Current Events > You prolly own something made from sweatshops

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I mean none of us can help it. We're consumers no matter how hard we try not to use these kind of things. The question is how are we ever going to fix this? You know how many companies will go bankrupt if they stop using sweatshops?

For example, people say Lebron is such a social justice hero in America(which he is) but he is part of Nike and a lot of their shit are made in sweatshops so it kinda contradicts what Lebron is tryna do.

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Prolly? Defnly.

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mustachedmystic posted...

Prolly? Defnly.

Another question is how does anyone have any room to talk shit about anyone else for buying shit made from sweatshops when we all have shit from sweatshops?

You genuinely try your best not to buy from sweatshops and I don't try as much so that makes you a better person?

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Veggeta X posted...

Another question is how does anyone have any room to talk shit about anyone else for buying shit made from sweatshops when we all have shit from sweatshops?

People talk shit when they don't have room all the time. We're all guilty of it sometimes.

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mustachedmystic posted...

People talk shit when they don't have room all the time. We're all guilty of it sometimes.

True but I at least try not to do it. Most people do it and have no fucking remorse.

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tc the coltan in your phone was probably mined by a 6 year old or some shit

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Pay more for your stuff, and accept starvation happening in Bangladesh.
There you go. No more sweatshops.

MedeaLysistrata posted...

tc the coltan in your phone was probably mined by a 6 year old or some shit

I know. The clothes I wear, the products in my car, house, computer and electronics are partly created by sweatshops. We live on it and we depend on it but how do we make it better? And do we really have the right to criticize anyone for it?

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Questionmarktarius posted...

Pay more for your stuff, and accept starvation happening in Bangladesh.
There you go. No more sweatshops.

the consumer has a lot less power than you think. your argument depends on concerted will from literally hundreds of millions of people vs one top down corporation with an executive function. get outta here with that bullshit.

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Questionmarktarius posted...

Pay more for your stuff

I highly doubt paying more will stop sweatshops. If anything the HQ corporation will just profit more.

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Veggeta X posted...

I know. The clothes I wear, the products in my car, house, computer and electronics are partly created by sweatshops. We live on it and we depend on it but how do we make it better? And do we really have the right to criticize anyone for it?

sweatshops are okay... it gives people jobs who really need them. sweatshops aren't as bad as shit like mines though, where you have barefoot kids scavenging around.

asian people? put them in shitty factories (sacrasm)
african people? let them scavenge through piles of rubbish (sarcasm)

there is definitely some racism in where they put these factories, imo.

of course it's "our" fault because we buy these products for lack of alternatives or clearly delineated supply chain histories

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Wonder if these grey sweatpants that highlight the head of my penis were made in a sweat shop...

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