On Nov 27, 2009, at 9:20 PM, Adil Godrej wrote:
Obviously, the whole thing is quite complicated, specially when you
add in those people who cannot afford to be ethical if they are to
survive. Let's take the much-maligned WalMart. Many people who work
there also shop there because that's what they can afford. And they
work there because that may be the best job they could get. Waving
the ethical banner at people who are living on the edge isn't very
ethical in itself (think about that!). Once you get them off the
edge, then go ahead and wave that banner. That (living on the edge),
however, is not an excuse that those in power can use. What's their
excuse for not helping others?
The "cannot afford to be ethical" concept is totally false.
Does one rush out to snatch the baby from out of the path of the
rushing car? Does one run into the burning house to save grandma?
According to what you hare written, the answer is "Hell no!" I have
to respond to you with "Hell no!"
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