Chocolate and child slavery

taunto

I was just sharing information that I found. Everyone has to do their part somehow or did I poke your conscience too hard?

I don't own a car
I buy only local produce.
I will look into the cotton

Dear alarmist, I unfortunately don't have a conscience. I lost it back when I took my first job at the age of 13 where I had to puncture peoples tires so they would be forced to go to the only tire repair shop in the area. It was a good learning experience.

And yes, perhaps everybody does have to do their part. Perhaps you can start doing your part by actually reading good research and not just make a statement like "oh, these companies are EVIL! don't buy from them". I get approached by alarmist like you on a daily bases.

If you REALLY want to listen, heres something to help you sleep. I am just going to assume you live in Hawaii. The US government in the last year alone has killed 500+ children in Afghanistan and Pakistan alone via drone attacks that were meant for "terrorists". These are just kids and only in 2 countries. That excludes the murder of kids in other countries. YOU are supporting the cold blood murder of kids by staying in that country and being a hippy. At least when I buy chocolate (which allegedly hires child labor), I'm feeding the kids and the families they have to support.

Also, while I understand you have a sheltered life where you aren't exposed to the outside world, let me assure you, child slavery and child labor are 2 complete different things. I suspect what you're talking about is child labor. And while we don't like talking about child labor, it is something that is forced upon kids due to the poverty their families live in. I worked as a kid and know many kids who are far younger than me who work. They do it for their families. You want to take away the job that helps them feed their family? Get off the high horse please, we're all just an accident, just a cancer, just a drone attack away from being forced to child labor.

Hope you get your conscience cleared.

MiloBloom83

Is this issue gonna be like how Kony was on FB? I mean... we all know how that stopped Kony... right?

Guess there's nothing left to do but jack it in San Diego.

ETA: Someone please copy this and insert the Southpark gif. Thanks.

LaurensE1

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