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Holding sons accountable for crimes of their fathers is immoral. Let his actions stand on their own. No one's father should matter.

Pointing out that someone takes jobs in a certain area of the world seems morally questionable at best. He had to take jobs somewhere.

I feel awkward for posting this, because at first glance it looks like I'm defending something terrible. But the reason I'm saying this is because this is otherwise how witchhunts start, so this is the right thing to do.

If this guy is using the modern equivalent of slave labor, then he should be punished for it. That's really all there is to say.



I believe that each person is ethically responsible for their actions, direct or indirect. This man and his father are both guilty. "I needed the money" is no excuse before a court of law, even if you are a capitalist. And I don't believe for a second he needed the money.


If there's plenty of that to go around in this case, just focus criticism there rather than lineage or what seems like conjecture.


It was more of a poorly worded point of interest that felt like a joint condemnation. I still found it interesting in a "Connections" sort of way.




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