This is heartbreaking. I agree, Sundae - capitalism doesn't work on a global basis, not when workers are being employed in factories without emergency exits so that clothing can be marked down to $5/item at 70% off on Black Friday. You wouldn't be able to find an American who would say the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire was just fine because conditions kept retail prices low (assuming you could find an American who knew about the TSF, other than a few Dwellars), but as a population, along with Canadians and those in many other 'developed' countries, we're all amazingly obtuse about what it takes to provide those Black Friday specials.
Buy local. Buy less. Reduce, reuse, recycle. Read the Henry Huggins and Ramona books and realize that even Americans (and Canadians) didn't need new everything, every day, not so long ago. We all need to consider the welfare of the entire globe if we're going to survive in this 'global economy'.
How does one even communicate condolences to the families of the dead in Bangladesh?
11-25-2012, 03:35 PM
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