some thoughts

Sigurd 2022-04-20 09:02:18

"American Factory" was not as beautiful as I expected, but it did give me a lot of inspiration. It made me start to look at the way the world works from the perspective of God, the democracy and freedom of the United States, and the spirit of struggle that the Chinese people have carved into their bones. Which one? That's right, the best answer may be the "medium of the mean" advocated by Confucianism, choose one of them and do it, but what is the specific, and how perfect is the middle degree, but there is no way to know. People from different countries do have different blood. Occasionally I envy the freedom that Americans advocate, but sometimes I despise such a country that has only been established for more than 200 years, and most of the primitive accumulation of capital relies on inhumanity. Countries that invaded and plundered, after all, lacked some profound cultural heritage. And some corporate cultures in China are also incomprehensible to me. Obviously, it is a common interest body that exchanges labor for value. It is not desirable to have to rise to the noble behavior of "dream" and "belief". Perhaps a more realistic point is that the capitalists are just looking for high-sounding reasons for the further oppression of the working class. There are a lot of bells and whistles, but they just wear a more gorgeous coat for this class exploitation.

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  • Adolf 2022-03-19 09:01:08

    Economic depression, even the United States will inevitably stage cannibalism again. Nationalists will be impressed by the narrative logic of Chinese capital saving the U.S. economy in the role of savior in this documentary. Seeing that Chinese employees are more diligent and efficient, the left will find that Fuyao America’s essence is anti-human rights militarized management. The output of sweatshops is as hypocritical as the legendary Cao Dewang. How did American leaders become accomplices of exploiters driven by the recognition of their interests? How did the Chinese management sneer cruelly with the 36-carrot-and-stick trick. Disintegrate employee support for the union and finally, how ordinary employees bow to capital. Of course, the irony is that whether it is a Chinese worker who is willing to explain the exploitation or even cheering for the collapse of the union, or an American worker who surrenders in tears because of their jobs, whether it is defending or fighting against it, everyone ends up being ordered to be terminated. The man’s almost sluggish robotic arm replaced it and became a loser. Even the hardworking workers who work overtime are weak in the face of the mechanical revolution. This is ironic.

  • Obie 2022-03-27 09:01:18

    Cao Dewang said a few years ago why he went to the United States to invest: land costs are 9 times that of the United States (the ones that are omitted from the following are Midea); logistics costs are 2 times; bank borrowing costs are 2.4 times; electricity/natural gas costs are more than 2 times; steam costs 1.1 times; 3.2 times the cost of accessories; tax cost: the United States has strong tax incentives, customs clearance cost: the United States does not need to pay import and export customs clearance costs; labor cost: China's cost advantage is weakening; depreciation cost: 1.7 times that of the United States; 4 times in . //In the film, Fuyao just arrived in the United States, making American workers who have been unemployed for a few years and then cheered. In the middle of the film, Fuyao began to fight the American labor union. At the end, because of the brainwashing meeting, the young people were afraid for a while. The opposition is overwhelmingly outnumbered by the pro-union faction, and with full automation coming online, more workers are about to lose their jobs. As for this film, what do you think, don't listen to what others say, just watch it yourself.

American Factory quotes

  • Himself - Fuyao Safety Director: Everybody at every level will say that we really, really want to be safe. But safety doesn't pay the bills.