages a war against India using the Kashmir dispute. So, better make sure they dont get the money.
Tue Apr 1 15:26:25 2003
Name: Bharati
Email: s_bharati@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Yes. American goods must be boycotted to each individual's maximum & practical capacity. This is most easily achieved by boycotting consumer goods, rather than goods & services which have inevitably become essential parts of our lives
(such as MS or Windows).
Tue Apr 1 15:26:29 2003
Name: Renish
Email: vvrt@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Perfectly fine. When the govt. takes a neutral stance because of larger intrests, we as people can react in the small way
Tue Apr 1 15:26:47 2003
Name: Himesh
Email: himeshshah@yahoo.com
Your Views: Americans are asking to boycott French, German and Belgian Goods since these 3 countries are opposing US
lead attack on Iraq. So why can't others boycott American Goods or do we have to take permission for this from Mr. George
W. Bush for this ??
Tue Apr 1 15:27:31 2003
Name: Sourabh chatterjee
Email: admin@bpbonline.com
Your Views: Yes!I have already started doing that.This is all the more necessary because America being a Capitalist country
understand only one language - Dollars. U.S.A. should be made to understand that it can not dictate terms to the whole
world.Spare some thoughts for the poor iraqi people,women and child who are the target of uncle SAM's Oil greed.Bush you
have put your country and all americans in grave danger. Down with America ,long live Iraq.By the way I am a hindu and am
supporter of B.J.P.This war is not against muslims but against a nation who refuses to play uncle sam's tune.We must boycott
all U.S.A. products so that it hurts them where it hurts. Thanks
Tue Apr 1 15:28:07 2003
Name: Bibhu
Email: bubu420@rediffmail.com
Your Views: I would suggest to boycott the branded products from UK and US to make me a supporter of anti-war group.
This is because I feel this war is illegal and unjustified. This is the war against poor and destitute and to satiate the oil greed of
these war-mongers...War will never bring peace but only create communal passion and hatred..
Tue Apr 1 15:28:24 2003
Name: vivek
Email: viv54@yahoo.com
Your Views: well if we know we can make a difference showing our protest we should.. its only fair for the american govt to
realise they cannot enforce their views on the masses.. and we can show in whatever possible way our resentment.. it is the
least we can do
Tue Apr 1 15:29:06 2003
Name: V Mohan
Email: vmohan07@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Definitely yes, for people who have not started boycotting, I recommend strongly. I have been boycotting already
for quite some time now.
Tue Apr 1 15:29:32 2003
Name: gavin
Email: gavin@indiatames.com
Your Views: Not the best way to protest! But boycotting of these goods will definately boost the local Indian industries. These
Multi-national FMCG companies have been adopting an ambush-marketing strategy.
Tue Apr 1 15:29:32 2003
Name: C M Loganathan
Email: loganathancm@netscape.net
Your Views: This is the best way of protest. Remember Gandhi who used this to telling effect against the 'mighty' British empire. This protest hits where it hurts the most, but again for maximum effect it should be voluntary and should not be forced.
Tue Apr 1 15:29:37 2003
Name: Ramakrishna
Email: rrk1971@indiatimes.com
Your Views: As long as money from large multinational corporations passes on to political parties (read Republican party and
Democratic party of the United States) they (MNCs) should be boycotted for funding the organisers of the war against the
people of Iraq. The same MNCs could have, with their money power, influenced the US administration not to go for war
(citing adverse business effects for example) but they have not chosen to do so and hence the boycot is fair. I do not want my
money to (directly or indirectly) fund the war against people in Iraq. If a large number of people follow this principle, I hope
they will - I am sure the war will be called off. Finally if Pepsi and Coca cola are not in support of the war - the least they can
do is put up large advertisements (like they do during cricket matches) proclaiming their opposition to this unjust war.
Tue Apr 1 15:29:41 2003
Name: Girish.K
Email: girish_gms@yahoo.com
Your Views: Yes i do wish that we can boycott and protest the war,infact no indian Politician dares to do in a right way, but
atleast this can be done by each and every citizen to go against war, due to the fact, Americans Multinational Companies are
the ones which are more benefited by the War, according to the Statistics
Tue Apr 1 15:30:31 2003
Name: Farukh shaikh
Email: farukhshaikhi@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Yes we must boycott US products, Because US thinks it is Superpower and by no way we can harm them . but
this is right to protest. this will effect us economy .
