Hiya Paolo and Andrus

Nobody is saying that Apple is the only one -- however, Apple is an 
obvious company to target because it pretends to care and it is also 
very, very big with a worldwide reach. If it comes the heavy on its 
Chinese suppliers to make things better, then others will follow suit.

It's not like the steak eater bemoaning the fate of cows. It is like 
the steak eater who demands the biggest steak in the house then 
wastes half of it, and who won't demand the humane raising and 
ultimately killing of the cows. I speak as a former cow raiser and 
killer in a small way myself -- also as a steak eater in modest 
servings.

The banks, politics, etc. aren't the root of the evil, Andrus. The 
root of the evil is people who recognize there is a problem and won't 
act.

You have your tree upside down.

Hey, guys, if you don't want to make a very small gesture that might 
raise the price of your next Apple device by 50 cents while giving 
some people a life, then so be it.

Cheers, geoff

At 2:01 PM +0100 21/2/12, paolo savonuzzi wrote:
>On Tuesday 21 February 2012 at 13:43, Geoffrey Heard wrote:
>
>>Apple and working conditions
>>hello fellow Apple and Nisus users.
>>
>>I've signed -- why not join us?
>>
>
>... because, reading this petition, it seems Apple is the one and 
>only western company producing goods in China and the sole 
>responsible for worker's conditions in China?

>Amen Paolo...
>Not to condone such treatment of anyone for any reason, but to focus 
>on Apple smells all wrong.
>Strike at the root, not the fruit!
>It's too much like those calling to quit killing cows while they eat 
>their steak.
>Why not look at international banks and politics that have 
>facilitated, if not fomented, the climate for years...