Thailand: Jobs to Die For.

by Barry ORegan | April 11, 2008 at 05:09 am
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Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor

Countries fighting for Independence from European rule, finally get it, and immediately turn into Third World Status, we all know about slave labour in the fashion industry in the far east, and this story of mine is to address both, Manufacturers profiting off the backs of the poor for our fashion, to Dictators who took over after gaining independence for their country, get billions in Western aid in which their people see none of it and in turn makes desperate people do desperate things in order to make a living, if that is what you call it.

Western Nations wearing the latest high fashion ignore the fact that they were made in some of the poorest Asian Countries in the world, Western Manufacturers tout they are helping the poor in outsourcing much needed jobs to those in need in a Win, Win situation.   

Little comfort to those whose crushing poverty make them do desperate things to make pennies on the dollar ensuring Western Countries look their best either on the runway of life, from high fashion dresses to T-Shirts, to the furniture you sit on or jewelry you wear.

Thailand's free trade agreements with Western Nations resulted in a economic boom for this tiny country, whose work force draws thousands of illegal migrants to it's shores.  Many from neighbouring Myanmar, which is one of the poorest asian countries, especially since sanctions by many Western Nations over Myanmar's Ruling Military Junta whose military routinely go to factories and grab people to work for free as labourers for various military projects ranging from a Russian purchased Nuclear facilities, Rice fields, or any labour intensive work they need done.  Since becoming a ASEAN Member, Myanmar is having difficulty in getting support from it's member partners, due in part to Human Rights Abuses, Drug Running to corruption.

One thing Now Public Readers should know is that at one time when Myanmar was formerly Burma, was one of the richest countries in the Far East, due all in part that the country was a British Commonwealth Colony, once Burma now Myanmar was given it's independance 60 years ago, lived in relative peaceful times,interrupted in the early 60's with military and corruption taking over, the Drug trade and the impending Vietnam war saw endless opportunities for those who made money off the backs of misery.

In Ending
Many countries which were former Western or Commonwealth Countries such as African Nations, and South East Asian Nations seem to go straight into the "Proverbial Shitter", both politically and economically once they get their much demanded independance,  An Independance that pretty much turns into a Dictatorship immediately following Independance, an Independance they cannot handle and should not have been given, as witnessed by unrest, civil strife and murder, stretching from independant nations in Africa to Asian countries not developed enough mentally or educated enough to carry their countries to prosperity without Billions in Foriegn and Western Aid, of which a lot of this aid goes into the pockets of it's Dictators, back then, to the present, and future.

My Final Thought
Can anyone say any Nation in the world today, which was prosperous under Western Rule, and once given independance immediately turns into a Third World Country, fraught with violence and dependant on the World Aid for it's survival is good for them or us?

Well meaning World powers and the United Nations under pressure from Protestors, Western and Colonists alike forced to give independance to those who like  the Severe Mentally Disabled are are ill prepared to understand independance.  

Look at countries past and present which were at one time under Commonwealth or  Western influence and prosperous, are they better off now? Not friggin likely, certainly  a blast to the ancient past, when at one time a millenia or so ago, these same countries were Jewels of Civilization in which European Society today was based on, a European Society which 1,500 years ago was subsisting in caves, eating bugs, while these countries were the worlds elite in intelligence and  builders of civilizations.  The world has certainly changed for them, a tragic change they brought upon themselves in their quest to be independant with no plans how to carry it out.

The end result is a people who want independance, will never work for it, and when they do, they find it is not all Puppies and Sunshine, and immediately scramble by the millions to immigrate either legally or illegally to Western Countries they previously abhorred, fought against feverently in which our soldiers died as a result because they stated Western Life is decadent and under Western Rule is a deterrent which was destroying their culture. 

Yeah, Right, now there is a lie we can all live with for the next millenia as we continue to pump trillions in aid to Dictatorships, taking in millions of refugees in what seems to be a non working corrupt cultural money pit.  Yet these same refugees upon arriving on our shores demand the West accomodate our cultural or religious changes to suit their own from the old country, an old country they fled with their lives and the clothes on their backs. Certainly these refugees dying daily, would make no complaint if offered safe haven to live and work among us in Canada as Canadians.

