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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 05:41 PM Original message |
The Shocking Conditions Inside China's Brutal Foxconn Factory (makes Apple iPods, iPhones, iPads) |
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PSPS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. The Jobs groupies won't like this story |
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MattBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 07:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. but but but... Apples is cool... Why do you hate America? |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. You can only blame the company if it's Microsoft ... |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 06:11 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I blame a lot of tech companies for a lot of bad stuff. |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:02 PM Response to Reply #6 |
20. And every one of those has shit made by Foxconn. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-21-10 10:44 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. On this, you are correct, as I wrote below. |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
3. I don't think many tech hardware companies can claim any moral high ground on that. -nt |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 01:50 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Quite right...however there are other issues with the Ipad etc |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:07 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Like what? |
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Clintonista2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 06:09 PM Response to Original message |
4. You must be on microsofts payroll |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. Welcome to the New World Order. |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
7. honestly |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 07:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Yes, 9 suicides in a healthy population of 18 to 24 year olds.. |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 03:42 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. I was trying to say |
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Touchdown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:13 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. It isn't a lot. China's suicide rate is 14 out of 100,000 overall. |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
8. Foxconn also builds products for Intel, Dell, HP, Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft... |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 02:05 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Yeah, the Apple-hate was pretty transparent. |
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MattSh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 01:22 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Yeah, but |
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SidDithers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 01:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. The motherboard in my Gateway desktop is made by Foxconn... |
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Catherina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
9. I almost caved to my lust and bought an IPad. Thank you I won't be now n/t |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 03:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
19. Then you also need to be willing to give up most any other personal electronic |
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Peace Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-19-10 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
12. They have to stand for 8 hours! Wasn't that a torture at Abu Ghraib? |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
16. This is not an isolated event. I assume that everything that has "Made in China" on it was made in |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-20-10 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
22. Anyone see the documentary China Blue last night? It was on a PBS station... awful, blue jean factor |
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