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Human did invent the things they believe in. It doesn't matter if the concept of "deity" has some truth or not.
Religions have a traceable history, which shows they were entirely man made. No need to prove or disprove that this or that person talked to "angels" since angels don't exist to begin with.Therefore there is no truthful prophet.
it's the fact that American workers are not as... flexible...
And to a certain extent, american workers can choose to quit and try to find work elsewhere. There is no "freedom of work" in China for people coming from rural areas. It's a bit like H1Bs in the US. They can't choose where they want to work. When you don't have freedom of work you're basically a slave to your employer and you don't really have the freedom to quit.
forced to work extra hours for.
You're not forced to work extra hours. You can quit and find a better employer. What you don't understand is that in China workers from rural area can hardly choose where they want to work. They are not living in a free society. Please to compare you're situation to theirs.
I thought PRC was founded on the communist ideals of the proletariat?
China is a dictatorship which provides capitalists slave like workforce. The capitalists get their slaves and can hypocritically point fingers at China and how bad communism is, and the corrupt Chinese government gets his money. Everybody is happy (except the victims of that cynical farce). That's shows the power of PR and persuasion. I remember 15 years ago people still protesting against China at its terrible working conditions in the west, or against the treatment of Tibet by the Chinese government. Who questions that today ? nobody, not even lefties.
Of course Apple could build the iPhone in the west and sell it at the exact same price. It just wouldn't be as profitable as it is and would require significant investments on infrastructure and factories but the "market" wants high return on investment, not just profitability. Worker's rights arbitrage is how corporations like Apple, any textile manufacturer or hardware manufacturer got so rich.
Anybody who thinks that scheme made things cheaper needs to look at the insane debts most western countries are running. That's the hidden cost of all that system. That high debt is a sign the quality of life will go down in the west in the foreseeable future.