Below are links of some Immigrants who come to our Canadian Democratic shores and feel their birth countries Genocidal Cultural and Religious ways are to be followed in Canada instead of our own Canadian Cultural Identity, all in the name of Multiculturalism meant to enhance ours and not destroy in a failed social experiment gone terribly wrong.

http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/surrey-police-scan-vaisakhi-parade-terror-links

http://www.nowpublic.com/world/surrey-mayor-diane-watts-shows-her-cajones

http://www.nowpublic.com/premier_campbell_disco_dances_at_vaisakhi_festival

http://www.nowpublic.com/oath_challenge_an_insult

http://www.nowpublic.com/has_multiculturism_gone_too_far

http://www.nowpublic.com/saudi_women_expendable

http://www.nowpublic.com/canadian_booth_at_saudi_fair_shut_down_over_female_staffers

http://www.nowpublic.com/islam_is_a_beautiful_peaceful_and_benevolvent_religion_to_be_part_of_western_law

http://www.nowpublic.com/dark_age_religions_vs_western_society


   

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSRANONG,THAILAND --

Villagers who discovered a truck abandoned by its driver in the sweltering heat found evidence of the brutal cost of human trafficking: 121 illegal immigrants from Myanmar jammed inside, almost half of them dead.

Myanmar container survivors appear in Thai court
5 hours ago
RANONG, Thailand (AFP) — The survivors of a horrific people-smuggling accident which left 54 dead were brought to a Thai court on charges of illegal entry Friday.Fifty Myanmar adults are facing possible jail terms while 14 children will also be deported after the deadly trip across the Thai border in an airtight seafood container.Fifty-four others died Thursday inside the container, measuring just six metres (20 feet) long by 2.2 metres wide, as they fled economic collapse in their home country in hope of finding work on the Thai resort island of Phuket.

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PEP
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at 05:38 on April 11th, 2008

Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff. I routinely check lables on everyting, and have rejected many things due to the country of origin and problems there,

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Barry ORegan

Thanks PEP, I am pretty much sick and tired of Governments, mine included who throw money at a problem which will never go away as they turn a blind eye to what is happening in those countries.

On another note, I take exception to people in these oppresive countries who immediately  immigrate to North America and demand we accomodate their culture in exchange for ours to make them feel at home.  Really now ??? You want Canada to be a Culture that sends our military and police to your home and drag you out of your beds and fire a well placed bullet between your eyes? Or perhaps instruct our neighbours to start ethnic cleansing everyone, including you?

You really wish us as democratic nation comply to your religious beliefs and laws to implement into out country so you can practice killing your spouse or children because they wish to assimilate into Western Culture, or kill someone whose beliefs are contrary against yours, from Free speech,  Gay Lifestyle to Womens Rights to a persons right to wear whatever they damn well please?  These are rights we fought for, yet they wish us to go back to the stone age.

Because that is what most of these Cultures advocate regardless what they try and tell you otherwise.

What is the solution, what are we to do? Darfur and other African countries for instance, the killing of millions by their own government or neighbouring tribes.  Do, we invade, execute those responsible, and NO international courts which will likely come to the same conclusion anyway,  and we take over the country permanently, establish immediate law and order and build the country to prosperity for it's people,will they allow it?  If we insist these countries will never have their own president, because let's face it, they can't trust them to be honest.  Will it be cheaper and faster than throwing billions in aid every year that the starving people never see anyways and die daily by the thousands anyway throught wars and ethnic cleansing.  Remember Somalia and Uganda under Idi Amin for example?

Perhaps the above scenario would reduce the already horrific casualties if we invaded, at least we could make sure it never happens again.  We did it against Hitler when he was butchering Jews and other ethnics, why not do it there?  Bomb the crap outta them into submission.  Oh wait, I forgot, Lefty Protestors wouldn't like it, much like they were against the War against Hitler.   Yet these lefties do not have any ideas to date to stop it anyways. Unfortunately Diplomacy for three decades isn't working, perhaps it is time to cage the Doves and let out the Hawks to do some hunting permanently.

