Thailand riots - Page 2

AVGWarhawk · 04-22-10, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

At least three dead, 75 wounded with foreigners among them in the grenade strikes today.

There are 3 dead and 75 wounded...foreigners among them? Why do we need to know there are foreigners among them?

04-22-10, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

There are 3 dead and 75 wounded...foreigners among them? Why do we need to know there are foreigners among them?

Because western people don't care about eastern people? Good question.

frau kaleun · 04-22-10, 12:32 PM

Christ almighty, how was this not a top story on the news here?

Oh, right, they didn't have time, cuz they were interviewing one of Michael Jackson's sisters. TEN MONTHS LATER, HOW ARE THEY COPING? Yes that certainly qualifies as a major news item to be featured in the first half of your broadcast.

Granted I don't watch the news like a hawk but I do get a good 45-60 minutes of it first thing in the morning 6 days a week, and if this has been mentioned it has to have been wedged somewhere into the rundown of "oh BTW this also happened somewhere" events.

Er maybe I need to pay more attention when BBC News America comes on right after Gordon Ramsay.

GoldenRivet · 04-22-10, 12:32 PM

OneToughHerring...

OneToughLesson you need to learn is that when governments fail to address the needs and concerns of the people - throughout history... such activity is almost universally the result.

sucks that people died.

sucks that people die at all.

but the world is a sh*tty place man.

the world sucks in general and you nor anyone else will ever change that.

sad story you have shared with us indeed

but to that story i say "meh" this crap happens everywhere

tough titty said the kitty...

...but the milks still good.

EDIT:

and no it has nothing to do with western people not giving a damn about eastern people (whatever the hell thats supposed to mean... next it will be "people in blue shirts dont care what happens to people in green shirts!") I had the same "concerns" or lack thereof when the LA riots were going on.

AVGWarhawk · 04-22-10, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

Because western people don't care about eastern people? Good question.

This is were I'm itching my head OTH, what peoples (western) and peoples (eastern) are you speaking of?

GoldenRivet · 04-22-10, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

This is were I'm itching my head OTH, what peoples (western) and peoples (eastern) are you speaking of?

its the same old

"dont care about brown people" bullsh*t we hear from everyone who feels the need to make an excuse for themselves.

whatever.

AVGWarhawk · 04-22-10, 12:51 PM

Hence my....Huh?

No foreigners for the north or south were injured in this post.

krashkart · 04-22-10, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by frau kaleun

Christ almighty, how was this not a top story on the news here?

Oh, right, they didn't have time, cuz they were interviewing one of Michael Jackson's sisters. TEN MONTHS LATER, HOW ARE THEY COPING? Yes that certainly qualifies as a major news item to be featured in the first half of your broadcast.

Granted I don't watch the news like a hawk but I do get a good 45-60 minutes of it first thing in the morning 6 days a week, and if this has been mentioned it has to have been wedged somewhere into the rundown of "oh BTW this also happened somewhere" events.

Er maybe I need to pay more attention when BBC News America comes on right after Gordon Ramsay.

I must have missed that portion of the Jackson tragedy. Was busy shaking off the "baby powder in Lindsay Lohan's shoes" tragedy.

Reminds me that I should tune in to Jim Lehrer tonight.

04-22-10, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

its the same old

"dont care about brown people" bullsh*t we hear from everyone who feels the need to make an excuse for themselves.

whatever.

Yes I know you don't care about "brown people", that goes without saying.

GoldenRivet · 04-22-10, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

Yes I know you don't care about "brown people", that goes without saying.

how so?

since you obviously know the most intimate details of my life and all.

its an excuse OTH, saying that "the west doesnt care"

a lame ass excuse - and you know it.

04-22-10, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

how so?

since you obviously know the most intimate details of my life and all.

its an excuse OTH, saying that "the west doesnt care"

a lame ass excuse - and you know it.

Whatever. I'm not the one living in a country built with slave labour so obviously we must think differently in many fundamental ways.

