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The western model is architected to exploit cheap labour from its colonies/vassals/"developing states". And to keep them from ever becoming developed. When thes
by cabirum 2y ago
The western model is architected to exploit cheap labour from its colonies/vassals/"developing states". And to keep them from ever becoming developed. When these become unavailable, there is no plan B, you just go bankrupt and out of business.
- _visgean 2y agothis article is literally about closing factories in GERMANY. So VW is definetely not "exploiting cheap labour from its colonies/vassals/".
- cabirum 2y agoWhy not? Cheap energy from Russia, that came to an end. Cheap parts from China are not so cheap now because trade war and tariffs. Result: margins shrink, VW makes worse cars at higher price.
- _visgean 2y agoYou said they are exploiting cheap labour from its colonies/vassals, again the factory is in germany. Also electricity prices are largely back to pre-war levels https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/electricity-price https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/electricity-price , so is the gas price https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/gasoline-prices https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/gasoline-prices
- lpcvoid 2y agoI disagree. Yes, the west had pretty terrible colonial past, but we are owning up to that. We introduced supply chain laws to remove child labor and extortion where possible. We have debates over closing factories because of human rights violations. Yes, there's black sheep, but in total the west is trying sincerely. And then you have russia, which is basically the largest colonizer on the plant, and Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Syria, many African Countries... which are a gleaming example of human rights as we all know. Yet, you chose to pick on the group of countries which at least try? I cannot understand your worldview.