Quote Originally Posted by JMA View Post
Well from that incident the Gemstone and Allied Workers Union of Zambia will not be organising any protest marches at the Collum Coal Mine anytime soon now that they know the Chinese bosses are armed and prepared to use them.
Maybe they'll get some guns and shoot back, which is what you or I would likely do under the same circumstances.

It seems they've taken another step first: electing a government that's promised to be less inclined to roll over and do what the Chinese want. If that doesn't work, picking up guns and shooting back seems a reasonable next step. Shooting the workers has rarely produced long-term labor peace.

Overall, I see little evidence to suggest that the enlightened scenario proposed by Fuchs is emerging on the ground, or is likely to emerge.