โฒ 783 โผ Public transit in Toronto, Canada ๐จ๐ฆ vs Chengdu, China ๐จ๐ณ (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 292 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] gurnu@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children) And China has slave labor permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] zbyte64@awful.systems 18 points 1 year ago (1 child) I mean so does the United States thanks to the 13th amendment but we don't have anywhere near the same infrastructure to show for it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) American slave labor isn't used for anything interesting - it's just letting companies pay less for labor for their own benefit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] zbyte64@awful.systems 0 points 1 year ago* (1 child) And what are the Uighurs making that is so interesting? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) that's not the slave labour that's building china, just as prison labour isn't what's powering the US the actual productive slave labour is done by regular workers who nominally have "freedom", just that they don't actually have a choice if they and their family want to live. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago lmao do you think china has an industry of mustache-twirling villains whose job it is to threaten peoples families if they dont work for free? Presumably they work for free to keep their families alive too. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] greywolf0x1@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Proof or I don't believe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] gurnu@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Ever heard of Uyghurs? Or do you just refuse to read the news? permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] zbyte64@awful.systems 18 points 1 year ago (1 child) I mean so does the United States thanks to the 13th amendment but we don't have anywhere near the same infrastructure to show for it permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) American slave labor isn't used for anything interesting - it's just letting companies pay less for labor for their own benefit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] zbyte64@awful.systems 0 points 1 year ago* (1 child) And what are the Uighurs making that is so interesting? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) that's not the slave labour that's building china, just as prison labour isn't what's powering the US the actual productive slave labour is done by regular workers who nominally have "freedom", just that they don't actually have a choice if they and their family want to live. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago lmao do you think china has an industry of mustache-twirling villains whose job it is to threaten peoples families if they dont work for free? Presumably they work for free to keep their families alive too. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) American slave labor isn't used for anything interesting - it's just letting companies pay less for labor for their own benefit. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] zbyte64@awful.systems 0 points 1 year ago* (1 child) And what are the Uighurs making that is so interesting? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) that's not the slave labour that's building china, just as prison labour isn't what's powering the US the actual productive slave labour is done by regular workers who nominally have "freedom", just that they don't actually have a choice if they and their family want to live. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago lmao do you think china has an industry of mustache-twirling villains whose job it is to threaten peoples families if they dont work for free? Presumably they work for free to keep their families alive too. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] zbyte64@awful.systems 0 points 1 year ago* (1 child) And what are the Uighurs making that is so interesting? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) that's not the slave labour that's building china, just as prison labour isn't what's powering the US the actual productive slave labour is done by regular workers who nominally have "freedom", just that they don't actually have a choice if they and their family want to live. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago lmao do you think china has an industry of mustache-twirling villains whose job it is to threaten peoples families if they dont work for free? Presumably they work for free to keep their families alive too. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) that's not the slave labour that's building china, just as prison labour isn't what's powering the US the actual productive slave labour is done by regular workers who nominally have "freedom", just that they don't actually have a choice if they and their family want to live. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago lmao do you think china has an industry of mustache-twirling villains whose job it is to threaten peoples families if they dont work for free? Presumably they work for free to keep their families alive too. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 1 point 1 year ago lmao do you think china has an industry of mustache-twirling villains whose job it is to threaten peoples families if they dont work for free? Presumably they work for free to keep their families alive too. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] greywolf0x1@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) Proof or I don't believe. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] gurnu@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Ever heard of Uyghurs? Or do you just refuse to read the news? permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] gurnu@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago Ever heard of Uyghurs? Or do you just refuse to read the news? permalink fedilink source parent
