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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired
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 Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:08 am Post subject: |
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| Further, he is pro-abortion, pro-gay everything, supports Hollands drugs laws and all the rest. If anything, he is a fundamentalist libertarian. But the lefty press calls him "far right", in yet another huge misuse of labels by multi-culties. |
I stand corrected(though I wouldn't neccessarily say it's wrong to call Wilders "far right", if libertarians are considered as occupying the right of the spectrum, which in fact is what libertarians themselves argue when they equate "left-wing" with "collectivist". |
I associate far right with a set of economic and ethnic-nationalist ideas. GW, while a ferocious critic of islam, does not at all seem to me to be racist. He opposes the spread of a very dangerous idea (from his, and my perspective) in his country. Adam Smith said that ideas make the world go round, and he (and I) see the battle in Europe to be ideological, with risks of ethnic problems, should this battle be lost.
Far right is for Le Pen, whom GW doesn't share a team.
But you're right. Libertarians do occupy, typically, the right-side of the spectrum. But it is a different kind of right-wing than Bush, Pat Buchanan, the Vdare crew or Le Pen. It is an anti-collectivist right-wing. Individual liberty, freedom of thought, speech and expression are the highest ideals. GW sees islam as a treat to this. If the culture of a country receiving many muslims was sufficiently individualistic, then there is little problem. But mass muslim immigration + multiculturalism (every ethnicity in their corner) is a disaster waiting to happen, from a civil-libertarian point of view.
Anyways, I'm not going to hijack this thread further. Just my two cents. Frankly, I'm tired of the topic, and my home (Alberta, where I will permanently settle in the future) seems to be moving away from the HRC model of thought-crime, and that's about all I can ask for. Hijack over! |
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ontheway
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
Location: Somewhere under the rainbow...
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Libertarians do not fit on the antiquated and never accurate "left-right" political spectrum. No one who seriously studies politics uses that anymore.
Go here to find your political position:
http://www.theadvocates.org/quizp/index.html |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
Location: retired
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I guess this is one way to deal with (native Emiratis) unemployment:
http://www.gulfnews.com/nation/Employment/10287438.html
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Emiratis can be sacked only if they violate law
By Wafa Issa, Staff Reporter
Published: February 18, 2009, 22:53
Dubai: Private sector companies will face legal action if they sack Emiratis who have not violated the labour law, according to a new decision by the Ministry of Labour.
The decision comes after Al Futtaim Group sacked a number of Emiratis. Al Futtaim Group had said they were terminated because the company was "restructured in light of the current global financial crisis."
The new ministerial decision, regulating the termination of Emiratis in the private sector, issued on Tuesday, stipulates that companies can only sack Emiratis if they have violated the labour law, such as non-performance of basic duties, committing mistakes, which result in substantial material loss for the employer.
In other cases, companies must go back to the ministry before sacking Emiratis. Companies that do not comply will face legal action and the ministry will enforce a ban on issuing them new work permits until a court verdict is passed, according to the new decision.
Humaid Bin Deemas, acting director-general at the ministry, said the new decision is aimed at outlining the rights and duties of both employers and Emiratis in the private sector.
"The decision is to regulate the termination of Emiratis working in the private sector. It does not deprive the employer of the right to hold Emiratis accountable for their low-performance," said Bin Deemas.
Any termination of Emiratis will be considered unlawful if the same job is given to expatriates in light of restructuring policies of companies.
"The priority for work is for Emiratis and this right is protected in the labour law," said Bin Deemas.
Ahmad Al Naqbi, one of the Emiratis, who was sacked by Al Futtaim Group, said the decision indicated the government's commitment to protect their citizens.
Feddah Lootah, acting director-general at the National Human Resource Development and Employment Authority (Tanmia), said this decision will curb the practice of some companies to exploit the current global financial situation to escape from their Emiratisation responsibilities.
The rule will cover 14,861 Emiratis who work in the private sector and are currently registered at the Ministry of Labour. It does not cover Emiratis working in semi-government companies. |
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Joined: 19 Apr 2003
Location: I walk along the avenue
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| Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:41 pm Post subject: |
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Margaret Atwood backtracks somewhat, and provides a more detailed account of what happened...
