Harry, We weren't discussing the root cause at the time of your "Pox on you" response. Why would you presume I am unaware of the primary cause? We were discussing capitalism and its effects on these people. Cause is a whole other topic, and not just as simple as "home-grown racism", but there we agree in part: getting at the cause is key. Alleviating symptoms is what is done out of compassion, much like your allopathic physician continues to do when you come to her/him with symptoms of a much bigger problem. If you don't get the relief, it is impossible to have strength to go on and take care of the root cause.
Rather than honouring their workers for helping giant companies grow even bigger, the capitalists simply use them for dirt cheap labour. If in addition to the pittance they give, they were to commence local economic projects, ones that use the local skills and resources to help provide sustainable economy, then when the giants pack up and leave, there could still be work. That would constitute the beginnings of real healing. Certainly the workers were cheaper slaves when the corps. moved in; that's why the corps. relocated in the first place. Without creating substantive change, they are merely perpetuating the problem, and worse still, when the corporation loses momentum, the false economy they set up invariably falls flat, as Selma said. Have a real vacation, Harry. While you're at it, kindly consider what is the root cause of your need to personally insult others, even those like Darryl, who made absolutely no contribution to these exchanges. Your line of questioning is truly what is questionable, or else you are not even reading mainstream news. Natalia ----- Original Message ----- From: Harry Pollard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Darryl and Natalia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Karen Watters Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Harry Pollard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Selma Singer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 10:29 PM Subject: Re: [Futurework] Fw: Bigger Than Watergate! > > D & N, > > I'm sorry. I thought that you were referring to Republican wars. > > However, you were referring to Democratic wars for the intense > world fear, countless deaths and continuing deformities, the ruination of > entire nations' economies and cultures, in which millions of land mines > were left behind (actually left by the indigenous types who didn't map them). > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > $$$$$$ Where I went wrong was that I failed to remark upon your > miraculously evolved sense of compassion in just a few days. > > One day you say that the abused overseas workers should > say to their capitalist oppressors who are taking advantage of > their lack of options for survival by offering them bare > subsistence wages, or as Brad put it on his web-site "slave-rental" wages, > "A pox on you!". > > Then in no time, you are putting down complacency on > racist policies in Africa. Do you not see that there is a distinctly > racist policy in what the capitalists try and pass off as 'opportunity' for > 3RD world nations' people? These are not two separate issues. > > HARRY: The African racists are homegrown. The are the products of some > corporate fantasy. > > For the "pox on you" remark, read the answer to Selma. > > You see, if you don't understand the cause of bad things you will never be > able to make them good. > > Rather you will be doomed to flailing away at effects as things get ever worse. > > But, you know that. > > Harry > > > **************************************************** > Harry Pollard > Henry George School of Social Science of Los Angeles > Box 655 Tujunga CA 91042 > Tel: (818) 352-4141 -- Fax: (818) 353-2242 > http://home.comcast.net/~haledward > **************************************************** > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.500 / Virus Database: 298 - Release Date: 7/10/2003 > _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
