Re your part:
“I can’t control what others do but I can control what I do. And maybe in some small way I can influence others by making them see “it’s the principle of the thing” and we all do make a difference.”
Comment:
The above describes me. I love the USA and I will NEVER buy an imported car. I despise them. They took lots of work away from fellow Americans and lowered living standards.
If I’m in traffic and an imported car tries to get in front of me, it won’t happen. If an American car tries, like a Ford or Chevy, I hold the brake, and wave them in.