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Would it make you happier if WE had to walk miles to the nearest well for water to even out life's inbalances?
We have more than others due to hard work by our forefathers. We are lucky in the country of (most of us) our birth.
It is an unfortunate fact that if we spread the worlds resources equally around the world, there would still be wars, there would still be hunger because of mans greed!
We didn't rob ... we just got rich grabbing ...
We didn't rob other countries of their Empire we just got rich grabbing land ...
The British Empire which as you are well aware does no longer exist.
The countries that we are talking about are European and we didn't take them over Pesky Wabbit!!
It is a sad fact of life Pesky Wabbit - life is not fair! You just have to make the best of what you have!
You just have to make the best of what you have!
Pesky WabbitYou don't agree with me then?!!Old Bird ::)
Quote from: Old bird on February 21, 2008, 16:30:38We have more than others due to hard work by our forefathers. We are lucky in the country of (most of us) our birth.Correct. Our forefathers worked very hard packing ships with Africans, so they could take them for a 'holiday' on the Carabean plantations. They worked hard, exterminating tribes in southern Africa. They worked hard subduing the peoples of the Indian subcontinent.
Q.WHAT KIND OF SOCIETY ARE WE?A. Sadly one that spends way too much time reading the Daily Mail. As ever its chinese whispers so and so saying to so and so and before you know it some one takes it as gospel.
Hey Guys,remember my poor elderly chap who was locked up for non payment of council tax four pages ago???He is feeling kinda neglected :D :D :D :D
Quote from: silly billy on February 21, 2008, 16:42:28Q.WHAT KIND OF SOCIETY ARE WE?A. Sadly one that spends way too much time reading the Daily Mail. As ever its chinese whispers so and so saying to so and so and before you know it some one takes it as gospel.D'you know, despite redclangers accusations, I have never read the Daily Mail! In fact I haven't bought a newspaper for years.valmarg
Torygraph said the case would be referred to the CPS for their consideration... pretty sure it didn't say he was being done for it - must have been the Mail :D
Quote from: Tohellwithweeds on February 21, 2008, 13:48:18the kind of society we live is when you come from a differant country you get all the benefits available, housing, new car, that our British oap have paid for and most of them (if they are like my dad and been carefull with there money and own there house) have never drained the system as much as the influx of foreigners has. my dad is 81 has his own private pension and three little part time jobs that he HAS to have to help make ends meet. my mother who stayed at home to look after us kids is 71 and she has a small pension and has 7 jobs to help dad with the house hold bills they don't live beyond there means don't claim benefits and never have so yes it makes me sick when you see another foreign body on the streets wearing the latest clothes that you just know you have paid for society sucks and what is great about Britain any more TohellwithweedsI cannot imagine that your parents need to work as many jobs as you say just to live!Surely you could help them in providing them with sufficient veg to help them out. You say they don't spend beyond their means - sounds to me as if they do. The joint retirement pension plus their small pension should take care of the basics plus food, heat, light and power. I cannot imagine that if you were able to help them out a bit with veg etc from your lottie they couldn't slow down a bit!I do and will continue to do so live very cheaply. I eat mostly vegetables, I run a car, I pay a mortgage, insurances, heat and light and I still manage to have a bit of fun! Just like hundreds of thousands of us. When I do eventually retire, I will not be able to afford to run a car but everything else should be OK. I am sure that there aren't many pensioners doing what your folk are doing just to survive. There are many that do manage to survive - albeit not living grandly - on the basic state pension.
the kind of society we live is when you come from a differant country you get all the benefits available, housing, new car, that our British oap have paid for and most of them (if they are like my dad and been carefull with there money and own there house) have never drained the system as much as the influx of foreigners has. my dad is 81 has his own private pension and three little part time jobs that he HAS to have to help make ends meet. my mother who stayed at home to look after us kids is 71 and she has a small pension and has 7 jobs to help dad with the house hold bills they don't live beyond there means don't claim benefits and never have so yes it makes me sick when you see another foreign body on the streets wearing the latest clothes that you just know you have paid for society sucks and what is great about Britain any more