Politics Thread

[Xuperman]

More consequences of far left progressive policies. It would be laughable if not for the public safety implications.

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/people-a...160000598.html

[XU_Lou]

To all you lefties who think you're saving the world by driving around in an electric car, I hope you can sleep at night.


"Testimony: China-backed cobalt mines in Congo exploit 40,000 child workers"

“On the backs of trafficked workers and child laborers, China exploits the vast cobalt resources of the DRC to fuel its economy and global agenda,” said Rep. Christopher Smith, R-New Jersey, who chaired the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing July 14.

“The Chinese Communist Party’s quest for cobalt for batteries and lithium for solar panels to power the so-called Green Economy motivates human rapacity as an estimated 40,000 children in Congo toil in non-regulated artisanal mines under hazardous conditions,” Smith said.

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) produces more than 70% of the world’s cobalt, 15% to 30% of which is produced in artisanal mines. For years, these small-scale operations have been notorious for human rights violations. The Council on Foreign Relations attributes the inhumane working conditions, in part, to the instability of the DRC, “a country weakened by violent ethnic conflict, Ebola, and high levels of corruption.”

Congolese civil rights attorney Hervé Diakiese Kyungu testified at the hearing that children are trafficked and exploited because of their small size.

The artisanal mines “are often no more than narrow shafts dug into the ground, which is why children are recruited — and in many cases forced — to descend into them, using only their hands or rudimentary tools without any protective equipment, to extract cobalt and other minerals,” he said.

One such mine located in Kasulo is owned by the Chinese company Dongfang Congo Mining, he said. Children are often exposed to radioactive minerals, injuries, and deadly and painful diseases as they work to extract the valuable ore.

“They are unremunerated and exploited and the work is often fatal as the children are required to crawl into small holes dug into the earth,” Kyungu testified.


https://www.catholicworldreport.com/...child-workers/

https://www.theguardian.com/global-d...-electric-cars

[Xuperman]

Ok, this thread is only going to stay alive by the common sense posters here. I fully expect our leftist friends, will simply not engage and the thread die. Our progressive friends have a ZERO way to communicate support of the current far left agenda.

[paulxu]

Lou, call me on a land line when you turn in your computer and cell phone because they contain cobalt that is mined in horrible conditions.

I know I can count on you to do the right thing. I'll be waiting. I want to make sure you sleep well at night.

[Xville]

Ok, this thread is only going to stay alive by the common sense posters here. I fully expect our leftist friends, will simply not engage and the thread die. Our progressive friends have a ZERO way to communicate support of the current far left agenda.

This thread dying would be the best thing since sliced bread.

[Strange Brew]

This thread dying would be the best thing since sliced bread.

Well this looks like a job for me….
We need a little controversy.. (Eminem) :)

Let people enjoy it after 4 years of RUSSIA!

[XU_Lou]

Lou, call me on a land line when you turn in your computer and cell phone because they contain cobalt that is mined in horrible conditions.

I know I can count on you to do the right thing. I'll be waiting. I want to make sure you sleep well at night.

Fair point. I was not aware of any of this until today. So why isn't Biden and the Democrat-controlled Congress doing anything to put an end to this? Moreover, computers and cell phones have far more utility than electrical vehicles. EVs are not needed, and do nothing to stop natural global warming.

[XU_Lou]

If you want to get rich quick, simply follow Paul Pelosi's stock trades:

https://timcast.com/news/pelosis-off...of-house-vote/

[Masterofreality]

Sounds like Colorado and Denver are a real paradise right now. And no Washington Post. It’s not because of the Pandemic, but keep tooting that horn and never mention who has been in power controlling Denver for six decades.
Prayers for those who live there..

https://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...emic-violence/

[XU_Lou]

Another example of Biden trying to establish himself as a dictator:

"President Joe Biden could declare a climate emergency as soon as this week, according to The Washington Post, in a bid to implement elements of his environmental agenda as climate legislation has stalled in Congress.

Leading Biden administration officials are debating ways to advance the president’s agenda, and the president is prepared to announce a number of new initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reported the Post, citing three people familiar with the matter."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/clima...gency-manchin/

https://dailycaller.com/2022/07/19/b...ate-emergency/

Can you say impeachment?