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War and shopping: the extremism that never speaks its name : Comments

By John Pilger, published 26/9/2011

As a new Westfield mega mall opens in time for the upcoming Olympics, what is the effect of such large-scale consumerism on society?

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Poirot, I lived in Africa for a number of years in my youth,
so I know all about other perspectives.

Knowledge is the process of piling up facts, wisdom lies
in their simplification. I'll stick to wisdom :)
Posted by Yabby, Wednesday, 28 September 2011 1:20:53 PM
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Nice to know you think you're so wise and all-knowing, Yabby.

"...so I know all about other perspectives."

Here's an aphorism from someone a little wiser than both of us:

"Like power in any shape, a full stomach always holds a dose of insolence, and this dose expresses itself first of all in the well-fed lecturing of the starving."

Chekhov.
Posted by Poirot, Wednesday, 28 September 2011 2:30:30 PM
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I don't claim to be all knowing, Poirot.

I simply don't wear my little heart on my sleeve
like some of you. After a time your Western guilt
trip becomes a bit of a bore.

As at July 2011, there were something like 850
million mobile phone subscribers in India.
In the 1960s, the Indian Govt established the
world's largest family planning programme, so
people have choices

If people have 6-8 children by choice, for
all sorts of reasons, they are responsible
for their actions. You make out as if greedy
Indians do not exist, its all that evil
West's fault. Think again, better still
go there and find out for yourself.
Posted by Yabby, Wednesday, 28 September 2011 7:21:58 PM
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