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| But possibly not. Although I had read the press statement by the festival's director, Isobel Abulhoul, it had not done much to reassure me. Then I spoke with her in person. This is what I understand her to have said: Bedell's book was not poised to be launched at the festival; thus no launch had been cancelled. Penguin had asked for the launch, and Abulhoul had commented that this was a little-known writer who would not ordinarily be accorded that kind of slot. But she asked to see the manuscript. On the basis of that, she passed. |
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But was Bedell invited and then disinvited to the festival? Abulhoul says that, in fact, Bedell never answered the letter of invitation in the first place. Penguin says that maybe she was invited personally, but they don't know. Is the book banned from the festival? No, says Abulhoul. Is it banned in Dubai? No, says Abulhoul. Yes, says Penguin - they say they were told this by a bookseller in Dubai. Is the author banned? No, says Abulhoul. Is the book banned in the Gulf States? Who knows? It's not even published until April.
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| I know a few friends that had their sprng break in Dubai. Said it was freaking awesome. Much better than Cancun, Costa Rica, or Bahamas. |
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RJjr
Joined: 17 Aug 2006
Location: Turning on a Lamp
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| Is it true that Dick "Head" Cheney bought a condo in Dubai? |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
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| Is it true that Dick "Head" Cheney bought a condo in Dubai? |
I believe it is a villa. |
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mises
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
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Not everyone can flee:
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/07/201072885146573166.html
^ Video in link.
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Gulf investors may have seen their investments shrink, but hundreds of foreign labourers in the United Arab Emirates are suffering a far worse fate as a result of the Dubai-centered economic bust.
Abandoned by companies that pulled up stakes in the downturn, hundreds have been left with no pay, confiscated passports and barely enough food to survive.
One camp in the emirate of Sharjah has had no electricity for two months, and the 38 men from Pakistan and Bangladesh who live there haven�t received their $220-per-month wage for 10 months.
Cramped conditions
According to Al Jazeera's Dan Nolan, the men live together in cramped rooms and take their mattresses onto the roof at night to escape the oppressive summer heat, which can reach 50 degrees Celsius.
The workers say their Indian employer has fled the country, and though they have registered their abandoned status with a court, they have only received new passports in return.
in depth
"The total number affected is a few hundred workers out of 1.9 million workers in the construction industry," Humaid bin Dimas, the ministry's general manager, told Al Jazeera. "There are about 50,000 companies in this sector. There is no such phenomenon."
Around 12 million foreign workers are estimated to live in the Gulf, where they are forbidden to form labour unions.
Some progress on workers' rights has been achieved, and the labour laws on the books in certain countries, including the UAE, does technically protect workers, Azfar Khan, a senior migration specialist at the International Labour Organisation, told Al Jazeera.
But such laws often are not enforced due to "policy incoherence", Khan said, especially in the UAE, where workers in different industries are covered by different sets of laws.
Still, the promise of higher wages seems likely to continue luring laborers to the Gulf. But the abandoned workers in the Sharjah camp say they want to return. |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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Canceling Dubai Property Deals is Near Impossible
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At the time, few asked if there was a legal framework for resolving potential disputes. Now, with the glitter gone, interviews with investors, legal experts and real estate analysts here show that many who bought in are finding it hard to get out.
Despite the construction delay, Emaar is still holding the down payments of as much as 80 percent required to secure an apartment, Ms. Turrin and other property holders said. And Dubai�s opaque property laws have made it virtually impossible for those who bought in to walk away, even as interest accumulates on their construction loans. |
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caniff
Joined: 03 Feb 2004
Location: All over the map
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Canceling Dubai Property Deals is Near Impossible
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At the time, few asked if there was a legal framework for resolving potential disputes. Now, with the glitter gone, interviews with investors, legal experts and real estate analysts here show that many who bought in are finding it hard to get out.
Despite the construction delay, Emaar is still holding the down payments of as much as 80 percent required to secure an apartment, Ms. Turrin and other property holders said. And Dubai�s opaque property laws have made it virtually impossible for those who bought in to walk away, even as interest accumulates on their construction loans. |
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| Dubai lured people to a gold rush in sought-after properties at the height of its real estate boom � including business and political leaders from Afghanistan who invested the deposits from Kabul Bank, one of the country�s largest. The near-collapse of the bank in September was largely a result. |
Nice. |
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