LadyConstanze
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I am a bigot? Yes I suppose I am, I do have a nearly irrational dislike for fools and closed-minded people. Especially so when the person chooses to be that way.
I was a criminal? When?
Yes I am familiar with the methods used by revolutionary movements to foment dissent. Any moderately educated person should be, particularly if one has an interest in 20th century history. I haven't advocated their use, I have only pointed out that this is what the movements on the political fringes do. The worse conditions are, the better for them. Think of Germany in the 30s...could Hitler have won an election if things were going even moderately well? As I pointed out, the National Front is preparing an "analysis" of the riots, how much would you bet that they will be placing the majority of the blame on people of a less than creamy complexion?
Yes, you should be sympathetic to those who don't work because they cannot. This extends not only to those who cannot because of a disability, but also those who cannot because they do not have the opportunity to do so.
Yes I do not work, and I live in very straightened circumstances. This is due mostly to my being content with what I have. I have enough. I do not include myself in those who feel disadvantaged. I do without by choice. When I find a job I want to do, I will do it, until then, I am content to live within my means on my pension...though a little more beer money would be nice.
You consistently and deliberately misinterpret what I say, you take the idea that there are people who feel cheated by modern society as a personal affront. Perhaps you would do well to quietly consider that, I doubt you will find the answers pleasant or particularly flattering, though I am sure you will find them helpful and that you will be much the better person for having done so.
You keep on calling me close minded and bigoted and I asked you REPEATEDLY what your solution would be, apparently you decided to not see that, a practical solution, since you seem to believe that my idea is far to close minded... So now you are so open minded and enlightened - enlighten the rest of us what to do? Clear words and remembering it is a world wide recession and there is only a limited amount of funds available.
I am very sympathetic to those who don't work because they cannot, however those aren't looting, I am not sympathetic with people who think society owes them something and they want to sit there and do nothing for it. Have you ever seen me say anything that I grudge a person help because they need it? I think I repeatedly said that I rather have a few freeloaders and scroungers benefit than see somebody who needs and deserves it go without help.
What you don't realize that the people looting there are NOT the youth of Britain, it's a small and violent fraction of them, a fraction that grew up with an entitlement, the feeling that society should give them what they want, I have very little sympathy for them, though I do believe I understand where they are coming from. If you grow up on a council estate, parents haven't ever worked, none of your neighbours ever worked, they all get by, then why should you do well in school, why should you break the mold if it's all you ever see? Now times are getting harder, there is a complete power shift, the "Western empire" is falling and the 1st and 2nd world is becoming poorer and poorer, it is getting harder to feed the ever expanding fringe through, budget cuts are made.
Hello, I am a foreigner in the UK, I do not live in London where it is not a problem to be a foreigner, I encounter racism on a daily basis, from the same type of people you see looting, have you looked at the interviews with them? Most of them are blaming ***** foreigners, saying they come only here for the benefits (uh really?), they are taking away their jobs, in short they are uneducated, racist twats who want a bunch of free things on top of it and a good riot.
You know being asked almost daily "You're not from around here, you're a foreigner, are you here to take our jobs" does get old, I didn't take any British jobs, I came to the UK because my firm wanted me here and my partner is British, if somebody speaks several languages and is experienced in international PR and crisis management, they are welcome to my job, think any of the rioters bitching about foreigners are?
You think I don't know about being poor? Serious falling out with my family, I would never sue my family for support, a personal thing and I would hate myself, so I went out and to uni on my own, you know how graciously they pay PhD students? Paid for the traveling fare to university and a bit towards the rent, I had to work 2 part time jobs next to it just to make ends meet, there wasn't much left for partying and luxuries, pretty often I ate rather frugally, wore lots of sweaters and clothes because I couldn't afford to heat more, 3 years being more than stretched and working my arse off. It didn't reduce me to stealing and looting...
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