Originally Posted By: J. A. Rizzo
Originally Posted By: PandaBear
Originally Posted By: A_Harman
I still boycott Citgo, even though Chavez is gone.
The money still goes to supporting the Communist regime in Venezuela where they are restricting freedom of speech and have confiscated private property.
Every oil company has blood on its hands when extracting oil out of non developed nations. It is just a sad and dirty part of the business.
And even "boycotting" Citgo isn't boycotting Citgo. They're still getting your money and you're still using Citgo products whether you know it or not. The only one you're hurting is the station owner. Same goes for BP boycotts. Venezuela doesn't care and will never see any effect of your boycott. Nobody in Venezuela ever has or ever will say "gee, if only we would change our policies, we'd have those billions of dollars back from America," because they're not short any money at all as the result of any boycotts here.
That is something that few understand. Oil is in demand worldwide. You don't buy it, someone else will. Be it say India, China, or even the company you would rather deal with.