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这年头西方人对中国人的了解比希特勒对犹太人的理解更浅薄。
翻译+整理：DF
一如我们宁愿不去考虑自己口中的巨无霸是怎么烹调出来的道理，我们亦很少关心手中心爱的电子产品是如何制造的。因为背后的事实可能影响了你“对Pod当歌”的情调——你手中的播放器十有八九是诞生于某位合同奴役下的工人之手。
来自英国每日邮报一篇名为《iPod城市》的报道指出，在仿佛小型城市般大小的iPod组装工厂里，中国工人们不仅要忍受近乎低劣的工作环境，还得为每日能工作15个小时和那不足50美元一个月的工资感谢上苍。然而其中的一间工厂竟然获得了国际劳工组织颁发的无侵犯劳工权益证书。
当然苹果公司只是众多利用海外劳工的其中一家企业而已，但来自Wired News的分析却指出了非常讽刺的一点——苹果公司在自身的Think Different宣传战中提及了甘地（印度民族主义领袖），西泽·查维斯（美国劳工领袖）等尊重劳工权益的名人，却私下却默许工作环境可能有悖劳工法的工厂为自己卖命。
不幸的是，我们对最新最好的产品的渴求就像是往降价和寻找更便宜劳工的恶性循环里添加润滑油般，让它一圈又一圈的飞转起来……因此只要我们一天无法摆脱自己对电子产品的痴迷，我们就仍或多或少的参与了这场剥削。
完。
看完之后感触颇深，愤慨之余感到无地自容：
愤慨是因为……
我们谦逊，我们安分，我们四海皆兄弟，我们家丑不外扬——每次西方的报道都要在不用电脑的国人都知道的时候才出现。而等到那时候，要么事情早已有了新的进展，要么报道早已变了味。
评论，永远永远不要去看评论——能说句像样话的人大概是绝种了……我看的评论无非都是些刁着根烟，酩酊大醉，一辈子从未在键盘上敲入过尖酸刻薄之外的文字的怪物。
无地自容是因为……
我打字用的是Sony，听歌用的是iPod，打电话用的是Nokia，干头发用的是Panasonic，剃胡须用的是Philips，连维生素吃得也是Amway。然而更让我心痛的是——如果我不购买这些产品，这些可怜的工人们大概连那50美元也赚不到。
我大可以宣布今后抵制日货之类的废话，上面的产品都可以找到相应的国产代替品……但这所谓的不同污合流，根本是建立在牺牲同胞的基础之上，毫无意义。
没错，无知的美国人，这就是中国社会，如果你不能笑到最后，那就根本不要去笑，否则只能是引火烧身。说到底，“猫哭耗子”，在中国是贬义词。
同感啊
廉价的背后是剥削
就像中国廉价煤的背后是多少人命啊
But, what is there that we can do? As Chinese, we cannot just sit by and watch our bretherns get taken advantage of, yet those of us who have the luck and privilege to enjoy these products can no longer live without their conviniences. Furthermore, as you’ve pointed out, by boycotting these products all we’re doing is making those people who are doing what little they can to survive lose their jobs, if the few people who care enough can make a difference at all.
Globalisation will always have its victims. Even if Apple closes down all their sweatshops in China, they will simply move them somewhere else where they can get cheap labour. And if not for these cheap labour, would we have our plasma TV? Our cheap computers? Our multi-purpose mobile phones? Is there a solution to the problems created by globalisation that will create fair paying jobs for those who need it most, and still allow us to maintain our high standards of living? Even if we’re willing to give up our techno-gadgetries, would that help those living in poverty?
Is there a solution to the problems created by globalisation at all? Or is it okay for us to simply admit there is a problem, but don’t even try to remedy it, or say that it is impossible to solve? Reading through the replies at Endgadget, it seems that people are only ready to condemn or defend, but never ready to think of a solution.
(Sorry I can’t type my reply in Chinese… that would probably take me an hour and a half. orz)
Sadly most citizens tend to admit it, or put off by the fact that we still have such a high ratio of unemployment … plus exerting one’s influence in China is a tricky subject, political strike isn’t encouraged…
At least one of the those comments actually made some sense…
http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/13/chinese-workers-reportedly-toil-in-ipod-city/#c1602676
I agree this is just another propaganda against Apple. And they respond fairly well:
http://portableaudio.engadget.com/2006/06/14/apple-promises-to-investigate-ipod-city/
propaganda – big talkings = back to square one
我们似乎是讽刺地用着中国劳工生产出来的产品啊