dutchman
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Very true but normally not during a time of national emergency and at the expense of the most vulnerable in society.
Very true but normally not during a time of national emergency and at the expense of the most vulnerable in society.Since when is profiteering illegal?
Isn't that what makes capitalism work?
Every profitable business buys things at one price and sells them for more.
Tbf there are a lot of good things that people are doing. Our local community have set up a Facebook hub where the elderly and vulnerable can request help. Whether that be shopping, dog walking or just a bit of company.
Local nurseries are going online to Skype their children and basically run their days over a screen.
Local PT trainers have offered free on screen P.E sessions.
This is just a snippet of the stuff I've seen.
So to generalise about the british public like you just have, is way below the mark.
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I’m surprised it hasn’t gone on here then, the only time I’ve seen shelves consistently empty is when buying eggs.Hmm..thing is like I said in another post, I have pen friends all over the world and it is the same story.
I have heard the same story from friends in France, Germany, USA, Australia, Norway.
They are all saying what we are saying on here. People stockpiling, people being selfish, people acting crazily.
The tax people are now extremely efficient in how they operate here so can believe that. I got a letter demanding money a couple of months ago for a unpaid month from a tv licence back in 2014.The Italian president said he'll make sure anyone profiteering from the virus will be hunted down and made to pay.
I wonder if Liam Neeson has received the call yet.
Since when is profiteering illegal?
Isn't that what makes capitalism work?
Every profitable business buys things at one price and sells them for more.
Really?
Very true but normally not during a time of national emergency and at the expense of the most vulnerable in society.
People are both cunts and amazing and just OK. That’s the beauty of em.
It's strange that no one seems to pipe up when it is dished out to others, eh?Completely agree. And each one of them is an individual which has nothing to do with any other superficial grouping that wankers like to make.
Since when is profiteering illegal?
Isn't that what makes capitalism work?
Every profitable business buys things at one price and sells them for more.
It's strange that no one seems to pipe up when it is dished out to others, eh?
Since when is profiteering illegal?
Isn't that what makes capitalism work?
Every profitable business buys things at one price and sells them for more.
And do you cook it for the same amount of time as normal pasta, or does it take a little longer?My wife got a tip on using newspaper. Apparently you should screw it up into a tight ball first and then unscrew and use - makes it a better experience. We're still a week or so away from having to try it.
Errrrm no.I don't understand. Are you suggesting that I support racism and homophobia etc. by silence? Because if you are, then you are not only wrong but also bloody rude.
Errrrm no.
The 'me me' culture is throughly depressing and is widespread, there's nothing wrong in being critical of it, I admited my inital comment should have included sections of the public.
With respect, I disagree and think that society in the western world on a whole has turned more selfish and self-interested but these people are not sociopaths.I agree with the typical economist's view on motivation. People do what they do to make themselves happy. Sometimes that means being selfish but few people would be so if they knew that it was making others unhappy - because that makes them feel bad about themselves. Sociopaths don't care - but that's not a huge percentage. People also do completely unselfish things because it makes them happy. I don't recognise the 'me me' culture - I think it's propaganda.
My original point was about identity politics - both Left and Right. It's wrong to group people together as 'Muslims' or 'Gay' and assume other attributes about them because of one superficial factor they have in common.
With respect, I disagree and think that society in the western world on a whole has turned more selfish and self-interested but these people are not sociopaths.
The elderly, vulnerable and key workers being negatively impacted by these selfish actions is not going to cause these people to stop what they are doing, if it wasn't for the restrictions imposed by supermarkets I am sure they would carry on hoarding food for themselves. There isn't even a lockdown there, so who knows how they'd react if one was put in place!!
The reaction of the general British public to this and the selfishness is very depressing and says a lot, unfortunately.
Can I just ask the nice people on here to give the supermarket staff a friendly wave and smile? My niece works in one of the big shops and has been getting a lot of abuse and stress since this madness started. They opened up for an hour for the elderly and vulnerable - those people couldnt get in because of the selfish arseholes getting in their way and then she got shouted at for saying this time is for those less able to cope, she's been pushed, sworn at and given grief. These people have their own families to worry about and keep safe but are still out there trying to help people so please lets show them some gratitude. Have to say though its not all people and she's been getting a lot of thanks especially from the older generations.
Okay lecture over - stay safe and well peeps.
Great post.I was just thinking (while wandering around Twitter) "When did we as a nation get so NASTY towards each other?"
My belief? The rise of social media:-
EVERYONE is an expert
EVERYONE has something to say about everything
EVERYONE thinks that they deserve to be listened to
EVERYONE thinks that they can say what the hell they like - to or about anyone
NO-ONE stops to think what they write
NO-ONE stops to consider how what they write might impact on other people
I'm not one who backs the "I'll be alright - i lived through the war" ethos in this current crisis, but Vera Lynn has said today (her 103rd birthday, FWIW) that we need to recapture some of the SPIRIT of what got us through the war (those two things are not the same, in my book):-
Pulling together
Being considerate towards one another
Helping out others who need it, where we can
Stop being cunts (yeah, surprised me too, that last one!)
I'm not having a go at folks on here, who are largely pretty well-mannered, but there are occasions when threads end in personal attacks, when people have largely just expressed an opinion.
#BeMoreVera
Great post.
It does make me laugh that this forum (and I guess most others) have enough experts on every subject to solve all of the world's problems
It's clearly to wash their arse with when they run out of bog paper!I dont get why people are going mad for bottled water either.
Just get it out of the tap FFS.
I dont get why people are going mad for bottled water either.
Just get it out of the tap FFS.
I imagine your house resembles a bunker by the sounds of itIt's incase the power (pumps) goes off.
Unless you buy gallons, it's near enough a waste of time, you're buying a day or 2 at most, better of buying water purification tablets, usually get about 500 tablets for a tenner, each tablet cleans a litre.
It's incase the power (pumps) goes off.
Unless you buy gallons, it's near enough a waste of time, you're buying a day or 2 at most, better of buying water purification tablets, usually get about 500 tablets for a tenner, each tablet cleans a litre.
I imagine your house resembles a bunker by the sounds of it
Served with Rat au Van.And do you cook it for the same amount of time as normal pasta, or does it take a little longer?
It's not a nuclear war.
Besides, plenty of beer.
Six weeks ago who thought we'd be going into isolation?
So far I've been 5 steps ahead of the game, get upto speed lad.
Sorry, don't buy that at all. That guy talked nothing but shit for two whole minutes.
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