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Envied Innocence

It is easy to envy children with their innocence and naivety. Someone could hand North Korean flags to a group of five-year-olds and they would twirl them around just because they look nice. (Heck, that could be done with some adults who can't tell China from Chile.) Hand the flags to most adults to wave, and their first question is "What drugs are you on?" The difference in mindset is stark. The knowledge of good and evil comes at a price, especially in this society where there is minimal ethical consumption. The knowledge that a good portion of cocoa comes from child labor, for example, can make a chocolate bar taste like brick. The knowledge that thousands of people have been exploited for profit can turn any sympathetic person from purchasing companies' goods and services. Even so, sometimes it's unavoidable to not use a product, such as medicine. In that case, it can be argued that not knowing its immoral origins is actually better, simply for conscience'...