Tue Apr 1 15:31:21 2003
Name: Piyush
Email: jashp@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Boycotting ofr the ske of it makes no sense. These AWGs are just out for some publicity. When did Unilever
become an US company ? further HLL has a very large Indian public holding? For this matter how many of us can identify
what is a pure "American Product"
Tue Apr 1 15:33:20 2003
Name: soman
Email: mylaths@hotmail.com
Your Views: Let these American multi-nationals condemn the attack on Iraq by their country like the Oscar award winner and
Holiwood director Moore did. Till then we should boycott these brands. Americans are great freedom lovers and value human
life, but Bush and his team is distorting this image. Let the corporate world come out openly against the attack on a sovereign
country. Don't kill innocent civilians in Iraq and don't throw young american and british boys in the desert to get killed. Life is
too precious ... everybody's ..
Tue Apr 1 15:33:49 2003
Name: Ajith Kumar.P.V.
Email: ajithpv1@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Yes I have well earlier started this & think it is a right way to protest against the US lead war against Iraq.
Because what else way we common people have to protest against the war and to open the eyes of the leaders of US. Look
how many innocent children and women are dying in Iraq, what all they have done against the US. No I do not think this time
US is going through the right track. What they (US)are thinking they can do anything ? Anybody having little commonsense, can
understand that the ultimate aim of US is the Oil in Iraq. But remember whatever it may be the Almighty is watching everything,
I believe once he will surely give the blind US leaders a lesson. This time the world is with the innocent people of Iraq and
certainly not with US. Ajith.
Tue Apr 1 15:34:09 2003
Name: Anoop Mitra
Email: anoopmitra@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Well, the idea is not bad, but hey I am not going to boycott products for Saddam. I mean, he is not saint that u
need to boycott good to show ur protest. Even in the Muslim world, no one likes Saddam and his policies, it's just the unilateral
attitude of the US that bothers one and all.
Tue Apr 1 15:34:19 2003
Name: Rhea
Email: rheajacob@rediffmail.com
Your Views: That certainly does not make sense to me. How is the boycott of products of US companies in anyway related to
or effective to voicing protest on the irrational policies of the US government? I guess this means wide scale rampage and
destruction of marketplaces, supermarkets, chai shops and mounting losses to the retailers. . When our team did not perform in
the early stages of the world cup, they called for ban on the teaam's endorsed products.. Did anybody gain from that in any
way? Let us not let passions rule the mind and destroy reason .
Tue Apr 1 15:34:23 2003
Name: Bhaskaran
Email: bosky2k@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Yes, it is right decision. We should have started this long ago when America tried to register a patent right for our
Basmati Rice, taking over local soft drink companies to mention a few.
Tue Apr 1 15:34:25 2003
Name: Piyush
Email: jashp@rediffmail.com
Your Views: Boycotting for the ske of it makes no sense. These AWGs are just out for some publicity. When did Unilever
become an US company ? further HLL has a very large Indian public holding? For this matter how many of us can identify
what is a pure "American Product"
Tue Apr 1 15:35:08 2003
Name: Faraz Mehdi
Email: faraz@jncasr.ac.in
Your Views: I admit that I don't know much about economics, so my interpretation may be wrong; but what I feel is if I
boycott Coke and Pepsi, the only person going to suffer is the local shopkeeper.
Tue Apr 1 15:36:12 2003
Name: V.Seshadri
Email: vs@rnd.cgl.co.in
Your Views: Yes, I think this is the best option to bring pressure on teh Bush administration.Since the main purpose behind the war is economic(fuel) the best answer is to pay back in the same coin. Once they feel the pinch, these MNCs will use their
tremendous clout to drill sense into the US head.
Tue Apr 1 15:36:29 2003
Name: Ajit
Email: thebest_bigshot@yahoo.co.uk
Your Views: Boycott US goods? Whatever for?! US is doing now, what it ought to have done long back. A fanatic such as
Saddam ought to be wiped out. The sooner, the better! I shall definitely not do any silly thing such as boycotting US goods. I
support the war entirely. Way to go Mr.President!!!
