You bring up an interesting point. Others have contacted me, saying similar things about Barrick as well. And, I certainly hope they will do the right thing.

I am not really an anti-Canadian or Corporate bashing radical as some seem to think, but rather, when I write about something with the goal of making people aware of a situation, I use many methods to get my point across. One way is shock, another shame, and finger pointing makes people react.

I apologize to the many Canadians who might be offended by my admittedly sensationalistic headline, but of more concern to me is making people everywhere stop and think and act more ethically with regards to the indigenous people of South America—the Mapuche in particular. I have traveled to Canada a few times, and even have a couple Canadian friends. Really like it.

And, I did point out other countries that are at fault as well. I should even point out Israel has helped the Chilean government by supplying them militarily…so blame can be spread far and wide. But, blame is useless. Shaming someone to right a wrong however, has its uses. And so, I hope you are right about Barrick, and I hope they will change their policy and methods.

Corporate responsibility goes beyond simply engaging in good business practices, however. And American and other corporations from all over the world need to be shamed occasionally into doing the right thing if that is what it takes.

Thanks for stopping by and commenting. If Barrick does the right thing in this particular case, I will most certainly post anew and laud them for their efforts and acknowledge their choice to do what they should have done in the first place.

I sometimes use an off angle approach to get my point across. I hope you’ll notice I pointed out many of the good things in Canadian society, for example. Most people don’t want to read “(insert your native country here) Is Destroying The Earth” type headlines. However, if they see something about a neighboring country who’s society is not dissimilar, they may stop to take a look and I thereby make my point to one more reader I might not otherwise have been able to reach.

Now, since Canadians are known the whole world over as really, really nice, it only served to make my task so much easier. There is something to be said for sensationalism when trying to grow a blog.

Thanks for stopping by.