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raouldukelives

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35. Eh, it's all good.

Reply to Pholus (Reply #32)

Fri Mar 30, 2012, 11:31 AM

Mar 2012

Some people think "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere". Some disagree. It's a free country. I think!

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Apple CEO Tim Cook Visits Foxconn's iPhone Plant In China [View all] onehandle Mar 2012 OP

he's going there to twist arms in an attempt to pressure mangement into keep the leftyohiolib Mar 2012 #1

I imagine that your mind-reading skills could be put to better use than this. nt. harmonicon Mar 2012 #18

my mind reading skills are such that i can do both leftyohiolib Mar 2012 #26

Even though Daisey's "report" was less than factual, the number of suicides does indicate oppressive gateley Mar 2012 #2

Conditions there are oppressive, however the suicide rate is lower than the average Chinese factory. onehandle Mar 2012 #3

I didn't know that about the suicide rate -- wow. gateley Mar 2012 #7

I inhabit several Apple forums and call for Apple to buy inert American factories... onehandle Mar 2012 #10

I don't understand all the tax stuff, but I've heard that Apple won't be bringing back those gateley Mar 2012 #23

apple can blame what ever apple wants. it has to do with control leftyohiolib Mar 2012 #27

It has nothing to do with taxes quakerboy Mar 2012 #38

Why should the onus be on manufacturers and those they contract with? harmonicon Mar 2012 #19

Excellent point! Outsourcing jobs should be AGAINST THE LAW here... Peace Patriot Mar 2012 #36

Oh how nice! A damage control visit. Crowman1979 Mar 2012 #4

I will never buy an apple product magic59 Mar 2012 #5

Whatever you posted this on was made by Chinese slave labor. nt onehandle Mar 2012 #6

+1 nt. harmonicon Mar 2012 #20

What's your phone? What's your computer? Are you going to boycott those companies as gateley Mar 2012 #9

I am not going to buy anything Apple because I don't need any of their products Kolesar Mar 2012 #16

Those are valid reasons, IMO -- but I just don't understand those who gateley Mar 2012 #21

Well it got results, didn't it? Pholus Mar 2012 #22

As I said, the hope is that all this attention will result in some help. gateley Mar 2012 #24

That's reasonable of course... Pholus Mar 2012 #25

Yeah, in theory, but they seem to have all slipped beneath the radar gateley Mar 2012 #30

I'm not clear what part was not factual... Pholus Mar 2012 #33

I was wrong, then -- I thought it was conjecture (or something). But look: gateley Mar 2012 #34

how about keep the computer and quit buying the icrap garbage they keep pumping out leftyohiolib Mar 2012 #28

Don't fret the naysayers. raouldukelives Mar 2012 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #13

China of course. raouldukelives Mar 2012 #15

Sound of crickets chirping.... Pholus Mar 2012 #32

Eh, it's all good. raouldukelives Mar 2012 #35

You make a good point... Peace Patriot Mar 2012 #39

Wow. Great food for thought! raouldukelives Mar 2012 #40

Surprisingly, POW barracks in Germany always seemed so nice ... when the Red Cross visited. PSPS Mar 2012 #8

How on earth is this LBN? savalez Mar 2012 #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #14

The "legitimate press"? Peace Patriot Mar 2012 #37

iPed's and aPads and bears, OH MY!!! Pholus Mar 2012 #17

The part I find hard to swallow is that Mike Daisey has an 'upscale' NY City Apartment. Bluenorthwest Mar 2012 #29

LOL!!!! Pholus Mar 2012 #31