Many will say Barry,  what a barbaric concept, you are going to burn in Hell.  To that I say Really? Not any Barbaric in what the World is allowing to happen today?

After World War II prisoners of war in the Far East and in Germany as well as the Jews and other Ethnic peoples in Concentration Camps, had wished  the Allies  had carpetbombed  these countries  prison camps into oblivion, even though they themselves were inside these prison camps.  Why?  Because once they had learned over 20 plus million people on both sides had died in this war in Hitlers Final Solution and Japans Emperors Final Solution,  felt that if carpetbombing these camps in which they knew they had little chance of survial in would have drastically reduced the outcome of 20 million dead to perhaps maybe  2 million.  That would have left 18 million people today to love,marry,have babies and pass on a future generation to the world.  Instead the world seem to watch and not act immediately, never learning that in War millions of innocents die at the hands of their own people, in stopping atrocities like Darfur by invading and bombing those responsible, some innocents will also die, but alot less by countless millions who will survive and carry on future descendants.  Perhaps then Dictators will know we mean business in stopping them dead in their tracks.

Certainly no easy answers, Horrific measures for even present Horrific times, perhaps, but at least it would give these countries a fighting chance at life.

 

If we do not act, and act now in ending this problem, then we will all be complicit in their "Final Solution"!!

 

 

 

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Jordan Yerman

Economics is really what's at work here... Rome was able to defeat Boadicea and control the British Isles via capitalist tools (military action will only get you so far, and Rome understood that). Fast-forward to today, and that tried-and-true technique is still in use. Britain, Netherlands, and Spain (for example) controlled far-flung colonies by controlling how (and if) people worked and ate. When those controls were bucked, the power vacuum was generally filled by a group who just re-used those controls, rather than building new ones.

India, the US and Canada were all former colonies, as were Australia and New Zealand (originally treated as part of New South Wales). The difference between such nations and, say, Zimbabwe or Burma was what they did with the governing infrastructure once they saw off the colonists.

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PEP

Yes! Boudicca did an incredible job of fighting the Romans--she sacked Londinium!--but overall, you can't beat a machine that has the economic resources to keep throwing personnel and materiels at you. Same thing in the U.S. Civil War: the South simply did not have the resources to continue to provide not only weaponry, but even clothing and food.

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Barry ORegan

Excellent perspective Jordan, if colonies mirrored their previous colonial masters way of government we would not be having this conversation or story today, unfortunately these dictators saw no benefit for themselves monetarialy to follow that democratic process. Hence the state of these countries which will never, ever change, with the replacement of one corrupt dictator for another.

Thanks for being an anchor in a sea of unreason

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Barry ORegan

Thanks PEP for that valued insight into my story, much appreciated

Albert Milliron
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at 08:53 on April 11th, 2008

Barry Artiste, I like this story. I do wonder if the change in wealth when it wins its independence is more about a nanny state ideology that causes its people to rely on government and thus not developing the ability to take care of ones self.  The same can be said about welfare programs in the states.  Did we really help poor Americans or did we cause them to be Dependant on the government.  The old sayings of easter taoists, "feed a man a fish, feed him for a day, teach him to fish, feed him for a lifetime.  

Still I understand the issue of corruption and a wide division from poor to rich.  I also appreciate you other article that chastised us for buying from nations that have slave type labor.  Do I really need those shoes if they were made by a human being who is being forced to work for pennies?  Na don't think so

