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That's the way society is nowadays. I don't think you can blame one group, party, etc.
If the Kardashian clan showed up at the mall, they would likely outdraw the number of people that would show up for the president. What does that tell us?
I think the news coverage on the factory collapse has been more than sufficient. As they learn something there is a new story posted. It was big news two days ago when a survivor was found. And a story today about retailers "embracing reform" :
The death toll from the April 24 Bangladesh garment-factory building collapse now stands at 1,127 lives lost. Yet we hear nothing about it! Our mainstream news is a joke.
Benghazi is nothing compared to the deaths of innocent workers killed while making profits for the overseas market. Yet we hear nothing about what American stores might even be involved in this tragedy.
We're happy to have thousands of people DIE so that we can buy a shirt for a few bucks less and as long as corporate profits stay strong. It's disgusting and no one cares.
The death toll from the April 24 Bangladesh garment-factory building collapse now stands at 1,127 lives lost. Yet we hear nothing about it! Our mainstream news is a joke.
Benghazi is nothing compared to the deaths of innocent workers killed while making profits for the overseas market. Yet we hear nothing about what American stores might even be involved in this tragedy.
We're happy to have thousands of people DIE so that we can buy a shirt for a few bucks less and as long as corporate profits stay strong. It's disgusting and no one cares.
I don't think the OP is complaining about the conditions in Bangladesh - it seems he/she is complaining about the lackluster coverage of such event in the US media...
I'm commenting on both.
Since the Bangladesh government obviously won't protect its own workers, I think it's up to the corporations buying from these death factories to mandate that safety be improved, and I would be surprised if there weren't American companies involved.
Even though we hear about the tragedy, I have seen no mention of which big multinational corporations were having clothes manufactured at these factories. That's where the news agencies are remiss. They should be tracing the roots of this tragedy to its real causes, the willingness of the Bangladesh government to sacrifice its own people, and the big corporations profiting from the lack of garment worker safety standards in Bangladesh. I don't know what I as a consumer can do other than purchase clothing made in North America.
Since the Bangladesh government obviously won't protect its own workers, I think it's up to the corporations buying from these death factories to mandate that safety be improved, and I would be surprised if there weren't American companies involved.
Then the Bangladesh people should replace their current government with one that will.
Your posts seem to have a common theme of every bad thing is the responsibility of someone else.
The death toll from the April 24 Bangladesh garment-factory building collapse now stands at 1,127 lives lost. Yet we hear nothing about it! Our mainstream news is a joke.
Benghazi is nothing compared to the deaths of innocent workers killed while making profits for the overseas market. Yet we hear nothing about what American stores might even be involved in this tragedy.
We're happy to have thousands of people DIE so that we can buy a shirt for a few bucks less and as long as corporate profits stay strong. It's disgusting and no one cares.
Then the Bangladesh people should replace their current government with one that will.
Your posts seem to have a common theme of every bad thing is the responsibility of someone else.
Someone else? No, in this case the responsibility rests on the Bangladesh government, AND on the big corporations that are driving the unsafe labor practices in places like this. Both are equally responsible for this tragedy.
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