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by tatsuke95 5232 days ago
So, you mock the fact that I have two options, then throw out the generalization that people who believe Apple is at fault are "Apple haters"? That's the only option? Seems reasonable.

But in fact, there are only two options: either there is a labour issue, or there isn't.

I understand how this works. I know that working at Foxconn is better than working in the rice fields, and that this is how economic progress happens. History is filled with it. But that's also my point: history is filled with problems like this.

So, I'm going to challenge the assertion (most often made by westerners) that what has happened at Foxconn is perfectly normal. To make a statement like the OP, that this propaganda needs to stop, is ludicrous. These problems will solve themselves, and conditions will improve, but only if we maintain an open dialogue about the issues, rather then telling everyone that anything negative is propaganda.