Gravitymaster 0 #26 February 4, 2006 QuoteI totally agree with you. So we invade tommorow. You in? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #27 February 4, 2006 QuoteQuoteI totally agree with you. So we invade tommorow. You in? Can't tomorrow. Too busy abusing Chinese cheap labor to fatten the profit of my US corporation... "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gravitymaster 0 #28 February 4, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteI totally agree with you. So we invade tommorow. You in? Can't tomorrow. Too busy abusing Chinese cheap labor to fatten the profit of my US corporation... We'll wait on ya. How's the Lo Mein? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #29 February 4, 2006 QuoteI totally agree with you. Um, no, you don't. You're saying that to shut me up. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #30 February 4, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteI totally agree with you. So we invade tommorow. You in? Can't tomorrow. Too busy abusing Chinese cheap labor to fatten the profit of my US corporation... And those Chinese are thankful to have the JOBS. As Skyrad said, "Try understanding life from a non american point of view when discussing other continents." Just because what they're paid over there wouldn't buy squat over here, that doesn't mean it's not enough for them in their society. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crozby 0 #31 February 4, 2006 QuoteYou don't see something inherently wrong in the practice of having kids -- some of whom you have strong reason to believe will die in agony of starvation and disease -- just as a security thing so that you'll be taken care of when you're old? That's truly fucked up. That is NOT a healthy reason to have children. Your consistent inability to understand and relate to other cultures is an issue you ought to deal with. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #32 February 4, 2006 QuoteAnd those Chinese are thankful to have the JOBS. As Skyrad said, "Try understanding life from a non american point of view when discussing other continents." Just because what they're paid over there wouldn't buy squat over here, that doesn't mean it's not enough for them in their society. And once again, I do agree with you. And no, it is not to shut you up. I do live in China, and can testify that at least from what I see (which is a very tiny part of the Chinese population), they manage to do quite well with the little they have/get. I understand it is a lot harder in the countryside though. But getting $5 bucks a day in Shanghai is not that bad considering a good Chinese meal sets you back around $1, and that if you don't mind sharing an apartment with a couple of families, it'll cost around $20/month. It's all about perception. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #33 February 4, 2006 QuoteQuoteYou don't see something inherently wrong in the practice of having kids -- some of whom you have strong reason to believe will die in agony of starvation and disease -- just as a security thing so that you'll be taken care of when you're old? That's truly fucked up. That is NOT a healthy reason to have children. Your consistent inability to understand and relate to other cultures is an issue you ought to deal with. Why? I live in only one culture. Nice total avoidance of the very valid issue I raised in my post, by the way. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #34 February 4, 2006 Its not my place to judge these people or their culture. I'm just saying the way it is, life is hard and in such countries life is cheap.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RhondaLea 4 #35 February 4, 2006 QuoteIts not my place to judge these people or their culture. I'm just saying the way it is, life is hard and in such countries life is cheap. I'm still trying to figure out why we're blaming them for the natural disasters represented by famine and drought. I can't handle this thread. rlIf you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rasmack 0 #36 February 4, 2006 QuoteI'm still trying to figure out why we're blaming them for the natural disasters represented by famine and drought. No no no. You got it all wrong. We are also blaming them for living in a part of the world that was exploited by the west for centuries, whereupon they were abandoned on the wrong side of the trade walls. If they don't have kids, noone can provide for them. If they do have kids, the kids might not survive. In other words they should all just roll over and die. HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227 “I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.” - Not quite Oscar Wilde... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RhondaLea 4 #37 February 4, 2006 QuoteNo no no. You got it all wrong. We are also blaming them for living in a part of the world that was exploited by the west for centuries, whereupon they were abandoned on the wrong side of the trade walls. Ah, missed that. Now it all makes sense. QuoteIf they don't have kids, noone can provide for them. If they do have kids, the kids might not survive. In other words they should all just roll over and die. Maybe instead of food, we should send them quick-acting poison? I'm still kinda boggled about the "kids" thing. If the logic is that by having fewer kids, more will survive because they'll be better able to provide for them, what is wrong with these people that they don't go to the Planned Parenthood clinics in their towns and get some free birth control? But maybe someone already covered this, and I missed it. I was just having such a difficult time reading these posts, I skipped over a few. On a less ironic note, my grandparents' families--on all four sides--were quite large for both the reason cited in previous posts and because children represented a goodly part of the labor force at the time. All of my grandparents were born in the US in the early 20th, and when I think of that, it reminds of the natural and unnatural disasters that befell this country at that time. Google on "the dustbowl" and "the great depression" for example. It's enlightening. rlIf you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crozby 0 #38 February 4, 2006 QuoteI'm still kinda boggled about the "kids" thing. If the logic is that by having fewer kids, more will survive because they'll be better able to provide for them, what is wrong with these people that they don't go to the Planned Parenthood clinics in their towns and get some free birth control? It's staggering isn't it. It is unfirtunate that people as bright as PJ are only able to frame the rest of the world in terms of how their immediate neighborhood works. