Posted on 12/08/2016 2:02:26 PM PST by C19fan
Well certainly that doesn’t call for blanket malice towards those who perish, then.
Or who is trying to resist the bandits! Or who find themselves with insufficient ransom on hand!
You’re happy men trying to work are being murdered by pirates?
Piracy Ping.
“Why are fisherman out of work?”
Likely they are out of work because no one will unload their boats and the processors are closed, even if they were open they may not have any money to pay - tuna landings are often in the millions per boat per landing - or they used to be.
Pretty much the ending of Atlas Shrugged ...
Like I already said, this is just one side of the story. Who knows who is preventing people from getting their catch. So take it easy till we find out more.
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Farmers and ranchers next? Makes no sense in a country that’s starving.
I just reread the article again and I see that I need to clarify. I am questioning the validity of one group calling another group of their citizens pirates. Who to say who is a pirate and who is not a pirate. But, in the end, no one should be thrown overboard.
“Why are fisherman out of work?”:
If you had bothered to read the article, you would have seen it explained that:
1. Government “nationalized” the biggest private fishing fleet and then proceeded to let the fleet turn into a pile of rotting hulks.
2. Government ran off foreign fishing fleets by confiscating half their catch (forced sale to the government for worthless currency).
3. Much of the smaller, private fishing fleet has turned to piracy, stealing the fish, motors, and nets of that part of the smaller private fishermen who continued to try to fish.
Thank you for your clarification. Now, easier to document what has and is going on here. And who are the villians and who are not.
“...allowing a small minority to operate.”
Perhaps I misunderstand, but are you referring to the fisherman or the pirates?
Regardless as to which, I believe a more important point here is that in a situation like this, it doesn’t matter if you have the means to make a living (fishing, merchant, etc.) because when everything turns to shit it’s the people with the guns (pirates) who make the rules.
My point being that it doesn’t matter how much food, money or resources a person has if they can’t protect it from somebody who wants it and is willing to kill you to obtain it.
Too bad Venezuela doesn’t have a 2nd Amendment. Most the pity for them.
Ain’t socialism grand?
Now let’s all hold hands and sing “Kumbiya”. /s
1. Government “nationalized” the biggest private fishing fleet and then proceeded to let the fleet turn into a pile of rotting hulks.
2. Government ran off foreign fishing fleets by confiscating half their catch (forced sale to the government for worthless currency).
3. Much of the smaller, private fishing fleet has turned to piracy, stealing the fish, motors, and nets of that part of the smaller private fishermen who continued to try to fish.
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Chickensoup:
What is wrong with you?
You've had plenty of time now. Have you gone back and reread this article so as to fully comprehend it or is your brain stuck on stupid/low capacity? To help you, did you comprehend item #3 in post #31?
HiTech RedNeck:
Why all this malice?
These are the people trying to work
HiTech, you also have had plenty of time now. Have you gone back and reread this article so as to fully comprehend it or is your brain also stuck on stupid/low capacity? To help you, did you comprehend item #3 in post #31? (next time, don't be so quick to draw conclusions when you haven't comprehended all the facts in an article)
HiTech RedNeck:
Or who is trying to resist the bandits!
So, you're telling me you're a genie and from what's in this article, you were able to decipher exactly who is a bandit and who is not a bandit?
stellaluna:
You’re happy men trying to work are being murdered by pirates?
You too stella; you've had three days now. Have you gone back and reread this article so as to fully comprehend it or is your brain stuck on stupid/low capacity? To help you, did you comprehend item #3 in post #31?
All three of you -kindly make sure you comprehend what's in an article before you grab your pen to lash out.
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