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Trying to buy as many things that are not made in China as possible, even if I have to spend more since in most cases that means buying a better product, and in

by yumraj 5y ago

Trying to buy as many things that are not made in China as possible, even if I have to spend more since in most cases that means buying a better product, and in others buying fewer products. I was recently pleasantly surprised to see that the M1 iMac was made in Thailand.

perihelions 5y ago
Apple is a particularly bad offender; they actively lobbied the US government against sanctions targeting Uyghur concentration camp labor. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/11/20/apple-uighur/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/11/20/apple-u... ("Apple is lobbying against a bill aimed at stopping forced labor in China")
friedturkey 5y ago
Thailand has a rampant slave problem. Their seafood industry is propped up by slaves and the sex slavery that’s prevalent throughout the country is sickening. The ongoing human rights abuses and absolute suppression of anyone who questions the king is also terrifying. After going to Thailand and seeing the situation there first hand, I’ve decided to never buy a Thai product ever again.
- yumraj 5y ago
  I'm not doubting what you're saying, but given the choice between China and Thailand, I'll take made in Thailand anyday. But, that's just me.
  - friedturkey 5y ago
    I've been to both. Thailand is the place where I felt like I could be arrested for being slightly out of line and had to tread very carefully. People in China had no problem complaining about their government, and there aren't portraits of their dear leader plastered everywhere like in Thailand. I also never saw people openly using drugged up and sedated kids as a begging tool in China, but I sure did in Thailand. The perception of the countries always feels astonishingly backwards to me.
    - yumraj 5y ago
      What's the equivalent of Tibet and Xinjiang in the context of Thailand - basically state sponsored concentration camps and genocide?

by yumraj 5y ago

perihelions 5y ago

Apple is a particularly bad offender; they actively lobbied the US government against sanctions targeting Uyghur concentration camp labor. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/11/20/apple-uighur/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/11/20/apple-u... ("Apple is lobbying against a bill aimed at stopping forced labor in China")

friedturkey 5y ago

Thailand has a rampant slave problem. Their seafood industry is propped up by slaves and the sex slavery that’s prevalent throughout the country is sickening. The ongoing human rights abuses and absolute suppression of anyone who questions the king is also terrifying. After going to Thailand and seeing the situation there first hand, I’ve decided to never buy a Thai product ever again.

yumraj 5y ago
I'm not doubting what you're saying, but given the choice between China and Thailand, I'll take made in Thailand anyday. But, that's just me.
- friedturkey 5y ago
  I've been to both. Thailand is the place where I felt like I could be arrested for being slightly out of line and had to tread very carefully. People in China had no problem complaining about their government, and there aren't portraits of their dear leader plastered everywhere like in Thailand. I also never saw people openly using drugged up and sedated kids as a begging tool in China, but I sure did in Thailand. The perception of the countries always feels astonishingly backwards to me.
  - yumraj 5y ago
    What's the equivalent of Tibet and Xinjiang in the context of Thailand - basically state sponsored concentration camps and genocide?