> But I do not see all consumer politics as a shallow gesture
> (nor do I see it as moral lecturing, as Carrol does), for to me there
> is no substantive difference between choosing to not consume products
> that are a result of torture and brutality, and choosing not to cross
> a picket line.
All commodities in a capitalist society are directly or indirectly the result of torture and brutality. Choosing one over another will do nothing to change the economic system in which the commodities are produced.
Miles