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16. tech, shoes, food..... its all brought to market by slaves or wage slaves.

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Mon Nov 9, 2020, 11:40 AM

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If you buy Apple products you are part of the problem [View all] ripcord Nov 2020 OP

I don't, not that all the choices are significantly better. LisaM Nov 2020 #1

I have long said "every dollar is a vote. vote for the world you want." ret5hd Nov 2020 #7

Let's face it...really...if you buy products at all... ret5hd Nov 2020 #2

This. obnoxiousdrunk Nov 2020 #3

Very true ripcord Nov 2020 #6

If you buy pretty much anything, you're part of a problem. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2020 #4

tech, shoes, food..... its all brought to market by slaves or wage slaves. NightWatcher Nov 2020 #16

Are there any smartphones not assembled by a contract electronics manufacture? Klaralven Nov 2020 #5

Samsung, mostly sir pball Nov 2020 #26

Is it better that these workers lose their jobs? Boycotting isn't a going to make things better IMO Doodley Nov 2020 #8

I hate to say it, but I think Apple's products are slipping as well. BKDem Nov 2020 #9

But... but... I got a great deal last year on the 11! Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #10

I don't own any Apple products, but I'm not sure that MineralMan Nov 2020 #11

Yeah I was wondering the same thing. Initech Nov 2020 #12

We need better government regulations and oversight. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #14

We can only effectively regulate and oversee things in our own MineralMan Nov 2020 #18

It will never be totally effective, but government... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #22

How do you enforce that in other countries though? Initech Nov 2020 #19

I don't know for sure ripcord Nov 2020 #15

Some people who buy Apple products know those things. MineralMan Nov 2020 #20

Please tell us what phone you use. Codeine Nov 2020 #24

Your Samsung was assembled by Samsung, in Vietnam, under conditions just as bad as Foxconn sir pball Nov 2020 #27

Yes, I suppose so. MineralMan Nov 2020 #28

Oh, absolutely. sir pball Nov 2020 #32

Actually there are ripcord Nov 2020 #34

Where can you buy a Sony Cell Phone MineralMan Nov 2020 #36

Just go to Best Buy ripcord Nov 2020 #37

Tell us where the computer you're writing this on was manufactured. brooklynite Nov 2020 #13

Yes, along with every component in that computer. MineralMan Nov 2020 #21

I was thinking apple juice and apple sauce. honest.abe Nov 2020 #17

Those same factories make every cell phone on earth. Codeine Nov 2020 #23

Regulation and punitive fines from the government are much more effective than any boycott. aidbo Nov 2020 #25

Apple builds good stuff Steelrolled Nov 2020 #29

Like most old timers, I grew up with IBM/Windows/Dos. Baked Potato Nov 2020 #30

If you buy literal apples you are part of the problem maxsolomon Nov 2020 #31

It's been a while since we've had a good "I hate Apple and so should you" post brooklynite Nov 2020 #33

Ah, normalcy has returned. Wanna fight about breastfeeding pit bull puppies at Olive Garden? NightWatcher Nov 2020 #35

Face it. Americans are CHEAP and SHALLOW. Not to mention LAZY. not_the_one Nov 2020 #38

I'm sure they're all evil, but I couldn't take the backward improvement and moved on. ffr Nov 2020 #39