It seems to me that anyone who profits in any way from slave labor is obviously an asshole. To fix the world we all have to stop being assholes and we need to talk about it and figure out how. Granite counter tops and brand new SUV's could be lost in the process. I'm sure that 99.9999% of the people would be happier, healthier and live in a cleaner environment.
John Locke once said that the reason for conflict is lack of communication. The defense of ideologies at the expense of universal law requires censorship and therefore increases the possibility of conflict in principle. One can only look at the behavior of those pushing for an ethical society to see how censorship and even violence are used to quash contrary viewpoints. One can be arrested now for expressing contrary viewpoints to “accepted narratives” or challenging establishment ideals or giving accepted narratives a cross examination (asking the wrong questions).
Communication is the tool intelligent people use to resolve conflict. Understanding reduces conflict and can only occur with communication. The better and greater the communication, the less chance for conflict. Communication is often restricted by assholes to foment conflict, divide people and create a society more easily led by assholes. Communication is also restricted by immature and weak people who do not like to have their ideas challenged.
Having a valid opinion requires knowledge of both sides of an argument. To have a valid opinion means you believe you can win a debate and for that you have to know your opponent's view and why it is wrong, and why he believes it to be true. You can only get this by listening, not through ignorance. What do you know that he or she doesn't? What does he or she know that you do not? Common ground is achieved with communication. People having common ground gives them defense from assholes in power. Not knowing your opponents view makes you just another stupid asshole. Me having to explain this is just evidence of an unbelievably corrupted public education system. If you cannot defend your ideas than you are a stupid asshole if you voice them.
