U.S. Teacher: I Did 7 Months Of Forced Labor In A Chinese Jail

[JackRiddler]

14. You'd think they understood the difference...

between distant countries and their own country, where they can affect things more easily (and set an example for the world). You'd think they understood that you have to sweep the dirt from in front of your own door first.

You'd think they see the difference in coverage by the U.S. corporate media: where are the stories of outrage about prison labor here, or wrongly convicted people here?

It's very convenient to get fake, self-aggrandizing outrage about things that happen in designated enemy countries, since this usually accomplishes nothing except to justify how things are done at home.

Our first moral duty -- and the far harder task -- is to take up the fight closest to home.