Racial hatred & tabloid newspapers

Posted by: Rasher on 31 October 2006

TV programmes recently on the holocaust & the Nuremberg war crime trials make me wonder how the people of Germany could have been so brainwashed not to see the horror of what was going on in their own country, and even supporting it. Now sadly it seems that history is repeating itself, this time with the British tabloid press drumming up racial hatred and demonising decent Muslims within our own communities. And I see people on buses and trains reading this stuff!! They might even believe it!!
This is dangerous and nasty stuff.
Remember the lessons of history.
Posted on: 05 November 2006 by Beano
quote:
Originally posted by Mick Parry:
Beano

The third world will benefit as more Chinese consumers come on to play.

It will not happen overnight but it will happen.

Regards

Mick


Mick,

I beg to differ, as economic growth in the society we live under equals greed and turmoil which I cannot see changing the Global picture.

Debauching the Dollar might happen?

Beano
Posted on: 05 November 2006 by Deane F
quote:
Originally posted by Deane F:
Business is utterly selfish and entirely without morals.


I didn't say it was a bad thing.

But it is certainly necessary - and history shows us this - for governments to provide a regulatory framework to protect people from the excesses of the free market.
Posted on: 05 November 2006 by Deane F
quote:
Originally posted by Steve S1:

Business, or wealth creation - without morals?

Interesting view. Does make me wonder who we expect to pay for everything when I see comments like this.

Providing employment? Enabling taxes to be available for state and welfare - immoral?

Creating environments where the efforts of those inclined to work hard pay off for them and their families will never be immoral as far as I'm concerned.

Regards,

Steve.


It's really the guy on the shop floor, the one who is actually making the grommets, that creates wealth. The rest of the factory is there to provide method.

A great deal of the tax burden is carried by wage-earners too - who have little opportunity to engage in fancy footwork to minimise their tax contributions.
Posted on: 05 November 2006 by DAVOhorn
Dear All,

There is one thing that has been forgotten about and that is:

LAND

COUNTRIES SUCH AS CHINA WILL SURELY BE LOOKING FOR MORE LAND as its population continues to expand.

Third world countries do not have the resources or FRIENDS to defend against a Country like china if it decided to appropriate land .

Lets just look at Australia.

90% of land uninhabited most of it uninhabitable at this time.

But not beyond the realms of possibility to make unworkable land workable with advamces in technology.

So at this time we have freedom of movement of populations maybe soon it will be whole countries.

regards David
Posted on: 06 November 2006 by Steve S1
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It's really the guy on the shop floor, the one who is actually making the grommets, that creates wealth.


You have to be joking, do you think the factory just got there by itself?

No. The man on the shop floor has not created the opportunity to create wealth. The man on the shop floor is exchanging his labours for the wages on offer. Nothing wrong with that and yes he pays his tax burdon, like most.

The man who perhaps put up his home to raise the cash, who perhaps worked every hour he could to set the business up. Who may, despite all the obstacles and uncertainties of setting up your own business, - be successful. In which case he is already in a minority because many more fail.

These are the wealth creators who then, when they offer the opportunity for employment, can be rewarded with many loyal, honest staff. But the law of average dictates that they also have to deal with the lazy, the dishonest and those whose aim in life appears to be to do as little as possible for as much as they can.

My tribute is to the people whose hair is turned white by the ever increased burdon of nanny state regulation, the movements in financial markets and other worries that keep them from their sleep but need not concern those who they employ.

Regards,

Steve.