Re: Design and Social Consciousness


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bill.sloman@xxxxxxxx wrote:

me@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

But this isn't about the US.  It's about an engineer who has
decided to go down a path that causes certain third-world
individuals to starve to death, all in the name of doing good.

Gary Henderson's scruples won't cause anybody to starve to death -
countries rich enough to be competing for his business don't have a
problem producing enough food for people to eat

How nice of you to unilaterally decide for the third-world
worker that it's OK if they are put out of work. I can
only hope that some day they have the same power over you.

The choice for workers in the Third World is not between a
high-paying, cushy, unionised job, and a job in a sweatshop.
The choice is between a job in a sweatshop and living on a
rubbish dump. The choice is between eating and not eating.
The choice is between buying a mosquito net to cover your
children while they sleep, and having your children die
slowly of malaria. A *** job at a *** wage is better than
no job at all. I have never quite worked out why you anti-
free-traders think that third world workers should have no
work at all. I don't see you sharing your wealth with them,
despite the many charities that would be glad to accept any
donation. And I don't see you asking *them* if it's OK for
them to lose their jobs. You just think you know better
what's best for them than they themselves do.

"It's so easy to hurt others when you can't feel pain" -Hall & Oates

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