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  1. Sep 2018
    1. stayed in private hands for so long and was displayed only on patriotic occasions

      Goes to show how objects not being in musuems their whole life isn't a bad thing

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  2. Aug 2018
  3. Jul 2018
    1. There are cameras in the rooms. There are cameras in the hallways. There are cameras everywhere.

      This doesn't really seem like a fallacy, but more of a security measure for the company. It's not unusual in even the most wholesome of places.

    2. It's not like like our hour. What's our hour now? 46 minutes

      I don't think this is taking into consideration most lower/ blue collar jobs. I work 10 hours a day with only two 15 minute breaks.

    3. "He says he never thought of that before."

      This seems highly unlikely. If they are killing themselves then there are obviously aspects of their jobs that are making them miserable they would like to change.

    4. cafeterias can hold up to 10,000 people

      I wouldn't be surprised if a large college or prison in America had this size cafeteria. This seems like an obvious exaggeration to assist his untruths in this report.

    5. I am large, I am American, and I am wearing a goddamn Hawaiian shirt

      This almost seems like a threat or American privilege- he's American so he better get his way.

    6. you hardly even notice it at all.

      If people can adapt to pollution so quickly are we headed toward a future where we have adapted to a polluted world built on slavery for the production of technology and no longer care?

    7. And that's always a problem for any religion, the moment when you begin to think.

      If only more people questioned just what their religion was supporting or teaching.There'd be a lot less war, conflict, and general disparity between people, including the company owners and their workers.

    8. And I downloaded these pictures to my desktop, and I put them in a folder on my desktop. And in the weeks and months that followed, I found myself returning to them again and again.

      Subconsciously beginning to question his beloved brand?

    9. So the truth is, I never would have questioned this religion.

      I feel like this is true for people in regards to just about everything. We choose to see the things that we want and selectively block what challenges or mars the things that we love.

    1. “They know two Americans came on the helicopter, and Americans make a great target, worth lots of ransom

      This reminds me of a story my spanish teacher told me one time. Around the time I was in my third year of her class, two American vacationers were out on jetskis or a boat in the gulf and were kidnapped, on American water, by a Mexican criminal group and held captive for ransom. Makes you wonder what separates us from from other tourists, like Europeans who travel.

    2. He was threatened and then thrown out of his job, but he didn’t stop.

      This goes to show the repercussions that just telling the truth can have, particularly if the truth is uncovering a dark, hidden secret.

    3. Sometimes called the “hippie chimp,” bonobos are known for resolving conflicts peacefully, through sexy cuddling rather than violence—a trick humans haven’t quite mastered

      I just love this. "Hippie chimps" might be my new favourite thing. We should learn from them.

    4. tin and coltan are concentrated in only a few parts of the world

      This makes you wonder just how long phone and other devices production can last, if the resources they use are so limited. Yikes.

    5. Yours is probably within arm’s reach right now.

      To be fair, most of us use our phones for work or school just as much as for pleasure. They have multiple purposes, and are not just toys but also tools. They just need to be better sourced tools.

    6. freed slaves tend to be willing workers in the rebuilding of our natural world.

      This is so wholesome and shows that there is hope. We just have to succeed before the planet is destroyed.

    7. When they cut timber, they clear-cut and burn, taking a few high-value trees and leaving behind a dead ecosystem.

      This doesn't even make sense for their business. They aren't leaving any potential for the future of their own business and profit; at some point they will have to close up shop. This is terrifying, as they will likely move on to harvesting another resource with their slaves.

    8. Out of our sight

      The fact that this is going on out of sight is going to make it much harder to bring facts to the public attention and end a significant number of these operations. Not to mention, there's probably some among us who don't care how their phone or other goods are made and will continue to support this system knowing full well that it employs slavery.

    9. he quarries themselves are illegal, paying no mining permits or taxes.

      How are they getting away with this if even a reporter/ journalist can find out about it? This seems like it is being overlooking in the name of profit.