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I fail to see a relevant connection.
Even R2D2 has bad days, tried to make my point and I think I did. Read back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Watchman
The point is I was not referring to the bad old days of buck-naked colonial nastiness over a century ago, but the developements since around the mid-Eighties or so.
Wee bit of a difference there.
Yup and I take it a little further back to put it into perspective. What exactly was so horrible in the mid-eighties, that make it so much much worse, then let's say, the seventies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Watchman
The keyword being "since". Please pay attention.
Ever heard of neoliberalism ?
Compared to a dog turd, I look like a supermodel!!Quote:
Originally Posted by rory_20_uk
Yes, it sees the world of a constant state of anarchy, where each state will do everything for it's own safety, leading to the security/prisoner dillema, that one?Quote:
Originally Posted by Watchman
I'm talking about the economic policy primarily. What you described sounds like a brand of political philosophy whose name I cannot quite recall.
Neorealism, nothing economic about it, that would be neo-liberalism. Neo-realism only deals with the survival of a state and unlike classical realism supports alliances.Quote:
Originally Posted by Watchman
Oh crap Imisread your post, right, neo-liberalism, yeah I know what it is
politics demands someone take the blame.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tribesman
But shady business practices prevents it...Quote:
Originally Posted by K COSSACK
Who knows, we cant tell for sure someone wont be fired, they'll have to do that to show that they will take responsiblity and regain credibilty.Quote:
Originally Posted by HoreTore
Meh, managers are basically hired help these days aren't they ?
I thought ya had to get promoted to itQuote:
Originally Posted by Watchman
Check the 7th word of what you quoted:yes:Quote:
politics demands someone take the blame.
The country is heavily reliant on the company and its exports , the company is in serious financial trouble , it is in neither of their interests to make a big issue of it .
A few empty promises to the union and workers and a little letter to the company from the government suggesting that they really should follow correct safety proceedures if they can be bothered is about all that is going to happen .
Now Harmony could have shutdown for proper maintainance .... but that would cost money . They could have even kept the the second personell shaft open as an escape route and to facilitate routinely shutting down one shaft for maintainance without shutting the mine.... but that would cost money .
Risking workers lives is cheaper .
That will be done by finding someone very unimportant to the company, turn him into a scapegoat and fire him. Since other people don't really care about anything else than profits and keeping their job, nobody will take a closer look at it, thus forgetting the issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by K COSSACK
Then the cycle will continue...
help? that explains much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tribesman
HIRED is what I was looking at....
Well, that accident now doesn't seem to be all that cheap and if they didn't maintain the shaft correctly, the insurance shouldn't pay anything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tribesman
The term is "short-sighted".
Its a pittance compared to their recent business failures and losses during the strike .Quote:
Well, that accident now doesn't seem to be all that cheap and if they didn't maintain the shaft correctly, the insurance shouldn't pay anything.
No, "significance."Quote:
Originally Posted by K COSSACK
They might fire some poor devil or two to save face but the bigwigs aren't going to be touched. Not without actual deaths in sufficient numbers.
Here's hoping the miners get out safe and sound.