Re:US prison slaves produce $11B worth of goods and services
by x86_64Ubuntu on Friday June 17, 2022 @04:05PM
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>...The difference is that we (America) can change China and the Indo-Pacific, but not the US prison system.
I'm not sure how ending prison slavery abroad in a sovereign country is supposedly easier than ending it at home, especially in a country that rambles incessantly about "freedom". The fact of the matter is that much of the US population likes the system, and by focusing on China, we don't have to acknowledge that offensive fact.
Re:US prison slaves produce $11B worth of goods and services
by Buttons840 on Friday June 17, 2022 @04:49PM
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Was he being sarcastic? I'm not sure. He may have been trying to sarcastically say that our political climate doesn't realistically allow this to change?
Anyway, it's just common sense. I believe we have the tools to change things in that area of the world, but not domestically. Our hands our tied here, so how will we deal with the fact that hundreds of thousands of citizens do commit crimes that lead to long sentences. If we don't jail a few hundred thousand of these people, then will it lead to problems in society or the economy? Inflation is already hard enough on the rich and poor. Around Xinjiang, we have more tools available to stop the prison labor there, like industry sanctions.
The ROI of working on Xinjiang is higher than the ROI: the conditions there are worse according to what I've read and we have more powerful tools at our disposal. So, let's keep our head clear and focused on China.
(Hopefully it's clear I don't truly believe what I wrote. It just sounds logical to me.)