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almost speechless...

In Reply to: A missive to an eager student posted by Dr. Cruel on October 31, 1999 at 17:49:19:

: DC:*The parts assemblers in Malaysia and Indonesia often are women; for them, it is a way to escape from a predominantly patriarchal society.

*So Nike and Microsoft are actually paying for a third world feminist revolution. And here was me thinking that they had no social concience at all.
The fact that these places employ women almost exclusively is a simptom of the sickness, not a cure.
The idea that working in these factories is somehow an escape is quite bizarre. You should be deeply ashamed of yourself.

Follow Ups:

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• No such thing as a 'mute socialist'. Dr. Cruel November 03 1999 (6)
  • Doc on Feminist Dialectics Stoller November 03 1999 (5)
    • spiffy theory, but... Frenchy November 05 1999 (1)
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    • The force of the feminist movement came from the generation of baby boomers, not WWII factory workers. septimus Aus November 04 1999 (0)
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      • Some newer cards in the deck. bill November 07 1999 (0)