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Isn't it obvious? Germany is a respected western country, what goes there must be OK, even if not according to other western country's laws. And surely there ar
by effie 8y ago
Isn't it obvious? Germany is a respected western country, what goes there must be OK, even if not according to other western country's laws. And surely there are sanity checks at place there. Angola, on the other hand, is a poor developing country in third world and that just signals that something nefarious is going on. The participants probably felt doing stuff there would have no such sanity checks and it would also taint their reputation.
- gumby 8y ago> Isn't it obvious? Well isn't it condescending to assume that Angola can't have reasonable safety laws while Germany can? Germany is hardly immune to corruption (as a German speaker I am well aware of this) and that indeed was part of the reason why this loophole (placed there at the behest of German medical device manufacturers) was ultimately removed (thanks, EU!) while plenty of poor countries manage to have non-corrupt governments and reasonable protections in place in particular against the depredations of foreign companies. As it happens Angola this week removed the laws barring same sex relations, making them more liberal than bigger and so-called "more developed" countries like Russia, China, et al.
- shard972 8y ago> As it happens Angola this week removed the laws barring same sex relations, making them more liberal than bigger and so-called "more developed" countries like Russia, China, et al. Liberalism doesn't directly correlate with lack of corruption.
- pofilat 8y agoFew independent observers claim that Russia or China are places with legitimate governments that serve their people well. China is rather well known for its ethics-laundering industry, doing unsafe and polluting manufacturing work for others.
- effie 8y agoNobody made a superiority judgement, just stating the most probable thinking of those people. Past impressions inform present actions.
- peteretep 8y ago> Well isn't it condescending to assume that Angola can't have reasonable safety laws while Germany can? No. Germany is rich and has a high HDI, both of which correlate with safety laws that would be too expensive in poor countries.
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- lisper 8y ago> isn't it condescending Perhaps. So? Just because an observation is condescending doesn't mean that it's false.
- nothrabannosir 8y agoI think it was sarcasm to satirise the hypocrisy. “Isn’t it obvious? Black is white.” “Isn’t it obvious? Germany > Angola because.”