At this point in time I absolutely do not give a fuck about Libya
I am concerned with the health of my pet rat Eric, England's piss-poor performance in the field against the fucking Netherlands and what I'm having for lunch, in that order.

No offence to any Libyans present

Alt: Monty
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:09, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

It all boils down to the same thing
Abuse of power by those who will never pay for their crimes. The rich do it all the time, if it's not overt like firing upon their own citizens, it's covert things like the cunts in Wall Street or those in ivory towers the world over who lie, cheat and steal every day.

Injustice is everywhere, but I'm more enraged by the white collar crime than the despots.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:16, Reply)

Christ, everyone's having a go at RSwipe today

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:16, Reply)

Well, it's her own fault
being seduced by the devils wallet.

What makes it worse it her utter incompetence when it comes to money, at least if you're going to be a bastard and rake in the millions, make it worthwhile, don't piss it up the wall on £10 boxes of salad.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:18, Reply)

Oh I don't know
There's an argument there that if she spends as much of her life as she does making that money, then she has the right to spend it how she will.

Honestly, I can't say that I'd be that much better with money if I had that much of it. Money's value is entirely relative.

The griping about taxation is perhaps edging towards being rich, but whatever. Fair play to her.
( Kroney, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:24, Reply)

you wouldn't spend it on a fucking salad would you?

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:25, Reply)

I spend about 3 or 4 quid on lunch a day
that's probably a much larger percentage of my wage than ten quid a day is of hers.
( Kroney, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:26, Reply)

probably
you digusting fucking pauper
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:36, Reply)

Woe =(

( Kroney, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:37, Reply)

to be fair
i would consider a surf board a total waste of money, it is indeed all relative!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:36, Reply)

it would be a waste of money to you
because you wouldn't use it. Whereas I could use a salad and would consider £10 to be way too much.

It's more a case that I just wouldn't spend that on lunch anyway. Mine probably costs less than £2.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:37, Reply)

"piss it up the wall on £10 boxes of salad", what?
You're implying here that she's going broke because of it, and who are you to say what qualifies as "pissing up the wall" and "wise spending" for her?
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:30, Reply)

Well for one thing, she's always complaining about being broke at the end of the month
and for another, I'm taking the piss. I still think £10 for a salad is a bit much though.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:31, Reply)

Don't ruin my fun, Al
I haven't got out my white knight tunic in ages.
( Kroney, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:33, Reply)

how dare you take the piss out of something so dear to my heart
the demise of that fucking salad place has broken it into little pieces. i'm having to schlep up to m&s today and it's NOT THE SAME.

not the- ooooh. lemon meringue and white chocolate cookies. they might have to be mine.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:35, Reply)

I was kidding
Bitching about RSwipe's repeated treatise' on how much she earns/spends is like going off on one about how Chompy has no right to claim he's clever or witty
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:30, Reply)

Really? I think the kind like the african generals who send their troops to rape and murder civilians, feed children smack and give them guns, are way way worst than someone who's fiddle accounts.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:27, Reply)

I'm with you on that, Gonz.

( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:31, Reply)

*raises fist in solidarity*

(Bazongaloid, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:32, Reply)

me three
although both are bad
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:33, Reply)

Those African Generals are monsters, but they inevitably get overthrown
Those who 'fiddle accounts' (I'm talking about the billions of dollars of fraud, that arguably caused the global recession) will never get convicted, because they sit above the law.
Edit: This article infuriates me.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:31, Reply)

I still don't think that making money dishonestly
or even in the case of many of these people, perfectly legally, could be compared to ordering your soldiers to carry out mass rape and mutilation. Especially since many of those people will never be convicted.
(Bazongaloid, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:33, Reply)

It's all injustice, which I hate
But I'm desensitised to the horrors that happen in these African countries, whereas I am not desensitised to the Ivory Tower greed.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:37, Reply)

I think the ones who do it for personal gain, such as the MPs Expenses thing are far worst, as they were in a possition of trust.
Those who are hired to make sure their employeer they have to pay the least into the system, like taxes, are doing what their job is intitled _and_ is within the confines of the law.... a good accountant pays their own wage.

And those who do it for personal gain, like moving money out of a company and into their own pockets, get cault out eventually
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:37, Reply)

The link I posted goes some way to explain why the top end ones won't get caught
The article is very long though, and I admit is only one side of the argument, but it makes for compelling reading.
( Labia Majora You keep on talking but it makes no sense at all, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:39, Reply)

Ach well,
as long as your pet rat Eric isn't gunned down from a model plane, the entire England team aren't burnt out or crushed by tanks, and you don't have to eat cous cous for lunch then you're probably fine.
( crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:18, Reply)

This is exactly my attitude
Thank you for understanding
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Tue 22 Feb 2011, 13:27, Reply)