Tue Apr 1 15:36:42 2003
Name: vikas saxena
Email: vikass@hotmail.com
Your Views: War or not. We any should not use these goods. Swadeshi apno and Indian economy ko bdao..
Tue Apr 1 15:36:45 2003
Name: Jeevan Kumar
Email: shijee@hotmail.com
Your Views: Good move. But, this shouldn't have been on the
Name: of war. Had aggression by these companies in Indian
market been a reason, I would have appreciated it more. I will always look at it like this. American companies making profit in
India, while indian companies struggle for survival.
Tue Apr 1 15:36:56 2003
Name: Hemant Tanna
Email: hemanttanna@yahoo.com
Your Views: It is absolutely unfair to boycott the so-called US Goods. First of all Unilever is not even a US company but a Dutch multinational. Also, look at the other partners involved. Whenyou talk of a US company, there would be other
shareholders from India like common people in case of Levers, Gillette and other multinationals which are listed on the Indian
stock exchanges, the Indian bottlers in case of the Coke and Pepsi. Also, there are thousands of non-US (Indian) people
including employees, suppliers and other service providers like ad agency, Indian media, financial service providers etc. who
derive economic benefit out of these. By boycotting the US companies, one would be boycotting our own people and this
would affect economic development of our own country. Also, the US companies in turn do not belong to Mr bush or the US
Government, they have shareholders from around the globe including thosands of retail shareholders. So please reomve the
foolish thought of boycotting any products of any company.
Tue Apr 1 15:37:07 2003
Name: venkatbond
Email: venkatbond@yahoo.com
Your Views: It is a wrong way of doing things. It is the government which is making all these decisions. Boycotting goods will not have any effect.
Tue Apr 1 15:37:11 2003
Name: Rahul
Email: rahulannu@rediffmail.com
Your Views: you should hit where it hurts. if these companies do not earn money from here they will step up their opposition towards WAr. i guess we should boycott english goods and also McDonalds food all thru out the world.
Tue Apr 1 15:37:44 2003
Name: Rajeev
Email: rajeevm007@yahoo.com
Your Views: I think this is rubbish idea. It is in India's interest to support US and UK rather than supporting the middle eastern
countries.Lets not forget that saudi arab has banned Hindus from applying(TOI reported this long back).Also Pakistan has
been supported by most arab countries in its proxy war against India. Hence I think no point and no question of boycott of US
goods but in fact I support USA wholeheartedly for its tremndous help to Indian IT industry by giving Indian companies
business.Even if there are some differences,still USA is our natural friend and we are theirs.Time will prove this fact soon. Last
but not the least lets be pragmatic and think of our national interest and side with USA. Regards, Rajeev
Tue Apr 1 15:38:12 2003
Name: Sudhir
Email: sudhir21_2000@yahoo.com
Your Views: As we have heard it since very long everything is fair in LOVE AND WAR. When u cant teach them a lesson in
war field fight them with economic war otherwise these bullies will take over or invade all the nations of the world which are
having sufficient natural resources. We all should start our buildup for averting the new colonisation of the whites. Otherwise
why r they fighting only to liberate iraq ? what about Libya, Zimbabwe, Pakistan, North Korea, China. The whole world knows
the ideas of the two big crooks of the this world. So boycott the products of US and UK and teach them a small lesson to start
with.
Tue Apr 1 15:38:14 2003
Name: Giri
Email: giri_yerra4@yahoo.com
Your Views: It is fair for boycotting US manufactured goods. Most of the finished products raw material comes from 3rd
World Countries. Punishing entire populace for a few people's sin is never fair, having dealt with the so-called sinned in a pally
manner earlier. No material proof shown. Benefitting from cheap labor produce, it may be fair to boycott. US would have been
better off imposing certain procedures to improve & curb corruption in thrid world countries. Democracy does not mean
bulldozing others for imposing US kind of democracy. Double Standards et al...
Tue Apr 1 15:38:15 2003
Name: Murali
Email: muralis68@yahoo.com
Your Views: Most of these ventures are run by Indian business men and hence targeting them is in a way shooting in one's own
leg. A controlled & matured democracy does not allow such acts through proper policing and other checks. In what way are
they being affected by a war in Iraq when many of the islamic nations keep quite?
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