The Flaw of Capitalism

But, still, there's hope.

I think this news must have gotten to most people now. Brick workers in China being abducted or lured using sweet words to work in brick factories where they are ill-treated and poorly paid, if paid at all. And the best thing is there are appears to be some cover up on the law enforcement's end.

And this is not an isolated event. Neither is it limited to China or any single period of time. I believe slavery and abuse have been practiced from ages unknown till this moment.

And in some sense, it is actually the moral gap that surfaces in any capitalistic system. The fact is the system, assuming I'm right about the profit motive, drives companies or producers to cut cost to gain the most profit. And this sometimes occurs at the expense of human welfare. Or should I say that always occurs? While we try to get goods at lower prices, sometimes we have to ask ourselves if we are selling our conscience, simply because the dollars you save caused some others to lose precious time, comfort or even their lives.

Informed consumerism is a keyword we have to look at having known such realities like sweatshop and child labour. And in this case, forced labour. In fact, does it sound very different from rape in the activity's nature?

But the same system that caused the profit motive and problems would solve itself. Through a more perfect flow of information, we would know what to choose to buy or reject.

And if that sounds impossible to achieve, the real issue is if we have the conscience and heart to choose the right, over obvious benefits like enjoying more goods.