The upside of offshoring

[Anton Gramscescu]

Without it, you'd never get a fabulous story like this one .

[Ginger Yellow]

The upside of offshoring

"Workers who had grown suspicious checked the meaning of the flag by going online. "

Awesome.

[Anton Gramscescu]

The upside of offshoring

But then again, ethical purchasing concerns arise: aren't you just aiding and abetting the man by buying your Tibetan flags from a Chinese factory? Or do you get countervailing bonus points for ironic purchasing?

[Ek weet nie]

The upside of offshoring

You'd have to wonder how they got access to a Free Tibet flag online in China.

[Ginger Yellow]

The upside of offshoring

That's what I was trying to say. It's hilarious, in a Kafka/Heller way, that these workers were trying to suppress dissent by engaging in the very behaviour that is normally suppressed.

[Ek weet nie]

The upside of offshoring

Sorry, GY, I posted after I read the link without reading your post.

[Ginger Yellow]

The upside of offshoring

Nothing to apologise for.