Boycott Johnson & Johnson

There comes a time in every consumer's life, and that would mean all of us, when he has to say enough. We, meaning we the buyer's of your products, the people that keep you floating in your Mercedes/Benz by spending our money buying your company's products, we have had enough of your smug imposition of your mightier than thou morality at our expense. And, on what presumption does Johnson and Johnson seek to be arbiters of American morality? By selling products whose originals have become lost to the American consumer while being forced to submit to the giant ogre's greedy monopolizing of every market that they can conceivably get into. There wouldn't be even any chance of challenging Big Brother Johnson and Johnson with patent infringement. For all we know they would rewrite the patent laws of the world let alone those found in America.

I am in favor of boycotting Johnson and Johnson products because they use the selling of their products to promote their political ideology. That can never be tolerated in such a manufacturer that has such a wide market due to their unchallenged swallowing of entire product lines. Their products are as inferior as the cheapest products found in whatever shampoo, toiletry or tool they produce in. But they get to charge more for their name. A name that has in current times come to stand for infringement of patent rights, for using public media commercials to promote bizarre beliefs, for overpriced consumer products for false advertising and false promotions. For accepting consumer monies in their insidious use of online promotional badgering and for refusing to follow through on promotional promises for whatever reason their managerial staff chooses and for never being prosecuted because, heaven help us, their name stands for more than the product.

We are not just buying Johnson and Johnson bubble bath. No, We are buying a product made by Johnson and Johnson, big brother anonymous. You are not helping to keep their organization afloat by spending your hard earned money on their gimmicky products. No. You are privileged to be allowed to spend your hard earned money on their patent swiping products.

And, as for me, I would rather soak in a tub sprinkled with baking soda and Johnson and Johnson being the Soda out of my bathroom creeps.

 
It is a controversial topic among people in churches, in government, in schools, on the job, or anywhere else you can think of. It is a topic that comes up again and again throughout our nation, and that controversial topic is Gay marriage. It has been debated, argued for and against, and informal laws have been passed in some states; and in the same breath rescinded.

Obviously the topic is not going to go away because a few people wish it to be. Today’s society is no different now than it was a few decades ago when women were fighting and advocating for their rights just to be considered an equal citizen in this country. Or look at the Civil Rights Movement with African-Americans, fighting just for the right to be equal citizens and have equal rights as anyone else. Well the same situation applies to gay marriage. Homosexual people are fighting for the right to marry as any other citizen in this country has that right, male and female considered.

It is human judgment that tears this nation apart, people whose ideas are archaic and outdated. Times have changed somewhat since the former advocates have fought for their rights and won, but in some ways the controversy continues to rage on in some people’s minds and households. But now it is a new generation and a new controversy that stirs this huge melting pot of cultures. When will people in this country learn not to judge others based on race, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability?

Why do Americans discriminate against those who are different from them, or those who choose to live a different way? Everyone can’t be the same and that is why we are all unique and individual with our own minds and beliefs. But we tend to cross the line in trying to make our beliefs other people’s beliefs as well. In this case Gay marriage is the victim of society’s belief that marriage should be between a man and a woman. What gives people the right to do this? Judging others should not be on the agenda of our society. What should be on our agenda is acceptance and tolerance among ourselves for the differences between us. When this nation can move past discrimination, it will truly be a nation where all men and women are created equal not matter their sexual orientation.

 
Americans pride ourselves on being one of the greatest nations on Earth. We relish the freedoms handed down to us from the Founding Fathers. We believe we are a beacon of civilization, a shining example of opportunity, equality and justice. We condemn countries around the world for there human rights records and yet we were one of the last countries to end the obscene practices of executing juveniles and the mentally handicapped. We were on a list with North Korea, China, and Saudi Arabia among others. All countries we decry for their treatment of prisoners. Since 2003 only one country in the American continents has executed any criminals according to Amnesty International. In the US we executed 37 in 2008 alone. If the United States hopes to repair its integrity and international reputation, a first step would be to remove the stain of capital punishment. We must finally admit that government sanctioned killing is the very definition of cruel and unusual punishment.

Thomas Jefferson wrote that all men are “endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Our country was founded on this principle but proponents of the death penalty ignore that because the Declaration is not binding law. While it may not be a legally binding document it is still the foundation for which this country was began. Americans have fought and died for it for over 225 years. President Bush often spoke of creating a “culture of life” in America, but we cannot possibly do that while we execute prisoners.

In the US we have a slow, careful and deliberate justice system. It is built with the idea that it is easier for a guilty man to go free than for an innocent man to go to prison. Our system is not perfect however and as technology such as DNA testing has evolved we have found that innocent people are convicted of crimes they did not commit. If we wish to truly be the “Great Democracy” envisioned by the founders of this country we must say capital punishment cannot be allowed in our country. We must declare it an unconscionable wrong that any innocent person die at the hands of our government. We must assure that our government will protect that unalienable right to life for every citizen of the United States.