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I wish people would compare China today with what the USA was back when it was developing. Let's not forget the pollution, child labor, crushed limbs, dead hors
by ChrisNorstrom 15y ago
I wish people would compare China today with what the USA was back when it was developing. Let's not forget the pollution, child labor, crushed limbs, dead horses in the streets of cities, raw sewage in the rivers, paving over an entire rivers, environmentally devastating dust bowl, massive pollution, world police attitude of the United States. China has Tibet, we have Native Americans.
I've learned this: When you smell dog shit, before you go around blaming others for stepping in it, look under your own foot, because chances are you stepped in it too.
I just wish all countries didn't have to go through this route. If only there was a way to skip the dirty development phase. Because after China, India, and the Middle East comes Africa's time to rise. And Africa is the size of China, US, India, and Europe combined. I don't think I want to be alive when dozens of African countries hit the peak of their dirty development.
- Tloewald 15y agoMeanwhile, The US is doing its best to regresss to those times. Frankly, the stories about conditions for workers in order fulfillment warehouses seem on par with the worst stories out of China (the workers are obviously paid more) http://motherjones.com/rights-stuff/2011/09/amazon-warehouse-heat-shipping http://motherjones.com/rights-stuff/2011/09/amazon-warehouse...
- xenophanes 15y agoThere's much worse going on in China that isn't exposed to Western eyes much, that's why Foxconn jobs are popular and desirable -- they are better than the alternatives.
- hessenwolf 15y agoThe rate of transition from sleeping in mudhuts to striking for maximum hours-per-day and longer holidays has dramatically shrunk for China and India, compared to Europe and the US. (it suddenly occurs to me that maximum hours-per-day and holiday-time hasn't even been reached in the US yet)
- hessenwolf 15y agoI like that we all ignored my mistake in saying the rate had shrunk, when I actually meant the time-to-transition has shrunk. :) Keeping focussed.