I made an important decision today. Despite my personal feelings of responsibility to our planet, I will NOT be boycotting BP gas stations. BP as a corporation is flirting with bankruptcy as it stands, so my actions would only serve to jeopardize the small businesses who were unfortunate enough to have the wrong sign in front of their shops.
This was not an easy decision to make – I actually conveyed my concerns and explained the pros and cons of any action with my local service station owner. Is my patronage a tacit endorsement of environmental cavalierism? Would the strain of my small business boycott serve only to further upset a dizzyingly unbalanced local and national economy? Isn’t solidarity with a small businessman solidarity with every man?
He said “¿Que?”
