Originally Posted By: Ken.C
You touched so many lives for the better.


Try telling that to the people (or their families) that manufactured the products he made billions off. Apple has used sweatshop labour-including children-for years. His employees have suffered in extremely hostile working condition and endured physical and mental abuse resulting in numerous suicides.

Was he a visionary and technological wiz? Without a doubt! But nobody would praise him if it was their family member that committed suicide or was sexually abused.

It's easy for the privileged to forget about these things after someone's passing, and lionize them.

It's incontrovertible that his death (like most any persons) is tragic for his friends and family, and I'm sorry for their loss. But I'll judge someone by the totality of their character; and the bad trumps the good (like MJ).



Last edited by Powertothepeople; 10/06/11 03:30 PM.

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