International Law

Stan Goes On A Tirade Against ?Fair Trade?

By Stan

I’ve been sitting on an odd little post from Shanghaiist for quite a few days now. I wasn’t sure how to respond since it made me so mad that steam came out of my ears for several days, and I wasn’t able to write a coherent rebuttal. Even now, I worry that I’ve crossed the line from presenting a spirited counterpoint to just being a condescending dick — I usually don’t go there, but the post really got under my skin.

Before I give you some excerpts, let me first say that I have no problem with folks who advocate for fair labor standards or effective environmental laws. Great, more power to you. But I can’t stand it when people make unsubstantiated, wild conclusions about labor standards based on nothing more than anecdotal evidence and an ideological mindset left over from one’s university days.
(More)

© Stan for China Hearsay, 2009. | Permalink | One comment | Add to del.icio.us
Post tags:

Full post as published by China Hearsay on August 10, 2009 (boomark / email).