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Low-paid American workers produce tear gas in potentially dangerous conditions. It's then shipped to Hong Kong where it's used against pro-democracy protesters.

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Tags: work, usa, hong kong, china, policing, tear gas, protests, safety.workplace, author.rosalind adams, source.buzzfeed news, long read
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosalindadams/tear-gas-hong-kong-made-in-usa

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Cheap US Labor Is Making the Tear Gas That's Exported To Hong Kong
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  1. cmccabe
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    It's like a modern version of the famous Karl Marx quote: "The last capitalist we hang shall be the one who sold us the rope."

    It's like a modern version of the famous Karl Marx quote: "The last capitalist we hang shall be the one who sold us the rope."

    3 votes
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    est
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    wow, I mean, what's wrong with the world. I seldom click articles from Buzzfeed but this one is amazing.

    wow, I mean, what's wrong with the world. I seldom click articles from Buzzfeed but this one is amazing.

    2 votes
    1. Grzmot
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      Buzzfeed News is usually a decent site to find articles. The normal Buzzfeed is where all the trash is. That being said, as long as the value of money is placed over the value of supporting a...

      Buzzfeed News is usually a decent site to find articles. The normal Buzzfeed is where all the trash is.

      That being said, as long as the value of money is placed over the value of supporting a repressive country in surpressing it's citizens, nothing is going to happen, if only because the US relies on Chinese imports as well, particularly the tech industry, but also of course other parts of the economy. This won't change, unless someone can offer a cheaper price, and until they do, entrepreneurs trading with China will look away.

      8 votes