I could imagine if this conversation was going on 150 years ago.
"You wear clothes made of cotton don't you? You should just be grateful there are slaves out there picking that cotton."
Just go along with the status quo, ignore the evils of the practice and not even try to imagine a less harmful option, because that might be inconvenient.
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Date: 2012-07-02 05:04 pm (UTC)"You wear clothes made of cotton don't you? You should just be grateful there are slaves out there picking that cotton."
Just go along with the status quo, ignore the evils of the practice and not even try to imagine a less harmful option, because that might be inconvenient.