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Originally posted by Agamemnon@Jun 9 2005, 12:35 PM
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@Jun 9 2005, 07:33 PM
I have no problem with sweatshops either as long as people are not fored to work there then its fine by me. If the work conditions and wages are so bad then don't work there. If people think that working there is their best option then go ahead continue to work there.
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What if that's their only option? What if it's work at the sweat-shop, or starve?
How can you not have a problem with these 'options'??? Do you honestly think these people are torn between whether to be a doctor, lawyer, or slave-wage labourer? Come on... options are for the wealthy (us).
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I am sure for many that for many their option was work there or starve, but why is it my problem or some companies problem?
Is it better that the company does not go there at all? THen what are their options starve or starve? [/b][/quote]
Well it all comes to back to selfishness doesn't it. Why should it be the rich people's problem that the poor people are starving? Why not employ them as slaves to our corporations so they can at least scrape by? That's ideal isn't it?
I know we're propagandized to believe our system (capitalism) is good but take off the blinders man. If people are concerned about the good of humanity then we should be worried about sweatshops, about our current political and economic systems. If all you are concerned about is how good your own life is then feel free to tune it all out and hope you don't have to meet these starving people face to face at some point.
We have it good in capitalism because we're relatively in the upper eschelon. But that doesn't mean the system isn't flawed, because it is. And that doesn't mean we aren't exploiting the 3rd world, because we are.