GoldenRivet · 04-22-10, 01:33 PM

Yes because America is clearly the only nation anywhere on Earth at any time through history to ever use slave labor.

you are probably one of those DAs who think that everyone in the Southern USA was a whip cracking slave owner.

please

90% of the Southern United States was poorer than dirt. leaving a very slim minority of wealthy land owners to own black and WHITE slaves.

My great great grandfather did more than his share of work in a cotton field... so spare me the BS

Personally im done being "guilted"

I no longer care if someone calls me a racist or a biggot or a red neck... i just dont give a damn.

its the only thing they have to resort to in order to "silence" people they dont agree with - and it no longer works on me.

GoldenRivet · 04-22-10, 01:38 PM

You're just pissed because your thread drew not one drop of sympathy.

do you know why?

no?

ok... let me show you where you effed up here...

This is how your post should have looked

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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8637855.stm

Not exactly new but seems like these riots aren't going away. People dying and grenades and live ammo used on both sides I think. At least one cameraman died, here's some of the last footage he shot.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8616339.stm

but you had to go and take a condescending tone toward westerners for some reason and add in this little nugget.

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Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

Westeners are going over there on vacation and the whole country is in turmoil. Imagine if these were Muslims, eh? The whole country would have been carpet bombed many times over.

Sailor Steve · 04-22-10, 01:39 PM

My great-great-grandfather was an 'owner'. So there. Sue me for reparations. I'm sure my unemployment insurance will make your life much better.

OTH, I'm sorry your thread got so far off topic, but sometimes people just get struck the wrong way be the wrong things. It happens.

AVGWarhawk · 04-22-10, 01:53 PM

This is why "Huh?" is the best response sometimes.

04-22-10, 12:32 PM	#19
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	OneToughHerring... OneToughLesson you need to learn is that when governments fail to address the needs and concerns of the people - throughout history... such activity is almost universally the result. sucks that people died. sucks that people die at all. but the world is a sh*tty place man. the world sucks in general and you nor anyone else will ever change that. sad story you have shared with us indeed but to that story i say "meh" this crap happens everywhere tough titty said the kitty... ...but the milks still good. EDIT: and no it has nothing to do with western people not giving a damn about eastern people (whatever the hell thats supposed to mean... next it will be "people in blue shirts dont care what happens to people in green shirts!") I had the same "concerns" or lack thereof when the LA riots were going on. __________________

04-22-10, 12:51 PM	#22
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Hence my....Huh? No foreigners for the north or south were injured in this post. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

04-22-10, 01:33 PM	#27
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Yes because America is clearly the only nation anywhere on Earth at any time through history to ever use slave labor. you are probably one of those DAs who think that everyone in the Southern USA was a whip cracking slave owner. please 90% of the Southern United States was poorer than dirt. leaving a very slim minority of wealthy land owners to own black and WHITE slaves. My great great grandfather did more than his share of work in a cotton field... so spare me the BS Personally im done being "guilted" I no longer care if someone calls me a racist or a biggot or a red neck... i just dont give a damn. its the only thing they have to resort to in order to "silence" people they dont agree with - and it no longer works on me. __________________

04-22-10, 01:39 PM	#29
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	My great-great-grandfather was an 'owner'. So there. Sue me for reparations. I'm sure my unemployment insurance will make your life much better. OTH, I'm sorry your thread got so far off topic, but sometimes people just get struck the wrong way be the wrong things. It happens. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-22-10, 01:53 PM	#30
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	This is why "Huh?" is the best response sometimes. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

04-22-10, 12:32 PM	#18
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Christ almighty, how was this not a top story on the news here? Oh, right, they didn't have time, cuz they were interviewing one of Michael Jackson's sisters. TEN MONTHS LATER, HOW ARE THEY COPING? Yes that certainly qualifies as a major news item to be featured in the first half of your broadcast. Granted I don't watch the news like a hawk but I do get a good 45-60 minutes of it first thing in the morning 6 days a week, and if this has been mentioned it has to have been wedged somewhere into the rundown of "oh BTW this also happened somewhere" events. Er maybe I need to pay more attention when BBC News America comes on right after Gordon Ramsay.