[Jewelry making - Article 00283] - Re: [Orchid] India among lowest cost producers of jewelry

[Lee Einer]

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And all due respect to you as well, Daniel ;-)

    We have both been members of this list for a number of years. Over
    that time, I have seen this and related topics introduced several
    times. Often, the threads ended up being terminated or posts censored
    either because the posts were too incindiary or because the topic
    became too political. Haven't you seen this happen as well? 

    My personal belief is that what we do,, what we say, what we buy and
    what we sell has an impact on the world around us, and it should be
    OK to discuss the social impact of the gem and jewelry business.
    Social issues will in turn impinge at least occasionally on the
    political sphere. But if such threads end up being shut down on this
    list, as they have been in the past, why not have a second devoted to
    social issues in jewelry, where those who wish to explore the topic
    can, and those who are offput by the concept can simply not
    subscribe? 

    I agree with you, those who are opposed to or antagonized by such
    posts could simply deal with it by use of their delete key or an
    e-mail filter, but past experience indicates that they do not always
    do so.

Lee Einer
Dos Manos Jewelry
http://www.dosmanosjewelry.com

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