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Barry ORegan

Thanks Politisite, much needed commentary and insight on your behalf.  Of course Welfare reduces us to a Nancy State dependant on everyone.  Many on Welfare have been for generations, Why? As an appeasement to shut them up?  To get votes?  The Taoist saying, is just that a saying very few ever take to heart.   Yeah there is a wide division of rich and poor, but whose fault is that? Certainly not the Rich, who for the most part worked hard to better themselves, and some  even own companies who employ people, hence contributing to society.  But your lefty snotty liberals lambast the rish, saying we want big corporates to pay more taxes to support the poor and welfare programs, if the Rich were forced to do that, you would see more unemployed as the money used for innovation and salaries are now used as taxes to support Welfare.  When corporates pay more into taxes, they lose productivity and workers in order to make up for it.  They also apply for relief from the very governments who impose taxes on them in order to stay in business.  Try telling that to Bleeding Heart Lefty Colon Tasters.   While the poor, bitch and complain obout their lot in life, especially the uneducated, who feel a Rapper Lifestyle is the life for me, and I am going to be a Canadian Idol Recording Star !!!! Resulting in disappointment in themselves and who do nothing to improve themselves later in life, but will whip out any excuse including the Race card in a moments notice if it will prolong their status quo in the exciting Career of Welfare. 

As for buying anything from a country that uses slave labour, that is a sore point with me as well.

Granted these people have to eat, but they cannot afford most nutritious foods anyways on the wages they are getting.  What needs to be done is these outsourced companies should be forced by hook or by crook by Western Countries through embargos and immediate stoppages of their imports unless they agree to immediately provide a decent wage to their employees. 

In the very near future we will soon see a world grain shortage as people jump on the Al Gore  Alternative Fuels bandwagon, where grains used as  fuel will put the basic grains  to the highest bidder and out of reach  for the Worlds Hungry.   Gee,  and who would have thought Tree Huggers and Global Warming and Pro Hybrid Grain Fuel Alternatives Lifestyle  Proponents be seen as the New World Order of Genocidal Eco  Terrorists?  I am sure they didn't see that one coming either.  But then These Types Historically Demand Actions without actually thinking of the Consequences of their Actions.  It is the Old Ying Yang Philosphy at work.  A positive will always produce a negative.

 

Amy Judd
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at 14:35 on April 11th, 2008

Barry Artiste, I like this story. It's good stuff. A very interesting read, and I especially found your last paragraph before the highlight to be the most poignant, and I saw many examples of what you are describing in that excerpt when I lived in the UK.

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Barry ORegan

Thanks Amy for the comments, much appreciated.  I meant what I said when those fleeing a Culture based on Religious Tyranny and it's resulting Genocide of their own people come to our shores and once safely ensconced in their new country North America, immediately demand Multicultural Rights as a Diverse Culture and Demand North America implement their Culture over ours, or modify our laws and system of Government, School System, Moral Codes to suit their Country.  WTF ?? "Did We Lose a Friggin War"???   As I said before Ethnic Vote Sucking Politicans who do not even bother to understand the Culture they are Deepthroating over in order to gain the ethnic bandwagon to get elected into Political Office are the worst form of Humans on this earth. These Politicans have basically Sold their own Cultural Souls to another Cultural Shift, siding with them in order to take a Political Office they otherwise would not have had a hope in hell being elected by any Canadian. 

Many Now Public Readers with short attention spans will certainly disagree with me, I only state facts, not rumour and innuendo like some in the media.

Here is a story link I first reported on last year, when virtually every British Columbia Politican from every political wing, including our Illustrious if not totally Clueless Premier who along with the other Politicans attended, celebrated, song and dance at a Surrey Sikh Festival featuring Known Terrorists who were celebrated as Martyrs, with Big Honking Pictures of these Terrorists on Gay Coloured Floats which drove right in godammn front of these Politicans as they raise a glass in toasting festivities of those Terrorists who were part of the Air india Bombing and other Terrorist atrocities committed against their own people.   When  it was reported in the media  about the Terrorists being featured and celebrated at this event, and the names and photos of the  Politicans was made Public, the Disco Dance Shoes were slapped on by these self serving clueless Politicans who all lamely stated, they had not a Fu*king Clue what they were celebrating,   To me that smacks of stupidity and ethnic voting grabbing by those who attend events without even bothering to know what the event of culture is all about. That is a Fact.!!  

