Slimebeast said:
superchunk said:
Slimebeast said:
superchunk said:
Diamonds are a rip off and are very common in reality. De Bears (spelling?) controls the market and simply doesn't allow them to become common at retail. Additionally a very large segment go to Israel for cutting, so I simply don't buy them anyways. |
Very common? Talk about hyperbole.
Diamonds were always extremely valuable. For how long have this De Bears family controlled the diamond market, and are they Jews?
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Research it yourself. They've done it for pretty much ever, have their own full armies throughout the world, and I have no idea if they are Jewish or not... nor does that matter to me. Just don't spend money that goes into Israel's budget.
EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Beers yep it is Jewish owned lol
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So do you also boycot Intel processers since many of them are researched in Israeli facilities? Just curious of where you draw the line.
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Nah. A ton of stuff has very little touch in Israel. But if its made there (diamonds are really only worth their cut and polish) then I ignore. I used to be pretty diligent about knowning this, but over the years I figure it really doesn't matter. Not a big enough ban on their products to affect them. So, unless I see "made in Isreal" then I don't really think about it. But I do also try to not support or vote for US politicians who get a lot of support from AIPAC... kinda hard as their money runs deep and fills a lot of pockets in Washington, but I try.