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #39 February 4, 2006 I'm not blaming them for natural disasters, I'm saying that just because their culture is different from mine I don't belive that mine is superior to theirs (unlike some people around here). I'm also responding to PJ when I say that it's not my place to judge their culture or beliefs.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RhondaLea 4 #40 February 5, 2006 QuoteI'm not blaming them for natural disasters, I'm saying that just because their culture is different from mine I don't belive that mine is superior to theirs (unlike some people around here). I'm also responding to PJ when I say that it's not my place to judge their culture or beliefs. I wasn't being critical of you; I was agreeing with you. rlIf you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RMURRAY 1 #41 February 5, 2006 QuoteQuoteYou don't see something inherently wrong in the practice of having kids -- some of whom you have strong reason to believe will die in agony of starvation and disease -- just as a security thing so that you'll be taken care of when you're old? That's truly fucked up. That is NOT a healthy reason to have children. Your consistent inability to understand and relate to other cultures is an issue you ought to deal with. well put! I agree. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #42 February 5, 2006 QuoteIts not my place to judge these people or their culture. I'm just saying the way it is, life is hard and in such countries life is cheap. "Life is cheap"? Noooo, you're not judgmental... --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #43 February 5, 2006 QuoteQuoteIts not my place to judge these people or their culture. I'm just saying the way it is, life is hard and in such countries life is cheap. I'm still trying to figure out why we're blaming them for the natural disasters represented by famine and drought. Blaming huh for wha? I'm blaming them for their reaction -- which I think is incredibly selfish: bring children into the world when you can't possibly feed them all, in the hope that enough of them will survive to care for you in your old age? And the excuse is that their government is too corrupt to help them get on their feet, and their country suffers drought. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #44 February 5, 2006 QuoteIt's staggering isn't it. It is unfirtunate that people as bright as PJ are only able to frame the rest of the world in terms of how their immediate neighborhood works. It's unfortunate that as you mak a personal attack on my "brightness" you can't even spell "unfortunate" right. --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #45 February 5, 2006 QuoteQuoteIt's staggering isn't it. It is unfirtunate that people as bright as PJ are only able to frame the rest of the world in terms of how their immediate neighborhood works. It's unfortunate that as you mak a personal attack on my "brightness" you can't even spell "unfortunate" right. - You guys are funny. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #46 February 5, 2006 I, uh, meant to do that. Hey, it's fuckin' late! --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #47 February 5, 2006 Oh, Thanks,When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RhondaLea 4 #48 February 5, 2006 QuoteIt has has already been pointed out to you that spelling flames always contain spelling errors. He was not making an attack on your "brightness," but bemoaning the fact that someone as bright as you could manage to take such a narrow view as the one you took in this thread. rlIf you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RhondaLea 4 #49 February 5, 2006 http://library.thinkquest.org/10136/famine/famitq.htm A lot of the famine and starvation is in the third world countries because they don't have enough money and resources to keep their people well fed and healthy. Even though there are still people who are starving and homeless in the first world countries, they still receive some kind of aid from the country they live in. Consider what would happen to us if there were no aid after the hurricanes. I'm not talking about Katrina. I'm talking about what happens in Florida every single year. rlIf you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skysquiffy 0 #50 February 5, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteIt's staggering isn't it. It is unfirtunate that people as bright as PJ are only able to frame the rest of the world in terms of how their immediate neighborhood works. It's unfortunate that as you mak a personal attack on my "brightness" you can't even spell "unfortunate" right. - You guys are funny. I think it's funnier the amount PJ cries "personal attack! Personal attack!"....uh oh, is that a PA too? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 Next Page 2 of 3 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
RhondaLea 4 #49 February 5, 2006 http://library.thinkquest.org/10136/famine/famitq.htm A lot of the famine and starvation is in the third world countries because they don't have enough money and resources to keep their people well fed and healthy. Even though there are still people who are starving and homeless in the first world countries, they still receive some kind of aid from the country they live in. Consider what would happen to us if there were no aid after the hurricanes. I'm not talking about Katrina. I'm talking about what happens in Florida every single year. rlIf you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skysquiffy 0 #50 February 5, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteIt's staggering isn't it. It is unfirtunate that people as bright as PJ are only able to frame the rest of the world in terms of how their immediate neighborhood works. It's unfortunate that as you mak a personal attack on my "brightness" you can't even spell "unfortunate" right. - You guys are funny. I think it's funnier the amount PJ cries "personal attack! Personal attack!"....uh oh, is that a PA too? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
