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These men come illegally hoping to get a job illegally and are sold into slavery. Is that it? What are they complaining about? They tried to break the law.While there are no official records of how many men are enslaved on Thai fishing boats, the Thai government estimates that up to 300,000 people work within its fishing industry, 90% of whom are migrants vulnerable to being duped, trafficked and sold to the sea.
The vast majority of these men come from neighbouring Cambodia, Laos and Burma, lured by Thailand’s strong economy and large pool of unskilled jobs. They pay brokers to help traffic them over the border and find them work in factories, on plantations or at construction sites – but many of them will be sold instead on to boats to fill a massive labour shortage in Thailand’s fishing sector.Trafficked into slavery on Thai trawlers to catch food for prawns Global development The Guardian
Jere said Tootsie Bell.Pardon me but thats a bunch of BS. Different circumstances entirely. The people all over this country has just as much right to draw attention to brutality no matter how it looks compared to someone elses plight. They have slavery right here in the US if you really want to precise. It makes no sense to not protest. What you are advocating is that we allow our situaton to grow just as bad as theirs then and only then is it right to complain. Well at that point you wont have much of a voice left will you?Therein lies the stupidity of some people. I guess your stance is that if someone has it worse than you its ok for you to be mistreated. What a dumb ass.Makes the assholes here marching in protest look pretty stupid, doesn't it?
I do not believe that is what has troubled you, Asclepias. I believe you have been hit with the reality that the people in NY and Ferguson have nothing to complain about. They are living like kings and queens compared to these people being posted on this thread. They protest to destroy property, smash and grab and justify this by reliving the story of how an armed robber who refused to stand down is now dead because a police officer dared to defend himself. The other one refused to obey the law - resisted arrest and had a heart attack in an ambulance and for this you think these people are justified in inciting the people of America to violence against Police Officers? Resulting in the death of 2 officers and for what? So they can have some free television sets? The trouble here is that the entitlement mindset has gone into overdrive and now people believe they are justified in armed robbery and law breaking with no consequences. It is time to face reality. True injustice is what you see in these photographs. You've got nothing to complain about and neither does any other red blooded American in this country. Thank God you live here and stop behaving as if the world owes you a living. It does not.
If the protesters in America do not stop this nonsense and start having a grateful heart for the great privilege of being an American? I believe God will have to wake all of you up Himself! You won't like it either!
Mark my words! That day is Coming! It is surely Coming!
You keep it up and the Communists will make sure we have it just as bad. Cut the nonsense! I have heard enough! You and your protester buddies are going to create a situation in which our freedoms will be a thing of the past! You can be sure the sharks are circling the waters even now just waiting for the moment we are vulnerable enough to blindside us and take us down hard. America is becoming more and more vulnerable to an outside attack because a nation divided is destined to fall. WAKE UP.
And stop trying to derail my thread. This isn't Ferguson, Tootsie bell. I am not putting up with it.
Al Sharpton is many things but a communist he is not. Even if he was there is nothing wrong with communist ideas. I'm not contributing to my demise. I will be fine regardless of who is charge.Who said the Communists will be able to do anything? I dont remember the last time a communist society worked in the modern world. I'm speaking of protesting racism. No I wont cut anything and I dont care if you have had enough. You cant tell me allowing brutality in any form to exist is helping someone in slavery. You are in essence saying keep quiet or the monsters will get you to. I'm not a timid person. If you are afraid go hide somewhere. I make a lot of noise. I'm not derailing your thread. The racist harlot Gracie did that.Pardon me but thats a bunch of BS. Different circumstances entirely. The people all over this country has just as much right to draw attention to brutality no matter how it looks compared to someone elses plight. They have slavery right here in the US if you really want to precise. It makes no sense to not protest. What you are advocating is that we allow our situaton to grow just as bad as theirs then and only then is it right to complain. Well at that point you wont have much of a voice left will you?I do not believe that is what has troubled you, Asclepias. I believe you have been hit with the reality that the people in NY and Ferguson have nothing to complain about. They are living like kings and queens compared to these people being posted on this thread. They protest to destroy property, smash and grab and justify this by reliving the story of how an armed robber who refused to stand down is now dead because a police officer dared to defend himself. The other one refused to obey the law - resisted arrest and had a heart attack in an ambulance and for this you think these people are justified in inciting the people of America to violence against Police Officers? Resulting in the death of 2 officers and for what? So they can have some free television sets? The trouble here is that the entitlement mindset has gone into overdrive and now people believe they are justified in armed robbery and law breaking with no consequences. It is time to face reality. True injustice is what you see in these photographs. You've got nothing to complain about and neither does any other red blooded American in this country. Thank God you live here and stop behaving as if the world owes you a living. It does not.
