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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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There's levels of morality and exploitation
battery chicken farms don't usually involve child soldiers.
(, Thu 26 Apr 2012, 13:20, 1 reply, 12 years ago)
I was thinking more oil, coffee, that kind of shit.
But it's dull and I can't be bothered to devil's advocate this.
(, Thu 26 Apr 2012, 13:24, Reply)
The exploitation there is usually based on an unfair distribution of money in a flawed but official market
not slave labour used to fund brutal wars and buy arms in countries that desperatly need less arms and more stability.
(, Thu 26 Apr 2012, 13:27, Reply)
yeah. because officially-sanctioned torture and abuse is so much more morally acceptable than that unofficial stuff, I find.

(, Thu 26 Apr 2012, 13:29, Reply)
You're talking bollocks for the sake of it now.
Are you trying to say knowingly buying blood diamonds is morally justified?
(, Thu 26 Apr 2012, 13:41, Reply)
did you miss the "devil's advocate" bit up there?

(, Thu 26 Apr 2012, 13:42, Reply)
right after the "I can't be bothered to"

(, Thu 26 Apr 2012, 13:44, Reply)
yeah, I lied about that.
It was more interesting than marking a research project on carbon capture.
(, Thu 26 Apr 2012, 13:46, Reply)
Did they say it was ecconomic? If so set fire to it.

(, Thu 26 Apr 2012, 13:46, Reply)
Based on the documentary on last night
Sierra Leone has quite an arms shortage
(, Thu 26 Apr 2012, 13:37, Reply)
they're mostly 'armless etc etc

(, Thu 26 Apr 2012, 13:45, Reply)

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