There is no bigger hypocrite than the one who looks trendy while being one:
That Canadians of even the most advanced progressive sophistication give every appearance of being completely oblivious to this ugly irony is even less uplifting. An entire summer of American-style protests about the wickedness of racism and capitalism has come and gone without any obvious notice that Tommy Hilfiger, Adidas, Esprit, Calvin Klein, Nike, Uniqlo, H&M, Lacoste and quite a few other globe-spanning corporations have been accused of using slavery, child labour or forced labour.
Of course Canadians are oblivious.
Paying attention and caring are hard. Moral posturing in public is so much easier.
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