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Originally Posted by tycho102
This is the same accusation against the "robber barons", but if you talk to an investment banker, they believe it's a misnomer.
Subman, China is in the eqivalent of our 1890's. It is a direct correlation to the issues they are now facing, coupled with specific technological issues of the 21st century. I seem to remember coal strikes and machine-guns used to break the unions. Nikola Tesla consigned to obscurity, Manifest Destiny, and social isolationism. It's libel to take a war and they're headed for one.
edit-- Also, short skirts. Lots and lots of short skirts. Hot Hunan province girls in short skirts.
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I don't find it the same at all. Much different scenario - this is a job being taken with the intent to use low grade sub parts in order to beat the competition, knowing full well the possible harms these parts can have. This is also intent, knowing full well the consequences. Hence the suicide - this guy commited suicide because he knew the extent that this would go to. Mattel with their latest recall shows he knew this went much deeper. The government would have done the deed for this man if he didn't take his own life.
The Robber Barons are guilty of working their workers to the bone. Only that similarity exists here. What I am talking about is the end product. This is where the similarity ends.
Also, your strikes were broken by the US Gov. Not by the Barons.
-S