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I find it sad that you are concern trolling here. It is not patronizing to recognize the huge information asymmetry between a multinational mining corporation
by mrgoldenbrown 10y ago
I find it sad that you are concern trolling here. It is not patronizing to recognize the huge information asymmetry between a multinational mining corporation and a representative from an indigenous community. In addition to the information asymmetry there is a huge power difference, both of which result in negotiations that aren't always fair.
- wav-part 10y agoYou say unethical, I say its not. What happens now ? Do we fight ? The exactness/objectiveness of law/contract is their for a reason.
- mrgoldenbrown 10y agoI was arguing against the concern troll's idea that it is patronizing to point out the asymmetry of power between the multinationals and the indigenous folks. I didn't even use the word unethical, let alone assert something was unethical.
- wav-part 10y agoYou used fair. Replace unethical with fair my point still stands. Fair/Unethical has no bearing on contract after its signed.
- mrgoldenbrown 10y agoWe must live in countries with wildly different legal systems. Here in the United States, contract law includes concepts like unenforceable clauses, duress, lack of capacity, etc. Many of those concepts are related to the concepts of fair/unethical, and have plenty of bearing on whether the contract can be enforced, even after it is signed.