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No, they didn't. Consumers just bought what was put on the shelves with the lower price tag. It wasn't a geopolitical decision for the common man.
That's the decision. They made a decision there, to buy the cheaper product without thought of the consequences. We continue to pay for the average consumer's lack of discretion.
Yeah how dare people not be able to afford to patriotically buy more expensive out of love of their fellow working man‽
They can afford it.