[MMouse]: NO MOUSE CONTENT RE: Three Kings
Well..i go for this point for point.. <> Actually..we spent very little money on Bosnia. The only thing we supplied were the bombs, everything else was paid for by NATO or other European countries..as its been for the past five decades or so...were like the hessians..if you pay for the battle well fight it..and take the credit for the vicotry..since we never lose. <> This sentiment is shared perhaps by every other person in the world..so..if were all ignorant..and we know that were all ignorant..doesnt that mean that were not ignorant anymore? Thats an excuse..and a flimsy one at that. <> This is what corporations would like you to believe..they give people jobs..if it weren't for them they would be forced to beg..and on and on and on.. The fact is that its a total lie, profit margins wouldn't be hurt that badly if they paid a decent(no ones looking for 20 bucks an hour..but how about a minimum HOURLY wage..no more paying by the week..or the soccerball)wage. What would happen, is that instead of the CEO making 4000 times what the average worker in his company makes(no that is not a point for exageration that IS a real figure) they'd only make 400-500 times what the average worker makes(the average worker being paid about 12.50 an hour) Boo hoo for the CEO's of the world..i think they will survive. Yes..children do have to work in order to support their family "over there". Doesn't that bother you? Considering how easy such a situation would be to change(that is..in our next IMF loan just tell them that they have to implement a minimum wage standard..or else they dont get the money..) why is nothing being done? Because people don't realize how easy it would be to change...WE ARE THE MAJORITY..the big majority(the people who genuinely care about humanity that is..) why do we let a couple of punks push us around? Once again..mark no understand.. <> Actually..i kind of liked Al Gore's energy(no joke) when i saw him on C-Span..i almost even felt a little inspired.. <> Actually..you probably will see it..within the next twenty years is my guess..as money becomes totally meaningless..science fiction realities a'commin and what not.. <> What makes you feel safe now? The knowledge that if your purse is stolen..you can go to the police for help..or that if your walking the streets alone some crack addict is going to be so scared of going to prison that he wouldn't kill you for the change in your car..yeah..you go with that. Your not safe..youve just been tricked into thinking you are. Ill end with some pretty scarry logic..some of you probably already know. The chances of the police actually arresting a criminal(country wide average) is 20%..only one out of five cases are ever solved..then looking at the number convicted..1 in five drops to 1 in ten..and the number that actually serve a prision sentance..about one in twenty.. The only way saftey can ever be assured is if we simply erradicate the causes..money, power, greed, arivace. Stop giving people easy ways to measure worth..and youll do a lot more to stopping crime than hiring a couple hundred thousand police officers.. natalie sweetness follows.
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are you saying we don't fight the battles? there were american troops there, you might remember...in bosnia, that is. and in desert storm for that matter. agreed. it is a very flimsy argument. not even worth noting really. but the point is that the companies CAN pay less than they "should". and because greed is about as prevalent as ignorance (if not more so), they will pay less. i think it's ridiculous, too. but they're not changing their ways here, so why would they do it anywhere else. just because i'm more realistic, doesn't mean i'm compassionless. of course it bothers me, it's a damn tragedy. but what are YOU or I going to do? start your own company and pay the workers twice the amount any other company is paying. i dare you. don't get your hopes up. we are the majority, but we are the majority with little connection to the political or economic arena. doesn't the average person have enough to worry about in a day without pondering the status of all of the other people of the world. it's great if that is your job, but geez, i hardly make enough money to pay for college and rent and food and all the other little costs as it is-i don't have enough time in the day to get all of my work for classes done and to study for tests. i'm not going to go home at night and think "oh god, some people have such a horrible life. i should give my home to all the homeless people and share everything i have." i don't see it, sorry. i know the stats, but i don't feel threatened walking home alone at night. i don't live in a big city, but there is crime there and several girls have been attacked recently. i guess i just don't feel the fear. maybe i'm naive. oh please, you think you can get rid of power greed and avarice? impossible i say. honest to god impossible. people wouldn't allow it. if the human race didn't find these ways of measuring worth effective, they wouldn't exist. plain and simply, it's never going to happen. natalie sweetness follows.
