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Blood Conflict Diamonds
Race, Religion & Politics / 12:09 AM - Monday November 02, 2009

Blood Conflict Diamonds

If you knew that the engagement ring around your finger was as a result of genocide, would you still feel comfortable wearing it?

- Asked by zerotohero2, A Creative, Male, 29-35, Los Angeles, Retired

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I hope that when I find the woman I want to marry, she's not hung up on the diamond tradition because of the greed of these people.

- Response by workplay, A Career Man, Male, 26-28, Los Angeles, Internet / New Media

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No. I don't need or want a diamond anyway. If I ever meet Mr. Right...who would have to be a perfect fit to my imperfect jigsaw piece for me to call him Mr. Right... that improbability alone would make me so esctatically happy that I couldn't care less about jewelry. Not that I wouldn't appreciate something pretty and sparkly, but seriously, no.


- Response by uniquelyme2, A Creative, Female, 46-55, Artist / Musician / Writer

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Well it depends how big is this ring in question lol

- Response by ghfan1207, A Cool Mom, Female, 22-25, Home Maker

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probably not

- Response by karlkruger, A Creative, Male, 22-25, Los Angeles, Who Cares?

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No......especially after seeing the movie BLOOD DIAMONDS........really made us think about what was more important.......

- Response by zibet58, A Thinker, Female, 22-25, Los Angeles, Teaching

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It is a tragedy about the way diamonds are mined, and then on top of that they are artificially inflated. There are enough diamonds on earth, (already mined), that would make every man, woman and child on earth a millionaire. However, one problem, once everyone on earth is a millionaire, then they are are equally wealthy, which in turn makes them all poor. All valuables are created, dug up or invented on the back of others. I don't have diamonds, neither does my wife, and blood diamonds are the worse, but most diamonds are mined at the expense of someone. You don't think Bill Gates is digging up diamond in Africa do you? Major holder is Debeers.

- Response by phoenixbandit, A Guy Critical, Male, 56-65, Columbus, Law Enforcement

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Hell no. As much as I LOVE my ring, I wouldn't be able to wear it.

- Response by almostsinful, A Married Girl, Female, 29-35

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I have always been against all that. That is why I would only ever wear a diamond mined right here in australia where the practices are humane and i get to stimulate the aussie economy

- Response by jeangenie, An Alternative Girl, Female, 18-21

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no! because i wouldn't feel safe think bout the movie blood diamond

- Response by caramelpie23, A Career Woman, Female, 22-25, Teaching

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I won't wear diamonds. They are ALL blood diamonds!

- Response by argie, A Creative, Female, Who Cares?, Who Cares?

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I'm sure everything in this country can be traced to greed, blood, scandal or money...we would all be bartering, back in huts, wrapped in leaves otherwise...unfortunate ly it all goes with the "evolution" of man.

- Response by clip22, A Career Woman, Female, 29-35, Executive

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I have never dated a man that would buy used diamonds lol...The diamond shouldn't be tainted just because the person was killed. A diamond is a stone not the passing on of misfortune. Rosey

- Response by roseytalks, A Thinker, Female, Who Cares?, Tampa, Who Cares?

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We Americans are so self-centered, we will buy the hide of our ancestors if we could get a nice return. We have purchased sugar and chocolate from similiar situations, but we don't care. I remember during Apartheid, there were Americans wanting to continue to purchase from South Africa. We have been told that some of the clothes that we purchase comes from sweat shops that use child labor. There's very conscience here.

- Response by rhunt0210, A Mr. Nice Guy, Male, 46-55, Other Profession

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You bought it from Lev Leviev's company? I learned the hard way that principles and personal happiness goes always in two different ways!

- Response by A Thinker, Female, 36-45, Other Profession

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Ignorance is bliss!!

- Response by hands, A Creative, Male, 36-45, Who Cares?

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The answer is Canadian diamonds...

- Response by allroundguy, A Mr. Nice Guy, Male, 46-55, Vancouver, Other Profession

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No!

- Response by ocelotspot, A Sweet Sarah, Female, Who Cares?, Columbus, Who Cares?

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See, this is why the only diamonds I have are the ones in my wedding ring.

Diamonds are beautiful, but they are too expensive in more ways than one.

- Response by seductivepisces9, A Thinker, Female, 29-35, Cleveland, Student

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Oh so you saw that movie? I didn't know that till I watch it. No I wouldn't feel great wearing it but how many other products that we use are the result of someone's suffering?

- Response by TheSshhmoe, An Alternative Girl, Female, 18-21, Student

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A ring of engagement is supposed to be a commitment of LOVE a Future toGether There should be no price tag , size color on Love & one's future!!

- Response by stormy4, A Thinker, Female, 46-55, Retired

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The thought of just being married to my life partner would mean more than a ring so I wouldn't even think of where the diamond came from, it would mean more to me just to have my man in my life...:D

- Response by fastball, A Creative, Female, 36-45, Student

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Absolutely not! As a matter of fact, if I ever get married, I don't plan on wearing any type of ring that can be taken off but rather getting a tattoo that will last forever just as marriage is intended to.

- Response by A Hip Hop Girl, Female, 26-28

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I have a pair of friends who just got married, and she insisted that her ring NOT be a diamond for this exact reason. I stopped wearing pretty much all jewelry when I was in the 7th grade for the same reason. My grandmother gave me a gold chain for xmas one year, and I gave it to my mother, cuz I refused to wear it.

This type of thing is hard to get away from in today's world though. Ever heard of Tantalum? It's a metal that's used in the manufacture of pretty much every piece of consumer electronics in existence. Cellphones, computers, DVD players, video game consoles, all have this stuff in it. Most of it is found in the Congo, and it is mined under much the same conditions as blood diamonds. When the PS2 game system was released, the price of tantalum jumped about 300% in about 8 months. 11 year old African kids are working 16 hour shifts in tantalum mines so that 11 year old American kids can kill imaginary aliens.

It all sucks.


- Response by rokitman, A Creative, Male, 29-35, Political / Government

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Some scientists from MIT set up a way to MAKE real diamonds using carbon particles. It's high tech and takes a long time, but the diamonds are real and usually flawless, costing about 30% less than mined diamonds-with none of the blood.

As for blood diamonds, no I couldn't wear it. If I knew, I would sell it and use the money for a humanitarian cause.

- Response by milla, A Cool Mom, Female, 29-35

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no

- Response by gotqs4u, A Career Woman, Female, Who Cares?, New York, Other Profession

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