“What the West should worry about is the manner in which those jobs are performed and what our tolerance of that says to the parts of the world that are today at a crossroads.”

“Will the West tolerate Foxconn?”

Great lines, but the clear fact is that the West already does tolerate Foxconn, and those crossroads are only a dim image in our rear view mirror….

I also notice that comments to Freeland’s, and a few other articles never go in until someone approves them first. A few of mine were held for up to 24 hours. The time posted isn’t accurate. But Hadas is immediate. On news articles, I usually see a moderator’s message saying “comment pending approval”.

Why the “comment haircut” several days ago? Technical glitch or censorship? Those messages were NOT deleted a moderator insofar as can be ascertained.

I haven’t had cable news or normal TV reception for almost eight years because I don;t want to have and really can’t afford to pay for propaganda. I try to get all my information from respected news sources.

Perhaps there are no respected and re;liable news sources? You may have notices that this tread has been significantly cropped during the past few days? It has also been years since I had any respect for the political process in the country. I am quite certain it is all “showtime”.

If anyone is genuinely confused, it is those of any age whose parents have not successfully conveyed the difference between behaviors acceptable and unacceptable in civil society. When lines of civility are crossed, all bets are off.

Our Constitution sets forth the “rules” of dissent. Once “audience” has been granted and no petition presented within a reasonable time, it’s time to disperse voluntarily and civilly.

To continue public “siege warfare” thereafter is antisocial behavior that, at some point, must end with a “judgment call”. Only after FOUR MONTHS did the police use only the force and methods they deemed necessary to clear the area and then keep it clear.

Look at the recent sudden transition from dissent into mob destruction in Oakland City Hall. Does any thinking person genuinely believe the sequential and escalating acts of those people was not anarchy? Any lingering patience on the part of a great majority of Americans with the original mirage of OWS “promise” was fully consumed with the American flag they burned.

In Syria the people assemble at great risk and publicly state “We want the resignation of the regime”. They have no meaningful ability to “formally petition” Assad. Whenever and wherever they assemble they are bludgeoned, beaten, hit with tear gas and or killed by soldiers. THOSE people have my sympathy, and many are also young. I hope the Arab League and the UN manage to better support their rights and human dignity.

“You confuse tolerance of dissent with tolerance with anarchy.”

Perhaps it is you that is confused and no longer understands what dissent even means. Nor do you seem to grasp how civil liberties have steadily eroded in America. In that you are part of the problem, purposefully blind.

@pythagoreanism

I have to apologize for the likes of Sheep. His ilk have no problem with seeing people get bludgeoned, beaten, shot with tear gas and pepper sprayed by police. If they happen to be youth, all the better. They seem particularly disdainful of the youth and considering Sheep’s admitted age, it’s not surprising. Those darn kids! They no longer take the First Amendment seriously. They seem to have their own definitions of what civil liberties and rights are. Being able to shop freely at Wal-Mart for example, now that is the type of freedom they take very seriously. If you disagree with their views, you’re an anarchist!