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First, I dislike imperialism, political or cultural, so I was stopped there: Kobo are good people.

Second, if I refused to do business with any company having a business relationship with a business in a country with cultural practices I dislike, I wouldn't be able to do business with anyone: the world economy is interdependent. So of course I'd buy a Kobo, they sell a good product.

Third, the people poaching and trading in elephant ivory are criminals. I don't know how to make crime stop in my own country much less around the world, but I'm sure that punishing an innocent third party for someone else's crime is not going to help the problem. It's just as wrong to put blame on someone for what someone else did as it is to give credit to someone for someone else's accomplishment. So, again, since I can see no rational connection between buying a Kobo and ecological crimes done by criminals continents away, I will certainly continue to use Kobo products. They're good people with a good product.