[Jewelry making - Article 00477] - Re: [Orchid] "No Dirty Gold" campaign...

[colleen o'hagan]

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    so, my question here is 'what's so wrong with expecting people to
    take on a little moral accountability?" by which i mean actually
    accepting the fact that your actions have some sort of of
    repercussion and making some sort of an attempt to soften that blow.
    even if it's ever so softly by, say, supporting companies and
    corporations that take human life and suffering and well being into
    account while developing and manufacturing their products. it's not
    that hard. it could be as simple as reading a company's mission
    statement and making a decision based on whether or not you agree.
    furthermore, what's so wrong with education? shouldn't you know
    where your product and materials are coming from? is it easier to
    turn a blind eye to it, simply because we live in this squishy soft
    privileged bubble that is "western civilization"? isn't it nice that
    all you have to complain about is the skyrocketing cost of gold
    instead of, say, choking down the toxic, poisonous fumes created
    during the mining and smelting process. i bet all those people in
    china, happy to have any job, are just thrilled about the
    skyrocketing costs mercury and lead poisoning. who needs drinking
    water? isn't that what dasani is for? maybe if customers were
    educated about metal and stones trends would change, from blind
    ignorance to to even a remote sense of responsibility. although i
    guess for customers to be educated, so do the sellers. perhaps i'm
    one of those that has to live in angst and turmoil. sorry i'm not so
    jaded yet that i still think maybe i can make a small dent, even if
    it's just in the small space around me, in what accumulates into the
    greater problems of the world. yes, i realize that any argument i can
    offer will be flawed. i use silver, but scraps. i use stones, most of
    which i've had for years or inherited. i can't say i don't use oil,
    but i try to support companies who follow some sort of human rights
    guidelines in their mining. if someone is okay with ignoring what's
    going on because it makes them feel better, fine. if you are educated
    in the goings on and the processes, and you're a-okay with it, great.
    but don't try to make those of us who do care sound crazy or
    irrational simply because we can't sleep as well as you night.
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