• current@lemmy.ml
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      8 months ago

      i don’t wanna be the one to tell the slaves “hey guys i know forced labour sucks and all but we gotta have more ammo for this random war half-way across the globe so you’ll just have to push through it”

      same for things like EVs. i like things that use batteries a lot, but i’d really have a stronger guarantee that the materials to make it aren’t sourced by slave labour or methods that harm the local ecosystem… i mean a large part of that problem is also that the US has fuck all for recycling laws, i don’t think most lithium is actually recycled anyways. but that’s a different topic

      • What_Religion_R_They [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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        8 months ago

        Xinjiang cotton is needed for ammunition, and it’s clear the sanctions are purely for political-economical gain against China (since they don’t believe in the forced labour stuff), so it looks like they’re just cutting their nose off to spite their faces.