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   From: Howard.not@home.com   
      
   Redjak  wrote:   
      
   > "Howard"  wrote in message   
   > news:1kele81.1sbles95kjadcN%Howard.not@home.com...   
   >   
   > Robbie  wrote:   
   >   
   > > for their piss poor stand on human rights violations!!!   
   >   
   >   
   > >Bullshit.   
   >   
   > What you conveniently clipped:   
   >   
   > 'Before those blasts, Apple had been alerted to hazardous conditions   
   > inside the Chengdu plant, according to a Chinese group that published   
   > that warning.'   
   >   
   > AND:   
   >   
   > 'We've known about labor abuses in some factories for four years, and   
   > they're still going on,' former Apple executive says, 'Why? Because   
   > the system works for us'   
   >   
   > AND:   
   >   
   > 'Two people were killed immediately, and over a dozen others hurt.'   
   >   
   > AND:   
   >   
   > Definition Ostrichism:  the deliberate avoidance or ignorance of   
   > conditions as they exist .   
   >   
   > Did you take that class perhaps?   
      
   Yes. I also believe that actual truth matters. The article in question   
   is not convincing in that regard and only today has been challenged for   
   accuracy in numerous respects by the non-profit organization Business   
   for Social Responsibilty.   
      
   There is no evidence that Apple has intentionally ignored any   
   misbehaviour by Foxconn. There is no evidence that they have ignored   
   alerts by Business for Social Responsibilty who actually say that Apple   
   have responded and acted on all contacts from them.   
      
   It is disingenuous and ridiculous to criticise a company for accidents   
   in it's suppliers factories. Foxconn has it's own responsibilities and   
   there is absolutely no evidence whatsoever about the cause of the   
   explosion or whether it had any causes in issues that would concern   
   Apple.   
      
   This is a company that employs hundreds of throusands of people.  It   
   would be absolutely astonishing if there was no accidents, deaths or   
   suicides among that enormous population.   
      
   H   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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