05-08-2010, 10:42 AM
Well, isn't it all the better to get 'others' to fight and die for your wars?
As far as this particular mob goes 'opportunities' are fairly limited in the islands, not just Tonga. Traditionally they go to the big smoke of New Zeland but with the bad recession over there I don't think there is much happening there either. Tonga is quite a corrupt society and feudal http://www.transparency.org.au/documents/tonga.pdf A monarchy of whom some members have quite a taste of the good life. They were responsible for monetising the economy and doing all the neo liberal stuff which was disastrous and resulted in massive riots a few years ago. On top of everything it is quite a patriarchial society, even if not quite as martial as PNG. So too many boys with not enough to do at home. The patriarchs have been paid to send their boys off. Boys will send even more home. But Ed, I do take your point. I feel the same when I see some Dutchman blown up there. Why isn't he home selling dope and coffee in the cafe or picking tulips or when some Scandinavian grunt gets shot he should be home herding reindeer or designing mobile phones? They are all a long way away from home. And for all the wrong reasons. What has any Afghan done to any of them?
As far as this particular mob goes 'opportunities' are fairly limited in the islands, not just Tonga. Traditionally they go to the big smoke of New Zeland but with the bad recession over there I don't think there is much happening there either. Tonga is quite a corrupt society and feudal http://www.transparency.org.au/documents/tonga.pdf A monarchy of whom some members have quite a taste of the good life. They were responsible for monetising the economy and doing all the neo liberal stuff which was disastrous and resulted in massive riots a few years ago. On top of everything it is quite a patriarchial society, even if not quite as martial as PNG. So too many boys with not enough to do at home. The patriarchs have been paid to send their boys off. Boys will send even more home. But Ed, I do take your point. I feel the same when I see some Dutchman blown up there. Why isn't he home selling dope and coffee in the cafe or picking tulips or when some Scandinavian grunt gets shot he should be home herding reindeer or designing mobile phones? They are all a long way away from home. And for all the wrong reasons. What has any Afghan done to any of them?
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"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.