The sale of counterfeit bags funds terrorism. Terrorism affects all of us. Do a Google search on counterfeit bags and terrorism and you'll find plenty of documentation.
I actually did a Google search , and in spirit of when some one says "Google it", I read the first page of results (of course the most visited pages from Google for counterfeit bags and terrorism)
1. Counterfeit Bags May Have Links To Organized Crime, Terrorism - News Story - WISN Milwaukee
2. Fake
Gucci bags "fund terrorism" | Bigmouth Strikes Again - Freelance journalist Gary Marshall on technology, the Internet, music, Macs and more
3. Top Designers Worst Nightmare: The Counterfeit Market - The Purse Blog
4. ECT.
One of my sources being this very website even.
I read each of these articles through and found none of them actually stated that terrorism buys into fake handbags. Nor did I find any information, as they are all blogs. Being a writer, and because your articles are found in a Google database doesn't mean any or all of their statements are factual.
One of these pages is smart enough to use the word "may" probably knowing full-well stating a vague idea as fact doesn't make for good literature.
I'll try to think about it in a way that strikes closer to home for me, but still , owning a fake minicooper (those were circulating for a while) doesn't bother me , as long as I knew I was purchasing a fake. I would of course be upset if I purchased a fake from a dealership. But those people didn't they bought it 2nd hand for dirt-cheap, from a stranger.
When you pay $50 for a bag , you get just what you paid for. A $50 mimic. I can agree on this.
I don't like the idea of looking down on the people who purchase them.
If you see some one with a bag that you believe is fake and the only thought that comes to mind is contempt, I wish you'd know what kind of person that makes you.