Don't underestimate the presence of Chinese oligarchs in the manufacturing line of business. There's a reason that most cities in China with industrial areas have smog so thick it changes the actual weather. And the Chinese have been buying so many businesses in the last 10-15 years--both in the U.S. and abroad-- that it would alarm the average American if they knew. American Fortune 500 companies, even. And don't get me started on their prolific real estate purchasing in the U.S. The big difference is: the Chinese don't have the kind of environmental policies many other 1st world countries have. That's also why there are more toxic chemicals in cheap Chinese products than those made in America, Europe, etc. (You can find lead, even, in ceramic bowls purportedly made for food use, as well as in cheap toys with metal parts (like jewelry and pewter figures). China's contributions to Global Warming and the health-related complications of bad manufacturing practice are prolific.

Klaatu Verrata, the reason why so many things are made in China is because countries from around the world send their stuff off to China to be made by slaves getting paid minimum wage ($~3 an hour) and have minimal education and training in manufacturing. Also, emissions PER CAPITA in China are much lower than in other countries, such as the US. China's huge population and slaves having to manufacture the world's stuff is why it pollutes so much as a whole, but even including the slave-run factories, China's emissions per capita are lower than the US.

How do you know these companies are owned by the west exactly? It is time people stop blaming the west for everything and take responsibility for their own countries mistake

No actually water can catch fire on its own. I forgot where I saw that but somehow it can. Its not like you will see it in your lifetime unless you live in some p****d up place. Most people dont experience a microburst but I had one in my yard and my roof tiles all flipped over and the noise was crazy loud but I thought the cat knocked over something. It took me three days to notice the roof. Luckily it was just tiles and not the roof. Things happen that we cant explain.

My fave of his allegories. And so apropos here.

They DON'T know. I've been there and saw the documentaries. A wide range of population is not educated in India, oh so many are illiterate. Having a phone means nothing, even if they have one. The government doesn't care about that waste, and doesn't care about these people. And frankly: the rest of the world doesn't either. Have you seen how our leather and fabric products are made??? Who gives a damn - when you can buy a nice purse for a low price - where it comes from.

and I guess you don't buy anything cheap, right?

Even if they do know, they may not want to give up important religious rituals. It's not their fault companies care nothing for them or their lifestyles.

Seriously, you need to think this through. For a start, the country of India is absolutely huge, containing ultra-rich, educated people and also many who can't even run a light bulb. There may be information available, but the people swimming in that river not only can't access it, but wouldn't have the motivation to access that information. How many links have had to be built in your brain for you to just assume this is common knowledge? How many of those links do you think they have been able to build?

You really don't know how poor these people are, do you?

You've obviously never been to--or even read anything about--India. They have roughly the same population (~1.4 BILLION people) as China, but in approximately 1/3 the space! ~1.2 million square miles in India vs. about 3.75 million in China. India is EXTREMELY caste. And most people are gravely poor. A majority of the people in India don't even have running water and/or electricity in their homes. Often, they can't even afford decent shoes. (AFRICA is similar). So...I think you are showing your 1st World Privilege. Try Googling it before you make a comment like that. For your own sake. So you don't embarrass yourself.

This comment about India's population is true, though. But I want to add that China actually doesn't have as much space as you may think because no one really lives in the western part of China because it's all desert and mountain.

👆What about Mao chinese? I think they or some other groups live in the mountains...

I'm wondering if most people upvoted the "fools" comment because they are foreign and non christian...

Seen the rivers there? They are no better. If you were trying to be ironic, or sarcastic, I’m sorry, I think it missed the mark.

I really hope Gregg V was being sarcastic.

I hope Gregg V realizes that stuff made in China is likely made by slaves getting paid $3 an hour

But he didn't call them fools, did he? Note the difference, you k**b.

Lol it’s not racist at all. Nothing was said about race. Doesn’t matter where you’re from, ignorance is ignorance. It’s definitely not their fault that they don’t know better, but let’s be real here. There’s nothing racist about calling them fools

I would not assume it is racist rather than uninformed.

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nutcase alert!!

@mcmp. We don't need the warning, we know that you are here.

@mcmp. Just bc you agree with the racist doesn't make you right. Read the room, genius.

@mcmp. And you, so stop with the holier-than-thou attitude. Nobody is impressed with how superior you seem to think you are to everyone else.

It does not matter where it is, EVERYONE deserves clean water, so opposing Leo's statement with a statement that faces the same issue is not helpful. We need to ensure that everyone has clean water, this includes both Flint and India.

how do you decide what constitutes as stupidity and when people are suffering? also, how can having no respect be something a nice person does?

People have the right to hope.

@Lama Glama Did you even LOOK at megachurches in USA during covid....

Experimental shots?? 😬 what shots?