[ale] More reasons to adore Microsoft

[Damon L. Chesser]

On Thu, 2010-04-15 at 09:59 -0400, Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> You’re assuming China has labor laws that would prevent the abuses
> alleged.
> 
>  
> 
> Also while I’m not a M$ fan by any means I didn’t read past the part
> that described pictures of sleeping children being smuggled out.   The
> photo shown is quite innocuous – it shows what I was used to as a kid
> in school in younger grades – taking a nap at my desk with my head on
> my arms.   For all we know this is required by China’s laws or is
> simply cultural.
> 
>  
> 
> This thing starts out with verbiage indicating it is simply a
> manifesto for organizing unions in China.
> 
>  
> 
> Decrying the ethics of using child labor makes sense but this piece
> turned me off within a couple of paragraphs.

Agreed.  Lets get clear on this, a totalitarian government is alleged to
abuse the "rights" of works?  What a shock!  This is the same government
that plucks up entire villages, says "you will build this building" in
the city, then bussed them back when the building is done.  This is
nothing to do with M$ or any other business, it has to do with a
government that knows no bounds.  At least Google got that part right
when it left. In China there are no labor laws.  It is like the old
Soviet constitution that says you have a right to leisure, except where
sited by law, you have the right to education, except where cited by
law, you have the right to work, except where sited by law...., you get
the point. 

At least here, we can say "no thanks" and just leave.  There, as I said,
entire villages are given an offer they can not refuse.  There is no
leaving.  Ahhhhh, the works paradise.  The one they all fought for,
where everybody is the same.
> 
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> ______________________________________________________________________
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Jim Kinney
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 9:23 AM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
> Subject: [ale] More reasons to adore Microsoft
> 
> 
>  
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> Screw the labor laws. It's only profits that matter.
> 
> http://www.nlcnet.org/reports?id=0034
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