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submitted 9 months ago by Alaskaball@hexbear.net to c/news@hexbear.net

After all everyone knows blood diamonds are green porky-happy

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[-] Magician@hexbear.net 44 points 9 months ago

Coal is so bad, much worse than the natural way of obtaining useless rocks.

CW - image of colonial exploitation:

A South African miner getting x-rayed to ensure he didn't steal from De Beers diamond company. 1954

This image alone should be reply enough to these articles.

[-] WaterBowlSlime@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 9 months ago

I remember someone posted an article a while back about this. The company cops would check workers' clothes, hair, mouths, butts, and balls for diamonds too. Imagine being so worried about profits that you hire penis inspectors to make sure miners can't keep a few itty bitty rocks.

[-] RyanGosling@hexbear.net 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Cartels usually skip this process and just make the workers be naked

[-] Hello_Kitty_enjoyer@hexbear.net 10 points 9 months ago

you can still eat a diamond when you're naked

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