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Post by Les on Aug 9, 2011 11:38:40 GMT
THOSE WHOM THE GODS WISH TO DESTROY,THEY FIRST MAKE MAD
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Post by Old Timer on Aug 9, 2011 12:54:36 GMT
Yes Les, it makes one wonder, but each year the divide between those who have and those who have not widens - and that includes hope too.
I have just completed an article for Forbes magazine here, in which was included these little fact - the top 1% in the USA take home 24% of the total earnings, while 22% of children there officially live in poverty.
Having been in the Lebanon during their civil war, plus of course our riots here in the late '90s, which brought an end to the 32-year rule of Soeharto, I'm glad to sit this one out. However, my sympathies are definitely with the overwhelming majority of ordinary citizens who want no part of this, but whose life has been hijacked by a relatively few mindless hooligans.
Oldtimer
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Post by Les on Aug 9, 2011 22:38:06 GMT
people often ask on the tv why Glasgow does not have a riot
we do but we just call it the weekend lol
an army barracks in scotland has been put on alert
g_d help us all
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Post by Les on Aug 11, 2011 1:09:14 GMT
may g_d be with him
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Post by Les on Aug 12, 2011 23:40:27 GMT
when fred the shred gets what the rioters get then maybe there will be justice in this nation of ours
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Post by BC on Aug 18, 2011 21:01:01 GMT
Just back from a week in Tenerife. Had to share this with you, and this'll be the thread to do it on... There was a certain family at the resort - very loud, drinking all day, kids let to do whatever they wanted, etc. The Brit's abroad you don't want at your resort. Anyway, Mrs BC asked young 007 "what would you do if you had parents like that".Without missing a beat, he said "Riot in London I expect".Classic.  |
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