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That's kind of outrageous, like the common trope of comparing workers to "slaves." Lot of privilege on display here.

There are still a few Holocaust survivors left. Go ask some of them how their experience compares to that of factory workers who can, ultimately, walk out the door anytime they want.

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my bobe had to run away from Poland circa 1933 to Argentina and I come from a smack in the middle class family. I know my family history, thanks. I see the meaning of what I quoted flew past over your head.

The meaning was clear enough, but the relevance escapes me.

You do get that The Nuremberg Defense has meaning outside the holocaust right? It's the name for when someone does something unethical/immoral with the justification that they were just following orders or just responding to the incentives they were given.

There are a number of solutions to this problem that exist various places, militaries typically empower officers to disobey orders, professionals use licensure to uphold moral and ethical standards, whistleblower laws provide financial incentives the other way, unions can flex on immoral behavior.

I don't believe anyone is arguing the two situations are comparable outside of the fact the defense of the behavior follows the same line of reasoning, a line that was very famously rejected.

well many workers can’t walk out the door anytime they want.

https://www.ilo.org/topics-and-sectors/forced-labour-modern-...

you may want to ask some of them about their experiences before displaying your privilege

What do they have to do with the subject of the article?

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