I'm referring to this, specifically: The Atlasworx DBM group buy for a DBM system that is similar to all other (Badger, CDi) for less than $100 shipped. Atlasworx is an Australian company who has released a product that is apparently comparable in quality and craftsmanship to the Badger and CDi DBM at less than half the price. CDi started their own group buy for their DBM and reduced the price from $209 to $129 in response to the Atlasworx group buy price for $87 shipped.
Now I've seen quite a few comments being thrown around in those threads by both CDi and others supporting the "buy American" ideal. Here's one comment from CDi's thread that's fairly representative of the rest:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: AKA-Spook</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Cant believe there are replies on this, of all boards, advocating the purchase foreign goods over products produced by American labor. Fuckin' sorry state of affairs. Talk about shame.... </div></div>
So according to these guys, it would be bad to spend $87 for a product from an Australian company and we SHOULD be spending $129 or $209 for the same product simply because it's made in America instead of Australia.
What I find hypocritical about this position is that I don't see the same level of outrage when it involves a $1000-3000 scope instead of a $200 piece of DBM. Nightforce is owned by "Lightforce USA", which (ironically) is an Australian company. Why no outrage when someone advocates buying a Nightforce optic?
How about Schmidt & Bender; a German company? Why no call-outs for those spending $3K on a German-made scope to spend that money on an "American-made" product?
It doesn't even end with scopes. How about rifles? Where's the outrage for those buying a Sako TRG 42, or a FN SPR?
Now I've seen quite a few comments being thrown around in those threads by both CDi and others supporting the "buy American" ideal. Here's one comment from CDi's thread that's fairly representative of the rest:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: AKA-Spook</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Cant believe there are replies on this, of all boards, advocating the purchase foreign goods over products produced by American labor. Fuckin' sorry state of affairs. Talk about shame.... </div></div>
So according to these guys, it would be bad to spend $87 for a product from an Australian company and we SHOULD be spending $129 or $209 for the same product simply because it's made in America instead of Australia.
What I find hypocritical about this position is that I don't see the same level of outrage when it involves a $1000-3000 scope instead of a $200 piece of DBM. Nightforce is owned by "Lightforce USA", which (ironically) is an Australian company. Why no outrage when someone advocates buying a Nightforce optic?
How about Schmidt & Bender; a German company? Why no call-outs for those spending $3K on a German-made scope to spend that money on an "American-made" product?
It doesn't even end with scopes. How about rifles? Where's the outrage for those buying a Sako TRG 42, or a FN SPR?