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Amazon's War On The House Of Otto, Germany's $18 Billion Family

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Re: Amazon's War On The House Of Otto, Germany's $18 Billion Family

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>Yes, because companies shouldn't have to work their employees to the bone to extract value from them. A long time ago, we decided that it's cruel, and created labor laws. Where have you been? Who is 'we'? You're wearing clothes and using a computer and probably exclusively using products that were made in nation-states that have virtually no labor laws. Where were you when globalization happened? Regardless of moral…

My comment was about the west. It's tragic that such poor working conditions exist in developing nations. But that should not excuse western companies when they over work their employees, as the original commenter implied.

Why not? Are people in the west somehow worth more than people in "developing nations"? (Besides their dollar value, obviously.)

If you're willing to condemn a Honduran to sweatshops, but not an American, that says something about you in more than one way.

Re: Amazon's War On The House Of Otto, Germany's $18 Billion Family

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post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My comment was about the west. It's tragic that such poor working conditions exist in developing nations. But that should not excuse western companies when they over work their employees, as the original commenter implied.

Why not? Are people in the west somehow worth more than people in "developing nations"? (Besides their dollar value, obviously.) If you're willing to condemn a Honduran to sweatshops, but not an American, that says something about you in more than one way.

I'm not willing to condemn a Honduran or anyone to sweatshops.

You seem to want to bring sweatshops to America to make things fair.

How bout we try to just end sweatshops instead.

Re: Amazon's War On The House Of Otto, Germany's $18 Billion Family

#113
post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why not? Are people in the west somehow worth more than people in "developing nations"? (Besides their dollar value, obviously.) If you're willing to condemn a Honduran to sweatshops, but not an American, that says something about you in more than one way.

I'm not willing to condemn a Honduran or anyone to sweatshops. You seem to want to bring sweatshops to America to make things fair. How bout we try to just end sweatshops instead.

So what clothes do you wear?

Re: Amazon's War On The House Of Otto, Germany's $18 Billion Family

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post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not willing to condemn a Honduran or anyone to sweatshops. You seem to want to bring sweatshops to America to make things fair. How bout we try to just end sweatshops instead.

So what clothes do you wear?

thrift store, motherfucker.
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