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You answered your own question..
"Why are companies that deal with China copping so much flak when many US companies (and the government itself) happily deal with far more repressive regimes?

China is emerging as a major economic competitor to the US."

THat says it ALL, my friend. The world is moved by money, not human rights. It has nothing to do with what's right or wrong, only what's profitable.

"Saudi Arabia, a fundamentalist Islamic country with a dictatorship whose human rights record is one of the worst around, gets no mention at all."

I'll give you one better: Pakistan is currently run by a DICTATOR who successfully carried out a coup de tat against a democratically elected government, and he has a full nuclear arsenal at his disposal. Why does he get a free pass? Because they have no substantial oil, and are no real threat to Israel. Period.
Posted by: Jeff Spicoli   Posted on: 02/01/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Uh, pass a law requiring you to break the law?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/01/06
It's hot air  Bill4 | 02/01/06
Yeah I know, but...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/01/06
Message has been deleted.  Jeff Spicoli | 02/01/06
lol  Jack-Booted EULA | 02/01/06
el presidente's MO.  us_forums@... | 05/27/07
It cuts both ways...  apoor | 02/01/06
respect?  nECrO_z | 02/02/06
ABSOLUTELY SPOT ON!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/02/06
Some common sense  nECrO_z | 02/02/06
You managed to get one right...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/02/06
you must have been absent the day....  nECrO_z | 02/02/06
Dictatorship  johndoe445566 | 02/02/06
So your saying ignore the laws of ALL dictators?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/02/06
Let's try this and see if it works.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/01/06
why do you REALLY think we have such a formidable army?  Jeff Spicoli | 02/01/06
formidable army?  Jack-Booted EULA | 02/01/06
Message has been deleted.  Jeff Spicoli | 02/01/06
Message has been deleted.  osreinstall | 02/01/06
Jeff, I don't care about your views on Bush...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/01/06
And yet there was not even ONE mention of Bush in that post!  Jeff Spicoli | 02/01/06
For God's sake Jeff, do not disclose everything!  osreinstall | 02/01/06
Let's try this  platinumrat | 02/01/06
good point, but....  nECrO_z | 02/02/06
So then we can ignore the EU laws?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/02/06
Correct, NATG.. You can't pick and choose.  platinumrat | 02/02/06
So let's take it further...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/02/06
Too much of a stretch there.  platinumrat | 02/02/06
Yet again you missed the point  nECrO_z | 02/02/06
responsible US corporation  us_forums@... | 05/27/07
???  nECrO_z | 02/02/06
I worked hard to keep it simple...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/02/06
Politico Garbage  Jeff Spicoli | 02/01/06
Yes Jeff, all Americans are exactly the same...  BitTwiddler | 02/01/06
actually, every American is a unique forthright brilliant individual  Jeff Spicoli | 02/01/06
Same for Iraqis  osreinstall | 02/01/06
and you were doing so well...  nECrO_z | 02/02/06
For more on China...  robert.jones | 02/01/06
Typical American political hypocrisy.  kraterz | 02/01/06
How DARE you shame America!  Jeff Spicoli | 02/01/06
This is a joke, right?  Fred Fredrickson | 02/01/06
You answered your own question..  Jeff Spicoli | 02/01/06
Um  Real World | 02/02/06
Be serious dude  Jeff Spicoli | 02/02/06
Sorry, bro  Real World | 02/02/06
nope  Jeff Spicoli | 02/02/06
And one to grow on  Real World | 02/02/06
MAD  rapson | 02/02/06
Jeff, when you hit the nail on the head  btljooz | 02/02/06
So I guess then..  Jeff Spicoli | 02/02/06
Yep  Real World | 02/03/06
human rights record  us_forums@... | 05/27/07
Politicos = OXYMORONS!!!!!!  btljooz | 02/02/06
RE: Politicos = OXYMORONS!!!!!!  btljooz | 02/02/06
LOT more sense  us_forums@... | 05/27/07
These are the same Politicos who voted MFN status for China.  thetruth_z | 02/02/06
Just out **US restricts internet use** !!!!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 02/02/06
As the saying goes, When you are in Rome...  osreinstall | 02/02/06

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