Now to be fair this festival is normally a Celebration of Harvest, of good food and song.  Certain Organizers with their own motives aligned with these terrorists spoiled it for others who took notice and admonished those publicly who ruined what is a cherised festival for Sikhs into a Genocide Parade.

This years Sikh Celebrations now will be attended by our RCMP Officers, Cameras in Hand, who are there to ensure a repeat of last years event will not take place.

I posted story links of last years event attended by these Self Serving Politicans for Now Public Readers to refresh their memories and let them realise, this is not a rant, but a opinion of mine and others tired of being force fed a Multiculturalism and Diversity.  As Jerry Seinfeld once said, not that there is anything wrong with that!  Below are Factual stories I have written in the past, where as a Canadian I strongly believe whereever you come from, if you make Canada your home, you are Canadian, nothing more, nothing less, you are no better than I, and are equal in this country, just love and embrace your adopted country, as we have embraced you by taking you in  as a safe haven for you, your family and your future generations.

 

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Albert Milliron

What I love anout NowPublic is the comments ar as well thoughtout as the commentary.  Since we hvae a no flaming policy, folks on both side have to think about what they might say.  Bravo

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Barry ORegan

Thanks Polisitie, for the comments, if one sticks to verifiable facts, and reliable media and government statistics and other sources, one can provide a good read and even better commentary without having to resort to flaming anyone. Though sometimes I have to bite my tongue.

 

BigT
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at 16:38 on April 12th, 2008

The trick to having a thriving country is really no secret. Anyone from any culture can succeed if they are allowed economic freedom.

Economic freedom incentivizes productivity and long term growth. Unfortunately, many of the former colonies of the West came under the control of leftist factions. These rulers do not believe in economic freedom (they actually find it abhorrent) but instead believe in a system that marginalizes the individual for the "community."

One other point, I, like you Barry, have always been perplexed why we, as Western nations, would even consider multiculturalism. These people are sometimes literally fleeing their homelands - why would we want to promote that kind of culture? Even when they aren't running away I think it is safe to say that history has proven that our way of life is far superior to theirs.

Anyways, I have to say that I love the way you can take such a small pull quote and write an essay, it's fun to read. Good stuff.

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Barry ORegan

Thanks Big T, thanks for the comments and Good Stuff flag, most lefties feel the world owes them a living, here in BC we have lefties who want the minimum working wage to $25.00 an hour.  They have people, most likely voters making miniumum wage of around $8.00 an hour who will vote for them this splitting the vote among parties at future election time.  If they ever got elected based on this promise, you will surely imagine the collective British Columbia economy sucking into a big vacuum. 

These are lefties who are seeking Political office only for personal gain too, based on this and other Inane platforms, giving the masses what they want to hear in order to get elected and carry out their own personal and political objectives regardless of the consequences to the Province.  But then are not all Lefties  par for the course with not wondering the consequences of their actions, such as Biofuels will result in higher prices for food, which result in less for third worlds and the resulting mass starvation in order to keep the lefties Hybrid Cars running on the genocide of the hungry in third world countries? Yep, thats the Left for ya, a bunch of ex hippies, still high on drugs and sunshine. If peacekeeping in Somalia taught me and those in the know anything, Fear and intiimidation works wonder when you starve those you wish to control, in Canada with Multiculturalism, some use fearmongering within their Multicultural community to control new Canadians, they say Canada does not want them, thus they need to align themselves with their own Multicultural New World Order, far reaching, even from those who in Canada thought they had escaped it. Certainly they are reminded with constant reminders, but are afriaid to speak out, it is only the next generation born in Canada who take the good portions of their Culture and discard the rest they feel is not in line with Canadas Culture melting pot as they assimilate into Canadian Culture, and as it should be.  This Much to the detriment of the old Multicultural Guard who feel they are losing their hold and power over the old ways and will stop at nothing to maintain the status quo.

I do appreciate your comments on my pulling a quote and writing an essay, that means a lot coming from you. I guess after you reading my story from Joelleroses recent story from"If I die before I wake Part II" you can see I get it from my Mom, who I am definitely my Mothers son.

THanks again, and I always look forward to your comments on my stories

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