| few problems with your reasoning (and reality is a lot more sinister): > Thing is, masterminds don't exist. Opportunists do. I agree. But an incentive, or a grand hidden plan, etc are not required. What conspiracy theorists see as "the man behind the curtain" is just a side effect of the system (this is where they are wrong and fail). This is also the ultimate defense of the system because accusing a single individual/group of a hidden agenda can easily be dismissed (it isn't logic), they are "nutters" etc (and everyone sane will agree). But a system that promises freedom/equality, etc but produces predictable losers of one group ("the global South", "the poor", "the deplorables", "the plebs"), while the other group is able to bastardize them as part of the design is actually more wrong and hypocritical than a system that is doing the same but being honest about how they inflict terror. "Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich." -- Peter Ustinov ... > How much money has western companies made from utilizing manufacturing in Asia? More than they would extracting some minerals mined by child laborers... Western companies have been very successful utilizing child labor in Asia and only the most high profile companies are being called out (because nobody cares about a no-name org from the West with only 50 employees being responsible for chemical burns of Bangladeshi kids limbs dying fabric for the fashion industry, ... This story only ever gets clicks as when a company the size of Nike is involved). The power systems in Asia are great at disappearing people silently[1]. Literal slavery still exists in all parts of the world. And there is no industry immune to it, e.g. if you enjoy seafood like me there is no way you haven't eaten fish that was caught by slaves (and if you're vegan you probably consumed fruit and veg picked by slaves) [1] https://www.oceans8films.com/ghost-fleet/ |