Jack, believe it or not products made in Cambodia are better to buy
from based on an article I was reading the other day. While Cambodia
still has low priced labor vs. the US and many other industrialized
countries they have chosen to differentiate themselves vs. others
like China by treating their workers more fairly, paying a living
wage and not allowing things like child labor and sweat shops.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Jack Pitzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm still waiting for a conservative, or somebody, to explain to me
how the concept of
> Xmas, God and a sweatshop in China co-relate.
> I really need somebody who is religious to explain that in a world
overseen by a god how
> something like that could happen.
> That's the non-funny part.
> But people like to avoid thinking about things like this.
> I recently went in search of a hooded sweatshirt to replace my
stolen one. I went to Old
> Navy and noticed that virtually every single item of clothing came
from a country known
> for sweatshop practices. All around me, people are buying like
crazy, and I feel like an
> outsider because i'm aware of the label.
> Isn't there something deeply wrong with this picture?
> We are basically funding things that violate humane rights, but
because of the almighty
> dollar, it's easy to overlook reality.
> That being said, if conservatives want to laugh at me for that kind
of thinking they can go
> f themselves. Sorry to sound harsh, but that's truly the way I feel.
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "justifiedright"
<justifiedright@> wrote:
> >
> > Thought we made it past this but..yes, yes it was funny.
> >
> > And enlightening. From the response it got here, I think there
may
> > be more "truth" to it than joke. Now I see why conservatives
think
> > its so funny.
> >
> > I think I'll cut and paste the response it got here and send them
> > back to the guy who sent it to me.
> >
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jersey Shore John
> > <jerseyshorejohn@> wrote:
> > >
> > > But it was SO FUNNY! RIGHT? JUST A JOKE! HAHAHAHAHA!
> > >
> > > On Dec 21, 2007, at 12:38 PM, justifiedright wrote:
> > >
> > > > John I think your sarcasm detector is broken. You can't seem
to
> > > > identify any.
> > > >
> > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jersey Shore John
> > > > <jerseyshorejohn@> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > But it was SO FUNNY! RIGHT? JUST A JOKE! HAHAHAHAHA!
> > > > >
> > > > > On Dec 21, 2007, at 12:12 PM, justifiedright wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Now John... It's already been established that this sort
of
> > joke
> > > > is
> > > > > > not funny and won't be tolerated. It hurts feelings and
makes
> > > > > > people upset.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > It even causes some to encounter uncontrollable bouts of
> > > > > > alliteration.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Knowing that, I can only assume you posted that to make
me
> > upset.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You should apologize.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Jersey Shore John
> > > > > > <jerseyshorejohn@> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > To
> > > > > > > All My Republic Friends:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Please accept with my best wishes for an religiously
> > exclusive,
> > > > > > > socially irresponsible, high-stress, war-addictive,
gender-
> > > > > > specific
> > > > > > > celebration of the the springtime birth of Jesus in the
> > winter,
> > > > > > > practiced within the most unenjoyable traditions of
> > religious
> > > > > > > persecution, mass consumption and soul-crushing
capitalism
> > with
> > > > > > no
> > > > > > > respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or
> > traditions
> > > > of
> > > > > > > others, or their choice not to practice religious or
> > secular
> > > > > > > traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally
irresponible,
> > > > > > > personally destructive and medically unafforable
> > recognition of
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2008, but
> > without
> > > > > > due
> > > > > > > respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures
whose
> > > > > > > contributions to society have helped make America
great.
> > And
> > > > > > wishes
> > > > > > > to continue to live in the delusion that America is
greater
> > > > than
> > > > > > any
> > > > > > > other country in the Western Hemisphere. Also, this
wish is
> > > > made
> > > > > > with
> > > > > > > extreme exclusion and prejudice to the race, creed,
color,
> > age,
> > > > > > > physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference
of
> > the
> > > > > > wishee.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > To
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > All My Democratic Friends:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Only 396 days until the end of the Chimp's Unitary
> > Presidency.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
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