re: #171 Political Atheist

Are there not some serious cultural dilemmas inherent there? It certainly feels right to condemn other nations ways from our high and mighty perspective.

A good friend was hired to design and oversee construction of one of the “jewelry villages” in China. As his first design was rejected outright as too expensive he balked. They wanted what we would think of as unacceptable. Stacked bunk beds,m bathroom/shower facilities all shared by quite a few people. Almost a military base kind of thing for troops.

He was ready to lose the whole deal, and a lot of money. Then took him to the dirt poor village the people would be coming from, and realized the design he hated was a very significant upgrade in the lives and lifestyles of those worker.

I don’t know the right answer. I just feel the need for caution before passing judgement. The US got safety rules overtime, and we seem to expect China and India to do the same overnight as we say it should be done.

The market is deciding that American jewelery workers should hotbunk and share showers. (If there is such a thing as an ‘American jewelery worker’ or an ‘American job’.)