If the protesters in America do not stop this nonsense and start having a grateful heart for the great privilege of being an American? I believe God will have to wake all of you up Himself! You won't like it either!
Mark my words! That day is Coming! It is surely Coming!
You keep it up and the Communists will make sure we have it just as bad. Cut the nonsense! I have heard enough! You and your protester buddies are going to create a situation in which our freedoms will be a thing of the past! You can be sure the sharks are circling the waters even now just waiting for the moment we are vulnerable enough to blindside us and take us down hard. America is becoming more and more vulnerable to an outside attack because a nation divided is destined to fall. WAKE UP.
And stop trying to derail my thread. This isn't Ferguson, Tootsie bell. I am not putting up with it.
Al Sharpton is a Communist. So is the Mayor of NY. You are living in a country - America - that has been targeted by Communists. This is no joke. The Communists among us want to drive the nation over the cliff - that is why they are busing protesters all over the country and bankrolling this Protest. Stop contributing to your own demise , Asceplias. Once we go over the cliff - there is no going back. So think exit strategy because in this scenario? There isn't one.
Please apologise to Gracie or you'll have to take back your own words on the Respect thread you started. You will recall we both agreed everyone should be treated with respect. No pre - qualifying. She is a nice woman. Let's be nice. Thank you.
I will apologize to Grace when she apologizes for calling me a negro and a ****** and assuming I should be fine it.
Depends on who says it and who it's aimed at but....what is a tootsie?I gotta remember that one. But, isn't calling someone a tootsie bell racist?
You must not get out of the US a lot. I've traveled the world and I can tell you that people in other countries have the same luxuries we do. Of course they have some very impoverished places as well but there are a number of countries I would live in if my family was not here in the states.Why do you keep saying they have no complaints? Its pretty self evident they have complaints and thats why they are protesting.People do what they can do. There are a plethora of groups addressing third world plight. They may be conservative Christian churches digging wells, clearing/planting fields, etc, billionaires like Bill Gates trying to drive innovations like waterless toilets, or liberals like David Milliband trying to raise money to get food to refugees. We each get to decide what we do with our time, money and energies. We don't get to decide what other people's priorities are.
Whose deciding? If my thread convicts the hearts of some folks who are protesting brutality and suddenly see they have no complaints compared to the rest of the world and recognize they have taken things for granted? It's an opportunity to change. I think its time Americans became more grateful don't you?
Complaints? Do you realize that we as a people are richer than 92% of the rest of the world? If you have a bed, a roof and some pocket change - not even a savings account - you're in that 8%. Do you know that people living in the 10/40 window live on approximately a dollar a day? Do you know why America was so hated all these years? They envy our freedom! Keep this up? And we will lose it. Then you'll see how quickly today will seem like a dream. When you do not have it any longer. We never appreciate something until it's gone. Ask any person who has lived under a communist regime and they will tell you . They are even seeing the signs clearly, Asceplias. And openly warning us.
Depends on who says it and who it's aimed at but....what is a tootsie?I gotta remember that one. But, isn't calling someone a tootsie bell racist?
You must not get out of the US a lot. I've traveled the world and I can tell you that people in other countries have the same luxuries we do. Of course they have some very impoverished places as well but there are a number of countries I would live in if my family was not here in the states.Why do you keep saying they have no complaints? Its pretty self evident they have complaints and thats why they are protesting.People do what they can do. There are a plethora of groups addressing third world plight. They may be conservative Christian churches digging wells, clearing/planting fields, etc, billionaires like Bill Gates trying to drive innovations like waterless toilets, or liberals like David Milliband trying to raise money to get food to refugees. We each get to decide what we do with our time, money and energies. We don't get to decide what other people's priorities are.
Whose deciding? If my thread convicts the hearts of some folks who are protesting brutality and suddenly see they have no complaints compared to the rest of the world and recognize they have taken things for granted? It's an opportunity to change. I think its time Americans became more grateful don't you?
Complaints? Do you realize that we as a people are richer than 92% of the rest of the world? If you have a bed, a roof and some pocket change - not even a savings account - you're in that 8%. Do you know that people living in the 10/40 window live on approximately a dollar a day? Do you know why America was so hated all these years? They envy our freedom! Keep this up? And we will lose it. Then you'll see how quickly today will seem like a dream. When you do not have it any longer. We never appreciate something until it's gone. Ask any person who has lived under a communist regime and they will tell you . They are even seeing the signs clearly, Asceplias. And openly warning us.
lol. I about peed myself seeing Jere get so mad she called someone a Tootsie Bell.
