> This seems to suggest the populace is at fault, wanting and buying cheap gadgets no matter what the consequences are?

I'm sorry it came off that way, as I do not blame people for the propaganda of their government (U.S. or China).

I do absolutely believe that we shouldn't be able to off-shore environmental/worker's rights policies. If you want to sell something in California, it should be made with the same environmental standards that making it in California would require.