Behringer smear campaign ?

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I received this bizzarre email on a list today. Sound like somebody has
been listening to Faux News too much !


geoff

*********** snip *************
I heard recently that Behringer gear is made in China by Political
prisoners - no shortage of those in a highly populated, highly controlled
country. It explains why their units are so cheap.

The difference is, if the prisoners refuse to work (for no wages) they are
shot!

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Geoff Wood wrote:
> I received this bizzarre email on a list today. Sound like somebody has
> been listening to Faux News too much !
>
>
> geoff
>
> *********** snip *************
> I heard recently that Behringer gear is made in China by Political
> prisoners - no shortage of those in a highly populated, highly controlled
> country. It explains why their units are so cheap.
>
> The difference is, if the prisoners refuse to work (for no wages) they are
> shot!
>
>

LOL
lots of iso 9002 companys running on slave labor
this rumor belongs in the trash like so much other "lets trash
Behringer" rant that pop up
George

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Steve Scott wrote:
> Geoff Wood wrote:
>
>>I received this bizzarre email on a list today. Sound like somebody
>
> has
>
>>been listening to Faux News too much !
>>
>>
>>geoff
>>
>>*********** snip *************
>>I heard recently that Behringer gear is made in China by Political
>>prisoners - no shortage of those in a highly populated, highly
>
> controlled
>
>>country. It explains why their units are so cheap.
>>
>>The difference is, if the prisoners refuse to work (for no wages)
>
> they are
>
>>shot!
>
>
>
>
> Wrong. Everyone knows the prisoners are children, stolen from their
> families. And they are starved first, then beaten, and then shot. And
> then forced to work some more.
>
> Steve
>

I heard George Bush eats crippled Iraqi babies alive
GFeorge

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"Steve Scott" <squeegybug@netspace1.com> wrote in message
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>
> George Gleason wrote:
> > Steve Scott wrote:
> > > Geoff Wood wrote:
> > >
> > >>I received this bizzarre email on a list today. Sound like
> somebody
> > >
> > > has
> > >
> > >>been listening to Faux News too much !
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>geoff
> > >>
> > >>*********** snip *************
> > >>I heard recently that Behringer gear is made in China by Political
> > >>prisoners - no shortage of those in a highly populated, highly
> > >
> > > controlled
> > >
> > >>country. It explains why their units are so cheap.
> > >>
> > >>The difference is, if the prisoners refuse to work (for no wages)
> > >
> > > they are
> > >
> > >>shot!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Wrong. Everyone knows the prisoners are children, stolen from
> their
> > > families. And they are starved first, then beaten, and then shot.
> And
> > > then forced to work some more.
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> >
> > I heard George Bush eats crippled Iraqi babies alive
> > GFeorge
>
>
> Yeah, but at least he uses salt.
> also notice, George mis-spelled his own name again <G>
>
> Steve
>
I think he fancied a change. No harm in that. Sometimes i change my name a
bit to ARSE..... or rather. others change my name.

mis-spelled....i like that one...

Rob

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George Gleason wrote:
> Geoff Wood wrote:
> > I received this bizzarre email on a list today. Sound like
somebody has
> > been listening to Faux News too much !
> >
> >
> > geoff
> >
> > *********** snip *************
> > I heard recently that Behringer gear is made in China by Political
> > prisoners - no shortage of those in a highly populated, highly
controlled
> > country. It explains why their units are so cheap.
> >
> > The difference is, if the prisoners refuse to work (for no wages)
they are
> > shot!
> >
> >
>
> LOL
> lots of iso 9002 companys running on slave labor
> this rumor belongs in the trash like so much other "lets trash
> Behringer" rant that pop up
> George


There are really only two reasons slave labor is used:

1. Lack of sufficient labor in your local area to produce what you are
trying to make or grow....stuff like the pyramids and the pre-civil war
US plantation system are examples of this.

2. Retribution or punishment to a group of people

Ever since the industrial revolution, it's not made a lot of sense to
use slave labor, it tends to be less than motivated and you have the
feeding/housing/clothing costs associated with that.

Many historians have suggested that mechanized agriculuture would have
put an end to slavery in the US, because it was cheaper.

So in the case of CHINA, they have a labor SURPLUS, tons of people and
not enough jobs (although I hear some localities are seeing labor
shortages).

While there probably is slave labor in China, it's for category 2,
punishment of political prisoners...that doesn't make it right but I
seriously doubt these guys and girls are working at the Behringer
factory.

Given how highly automated many of the Chinese factories are, it makes
even less sense for them to use slave labor for high tech goods,
cheaper to buy machines than to feed, clothe and house people who are
not gonna work as hard because they are not paid and treated badly.

A whole other issue would be the fact that with their labor surplus,
many workers are paid a sub-living wage, but that is starting to happen
right here in the good ole US of A.

Ironically the Walmart worker that needs a 2nd job to make ends meet is
selling the cut price stuff the poor chinese guy/gal is making for next
to nothing.

Ain't capitalism grand?

Analogeezer