This sort of problem has existed for some time.
Here’s a 2006 movie about diamonds in Africa.
The Green Revolution Is Fueled by 40k Trafficked Congo Child Slaves
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#12From the HN guidelines: “…Otherwise please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize.”
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#13I'm sure it is happening, but I strongly suggest you seek mental help. If you believe that an entire political party, whose voters constitute more than half of the country, is a terrorist organization and whose voters must be hunted down, you have been severely radicalized and are disconnected from reality. I do hope you get the help you clearly need.
For those without showdead turned on, the article poster left a very unhinged comment as his framing for this article.
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#14If it wasn't so sad the handwaving going on here would be really funny. Just because it's green and "for the greater good" child slaves suddenly aren't _that bad_
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#15Why should the consumer need to worry about supply chains?
What eventually separates them?
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#16Well, you're taking a singular vertical slice. How many plastic widgets and doodads in your house were made by an effective slave in China? What about clothes - from sweatshops in vietnam, bangladesh, etc.? We periodically see sensational stories where workers slip tragic notes into goods, but that's about it. On top of that, what about the animals we've hurt systematically? In the industrial revolution, we rendered…
"Realistically the advanced world has been running on outsourced atrocity for decades"
And the most suave punters are very keen to embrace energy technology that promise no downsides today as they can be kicked onto future generations beyond their own lifespan. Make sure not to look behind these nuclear curtains.
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#17Well, you're taking a singular vertical slice. How many plastic widgets and doodads in your house were made by an effective slave in China? What about clothes - from sweatshops in vietnam, bangladesh, etc.? We periodically see sensational stories where workers slip tragic notes into goods, but that's about it. On top of that, what about the animals we've hurt systematically? In the industrial revolution, we rendered…
This comment is pure whataboutism, you laundry listed other problems to deflect from this one. Noone here or in the article are saying those things aren't a problem, just this is as well. Everytime a business (like Hyundai) or industry gets caught using child labor in their supply chain it's an issue and news worthy. EDIT: now my comment is downvoted, and the article is flagged, ask yourself why can't this site's com…
I think it's valid to point out that this is part of a larger systemic issue as opposed to a singular localized one. Which doesn't necessarily preclude the comment from being whataboutistic.
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#18Made me think of Socrates and living by virtue.
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#19Well, you're taking a singular vertical slice. How many plastic widgets and doodads in your house were made by an effective slave in China? What about clothes - from sweatshops in vietnam, bangladesh, etc.? We periodically see sensational stories where workers slip tragic notes into goods, but that's about it. On top of that, what about the animals we've hurt systematically? In the industrial revolution, we rendered…
This comment is pure whataboutism, you laundry listed other problems to deflect from this one. Noone here or in the article are saying those things aren't a problem, just this is as well. Everytime a business (like Hyundai) or industry gets caught using child labor in their supply chain it's an issue and news worthy. EDIT: now my comment is downvoted, and the article is flagged, ask yourself why can't this site's com…
It's like you learned "whataboutism" and jumped at your first chance to use it. Still got it totally wrong. What part of this comment is deflecting? Seems to be just adding additional info.
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#20If it wasn't so sad the handwaving going on here would be really funny. Just because it's green and "for the greater good" child slaves suddenly aren't _that bad_
hey you can't make an omelette without cracking a few eggs