I have no doubt that China is using forced labor and that human rights abuses occur regularly as the Chinese government's mode of operation.
I agree that we should make it illegal to import any products that originate from this Uyghur region and that we should pass laws to make sure that the products we buy in our stores were not produc…
I have no doubt that China is using forced labor and that human rights abuses occur regularly as the Chinese government's mode of operation.
I agree that we should make it illegal to import any products that originate from this Uyghur region and that we should pass laws to make sure that the products we buy in our stores were not produced by slave labor/forced labor.
The one glaring thing to me is that we are pious enough to complain about Chinese forced labor when, in fact, our own U.S. (GOP supported, and yes I am aware that some of this originated in the Clinton administration) private prison system is basically forced labor too.
When many of the "prisoners" in these type of prisons are paid mere cents an hour to produce things for our military and for consumer consumption and while our so-called "war on drugs" supplies many of these prisoners, I just think that along with passing laws that protect human rights abuses worldwide, we should also look inside our own system and make the necessary changes there as well.
Also, privately-run prisons have more problems than government-run prisons. We should be rehabilitating prisoners to return to society, so they can be productive citizens & not end up returning to prison. If we want to champion civil rights, we should lead by example.
Yes, the U.S. certainly is not “without sin” when it comes to slave labor or many other human rights abuses. On the other hand, America is the only country powerful enough to make a difference in this area. So, if we don’t do it who will?
Cleaning up this evil in our own house while also working to eliminate it internationally are not mutually exclusive, but certainly necessary.
I have no doubt that China is using forced labor and that human rights abuses occur regularly as the Chinese government's mode of operation.
I agree that we should make it illegal to import any products that originate from this Uyghur region and that we should pass laws to make sure that the products we buy in our stores were not produced by slave labor/forced labor.
The one glaring thing to me is that we are pious enough to complain about Chinese forced labor when, in fact, our own U.S. (GOP supported, and yes I am aware that some of this originated in the Clinton administration) private prison system is basically forced labor too.
When many of the "prisoners" in these type of prisons are paid mere cents an hour to produce things for our military and for consumer consumption and while our so-called "war on drugs" supplies many of these prisoners, I just think that along with passing laws that protect human rights abuses worldwide, we should also look inside our own system and make the necessary changes there as well.
Also, privately-run prisons have more problems than government-run prisons. We should be rehabilitating prisoners to return to society, so they can be productive citizens & not end up returning to prison. If we want to champion civil rights, we should lead by example.
Also true.
Yes, the U.S. certainly is not “without sin” when it comes to slave labor or many other human rights abuses. On the other hand, America is the only country powerful enough to make a difference in this area. So, if we don’t do it who will?
Cleaning up this evil in our own house while also working to eliminate it internationally are not mutually exclusive, but certainly necessary.