SLAVES and USERS ↓ Time to Smash Army of American Rotten Pies
“A really efficient totalitarian state would be one in which the all-powerful executive of political bosses and their army of managers control a population of slaves who do not have to be coerced, because they love their servitude. To make them love it is the task assigned . . . to ministries of propaganda, newspaper editors and schoolteachers.” –Aldous Huxley, “Brave New World”
Not unlike the “Men Who Built America” some of today’s “tech” companies are shamelessly capitalizing on children and adults through “slave labor” or what government calls “forced labor.”
Call it what you will. Foreign nations facilitate it and the U.S. government continues to allow it. And why not? Free platforms are built on a “free country” on the backs of slaves and are as “American as Apple Pie.”
Corporate Plan → Tax-Free. Deregulation. Forced/Slave Labor
“Testimonials” made at the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust Law:
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colorado): “A simple yes or no question. Will you certify here today that your company does not use and will never use slave labor to manufacture your products or allow products to be sold on your platform that are manufactured using slave labor?”
“Mr. Cook, you were kind enough to visit with me on the phone. I think we briefly discussed this issue.
“Yes or no answer. I understand you haven’t read the details of the bill. Would you agree to this idea?”
Cook. “I would love to engage on the legislation…let me be clear forced labor is abhorrent. And we would not tolerate it in Apple. I would love to get with your office and engage with the legislation.
Pichai, “Happy to engage with your office and discuss this further.”
Buck, “I really don’t want to even engage with my office half the time. Will you guys agree that slave labor is not something that you will tolerate in manufacturing your products or in products that are sold on your platforms?”
Pichai, “I agree Congressman.”
Cook, “We wouldn’t tolerate it. We would terminate a supplier relationship if it were found.”
Zuckerberg, “I agree we wouldn’t tolerate this and if we found anything like this we would also terminate any relationship.”
Bezos, “Yes, I agree completely.”
Redirect of Witnesses:
Cook, “Not tolerate it in Apple” or AT Apple? Right, not talking about that nice building you have in California but manufacturing plants around the globe. Sure, “terminate a supplier.” Easy when there’s hundreds of thousands to choose from everywhere. Recall your words, “Here’s what we do today. The iPhone is really not made anywhere. It’s made everywhere. That’s the truth.”
Cook, how many new smartphones till the company gets it right? Tell the truth. Oh that’s right, “as Steve put it, we only make things that we recommend to our family and friends.” Perhaps, but what of those people making these “things?” Are reports pointing to labor practices included in your statement, “all of those things are true?”
A lot of focus on apps. “The App Store provided a safe and trusted way for users to get more out of their…” Again with that word trust. Funny, Bezos too brought it up.
Bezos, Your statement, “Eighty percent of Americans have a favorable impression of Amazon overall. Who do Americans trust more than Amazon to do the right thing? Only their doctors and the military.” Sir, Wrong and Wrong.
Are you even remotely aware of the country’s growing lack of trust with the health industry? OR, the public’s growing concern over the billions of tax dollars being invested in Defense? You may want to put your mouth where your money is and ask ALEXA. She doesn’t know? I’d refer you to my papers on the Health and Defense Industry.
Bezos, what planet do you live on? Time to come down from sub-orbital space. Americans lost billions when US military lost its 20 year war with Afghanistan. Oh, speaking of trust, why did the military decide not to give your company the JEDI contract? Trust they did the right thing? J
Pichai, your response “I agree Congressman.” You agree to what exactly?
Google has reportedly experimented with everything from contact lenses to monetizing user info and DNA data. You pointed to the company’s contributions to the country, concluding that “Google succeeds when others succeed.”
Succeeds in what? Who are these others? Those that download and pay for your services and apps? Is this how Google contributes to a small percentage of the country? And what of your competitors? Is it not more accurate to say, “Google succeeds when OTHERS FAIL?” Failed or squeezed out of the market? Easy to succeed by default.
Zuckerberg, seems a bit difficult that you “wouldn’t tolerate this” and “also terminate any relationship” as it goes against your “corporate culture.”
Facebook’ Sheryl Sandberg described the company’s corporate culture as “We build things quickly and ship them.” What exactly have you built? It seems the company shipping things quickly are primarily U.S. and Chinese e-commerce platforms.
Finally, No, Senator Cruz, it’s not who elected them but who empowered and invested in them.
House Judiciary Subcommittee, the Public “would love to get with your office and engage” on a one on one. Perhaps this coming January?
Boycotting the Bull and Shit
Boycott – If you’re not the less than 10% that invests in these companies, then you’re the product investors are making billions on. For an investor, aggressive and manipulative tactics are the necessary cost of doing business. For the 90%, if you don’t like it, boycott and choose another company to do business with.
Bull shit – Like Big Pharma, these are non-government companies. Data you provide is subject only to their “bullish” company policies, not the law. As I’ve stated before in supplying info, feed the bull shit.
BTW, I wouldn’t hold my breath as to the actions of companies’ reportedly boycotting tech and others. In the long term, neither can afford the cost of losing your business.
Smart technology? People would eat shit if it were marked “smart shit.”
CEOS, since the companies’ founding, what have YOU actually built, designed or created lately?
Unlike past powerful tycoons in steel, oil, finance, and energy who boldly faced their dirty and dangerous business, today’s chief officers, like syndicates, thrive on less competition but do so timidly behind “the cloud.” Won’t be long before a strong wind blows you away.