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I am amazed when self-proclaimed do-gooders hear about some poor person in India or Africa who works long hours for just a few dollars per day; and puts all the
by didgetmaster 3y ago
I am amazed when self-proclaimed do-gooders hear about some poor person in India or Africa who works long hours for just a few dollars per day; and puts all their effort into eliminating that job to 'help' that individual.
Boycotts, mandates, laws, and other forms of political pressure manage to put the employer (labeled an exploiter) out of business. Then everyone pats themselves on the back about what a good citizen they are for righting the injustice.
Afterwards, the poor (now unemployed) person goes back to scavenging through an unsanitary garbage pile looking for their next meal.
- harvey9 3y agoThis needs a specific example to point to else it comes off as purely theoretical