Maybe there are consequences to unrestricted commerce (at least on our side) with repressive totalitarians. That is, consequences beyond cheap DVD players, all kinds of poison stuff, and the destruction of American manufacturing. I wonder what the Chinese leaders hoped free trade would get them? Probably tenure as leaders, and a pile of money besides. On our side, some of us thought free trade would lead China to embrace capitalism and human rights. Instead, Fake Steve Jobs thinks we have all become complicit in the repression.
“We all know that there’s no … way in the world we should have microwave ovens and refrigerators and TV sets and everything else at the prices we’re paying for them. There’s no way we get all this stuff and everything is done fair and square and everyone gets treated right. No way.” — I’m really thinking maybe I shouldn’t have yelled at that Chinese guy so much (Caution; strong language)
