1) If the farmers were so happy and not starving, why did they CHOOSE to work in the factories? 2) As a nation, actually, I think the argument that everyone mu

1) If the farmers were so happy and not starving, why did they CHOOSE to work in the factories? 2) As a nation, actually, I think the argument that everyone must go through those conditions is quite right. Children worked in sweatshops in downtown Manhattan < 100 years ago (actually still do if you look hard enough). I don't think he's justifying the conditions, I think he's simply saying "the trend is up not down," and that's really important.