Death By US Corporations in Bangladesh

The triangle shirtwaist factory fire, et. al. was supposed to have changed things forever. We, as a society, were supposed to have learned some really hard lessons and changed. Apparently not. America, we have triangle shirtwaist factories all over the world. Do we think it doesn't count as long as it's far, far away? As long as we can buy our precious shirts and our other crap dirt cheap? Well that makes each of us a robber baron, now - doesn't it? Robber barons exploiting worker's lives to keep more money for ourselves - no matter what the dire consequences may be. 

LIFE ISN'T CHEAP, my friends. LIFE can not be bought, nor brought back, at any price. And for that matter, neither can one's soul. 

Shame on Benetton. Shame on Dress Barn. Shame on Joe Fresh, and Shame on The Children's Place. 

Our society may be morally bankrupt, but the universe itself is not. Goodness is still in abundant supply: We must learn to embrace it again. When we do, we'll have finally found our footing, and from there - we will rise up. 

America is meant for better, people. Heads out of the sand! Don't vote-in proponents of predatory business practices. Don't buy what's wrought through exploited lives and sweat. 

The sad fact is that what we accept for others we slowly pull down upon our heads. Now our salaries haven't grown and our benefits have been cut and our working conditions and quality of life have eroded. Leisure time barely exists. Sadly, this may be karma people. I see a tailfeather waddle. I hear a quack quack quacking. Pleased to meet you, Karma. What the duck.