Comments for Global Investment Watch http://globalinvestmentwatch.com Connecting Human Rights, Politics and Capital Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:17:16 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on America’s Most Wanted: The Lehman Brothers Board of Directors by Women in the Boardroom « Laura McCracken http://globalinvestmentwatch.com/americas-most-wanted-the-lehman-brothers-board-of-directors/comment-page-1/#comment-2069 Women in the Boardroom « Laura McCracken Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:17:16 +0000 http://globalinvestmentwatch.com/?p=266#comment-2069 [...]  Download overview to see what good looks like.  Contrast Pepsi’s Board with the Boards of Lehman Brothers and RBS at the time of collapse / [...] [...]  Download overview to see what good looks like.  Contrast Pepsi’s Board with the Boards of Lehman Brothers and RBS at the time of collapse / [...]

]]> Comment on Political Fundamentalism and the Tyranny of Stupidity by Raymond http://globalinvestmentwatch.com/political-fundamentalism-and-the-tyranny-of-stupidity/comment-page-1/#comment-2068 Raymond Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:23:26 +0000 http://globalinvestmentwatch.com/?p=1432#comment-2068 You’re reasoning is sound in as much as you see a dilemma in exploiting the “uninformed electorate.” That being agreed, we would argue that this exploitation is certainly not the exclusive provenance of “rightwing” Fundamentalists. Perhaps unfortunately, perhaps in conjunction with natural law, but certainly in agreement with Bertrand Russell’s pithy observation that the “the stupid are cocksure” everybody exploits the uninformed electorate. Why? Because they are stupid and in their stupidity are cocksure of an opinion because someone told them that this was the correct opinion. They steadfastly hold to their singular belief because they lack sufficient intelligence to objectively explore alternatives. The greatest lie perpetrated on the credulous people of the U.S. is that “All Men Are Created Equal”. This is as much a theocratic dogma as that of the Fundamentalists who unwaveringly believe (in spite of all non-magical evidence to the contrary) that humanity the heavens and the earth were created 6,000 years ago. Jefferson’s commentary was never intended to be taken as scientific fact but was written in opposition to the British theological concept of the Divine Right of Kings. In this the “right” is arguably more honest in that they unabashedly exploit the stupid for their own ends; the “left” disingenuously tells them they’re equal and then exploits them “for their own good.” With all due respect you’ve fallen into the same trap that you criticize--metaphorically thinking only in terms of black and white. You’re reasoning is sound in as much as you see a dilemma in exploiting the “uninformed electorate.” That being agreed, we would argue that this exploitation is certainly not the exclusive provenance of “rightwing” Fundamentalists. Perhaps unfortunately, perhaps in conjunction with natural law, but certainly in agreement with Bertrand Russell’s pithy observation that the “the stupid are cocksure” everybody exploits the uninformed electorate. Why? Because they are stupid and in their stupidity are cocksure of an opinion because someone told them that this was the correct opinion. They steadfastly hold to their singular belief because they lack sufficient intelligence to objectively explore alternatives. The greatest lie perpetrated on the credulous people of the U.S. is that “All Men Are Created Equal”. This is as much a theocratic dogma as that of the Fundamentalists who unwaveringly believe (in spite of all non-magical evidence to the contrary) that humanity the heavens and the earth were created 6,000 years ago. Jefferson’s commentary was never intended to be taken as scientific fact but was written in opposition to the British theological concept of the Divine Right of Kings. In this the “right” is arguably more honest in that they unabashedly exploit the stupid for their own ends; the “left” disingenuously tells them they’re equal and then exploits them “for their own good.” With all due respect you’ve fallen into the same trap that you criticize–metaphorically thinking only in terms of black and white.

]]> Comment on Who Profits from the Congo Conflict? by KRIS http://globalinvestmentwatch.com/who-profits-from-the-congo-conflict/comment-page-1/#comment-2067 KRIS Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:19:10 +0000 http://globalinvestmentwatch.com/?p=1223#comment-2067 They are few people who are understanding the truth about the crisis in the Congo. Actually Congolese all over the world understood that they are the only one who can change things in the Congo, that why you see all those movements of congolese demostrators around the world big towns. This awakenness of consciencious of congolese is not welcome by the multinationals and world governements who are benefiting a lot from that crisis who is one of the biggest loss of human the world recorded. The world decided to close their eyes and lost humanity values because of profit in the congo and congolese people lives mean absolutly nothing to anyone. This congolese consciencious is even fight and they employing all the forces to shout it down: 1. In the Congo, Kabila is using firearms and tanks to intimidate and kill the people, using the police, while him and the world knows that he cheated openly and did not win the election. If democracy is the power of the people by the people, a value clain by the world, they decided to make it" a power of the string man by guns to controle the people in the congo" and no one is condamning KABILA. 2. The congolese around the world are arrested illegaly and even beaten, intimidate so they can not protest, those countries who are claiming human rigt and freedom of expression are just shouting and hitting congolese without respect(BELGUIM,SOUTH AFRICA...) I can better talk about south africa where Zuma the president is having personnal business and friendship with Kabila, his family members are running personnal businesses in the Congo to feed his many women and kids as he cant steal from the SA governement well organized, Zuma police arrested many congolese just because they are congolese and protesting against KABILA cheating and in JOHANNESBURG congolese refugees are treated like underhuman( beaten, shout with plastic boolet, refigees asylum paper destroyed...) and the xenophobic police is making lies stories to validate those arrests. THE CONGO AND CONGOLESE ARE FACING THE MOST DIFFICULT TIME OF THEIR HISTORY AND WE ARE VERY LIMITED IN MEANS AND WAY TO TELL THE WORLD AVERAGE CITIZEN THE TRUTH, THE MEDIAS ARE SAYING WHAT IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS, I WISH I CAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A BIG STAGE TO EXPRESS MYSELF, IT IS SAD AND SHAME WHAT THE WORLD IS DOING! GOD HELP THE CONGO. They are few people who are understanding the truth about the crisis in the Congo. Actually Congolese all over the world understood that they are the only one who can change things in the Congo, that why you see all those movements of congolese demostrators around the world big towns.
This awakenness of consciencious of congolese is not welcome by the multinationals and world governements who are benefiting a lot from that crisis who is one of the biggest loss of human the world recorded.
The world decided to close their eyes and lost humanity values because of profit in the congo and congolese people lives mean absolutly nothing to anyone.
This congolese consciencious is even fight and they employing all the forces to shout it down:

1. In the Congo, Kabila is using firearms and tanks to intimidate and kill the people, using the police, while him and the world knows that he cheated openly and did not win the election. If democracy is the power of the people by the people, a value clain by the world, they decided to make it” a power of the string man by guns to controle the people in the congo” and no one is condamning KABILA.
2. The congolese around the world are arrested illegaly and even beaten, intimidate so they can not protest, those countries who are claiming human rigt and freedom of expression are just shouting and hitting congolese without respect(BELGUIM,SOUTH AFRICA…)
I can better talk about south africa where Zuma the president is having personnal business and friendship with Kabila, his family members are running personnal businesses in the Congo to feed his many women and kids as he cant steal from the SA governement well organized, Zuma police arrested many congolese just because they are congolese and protesting against KABILA cheating and in JOHANNESBURG congolese refugees are treated like underhuman( beaten, shout with plastic boolet, refigees asylum paper destroyed…) and the xenophobic police is making lies stories to validate those arrests.
THE CONGO AND CONGOLESE ARE FACING THE MOST DIFFICULT TIME OF THEIR HISTORY AND WE ARE VERY LIMITED IN MEANS AND WAY TO TELL THE WORLD AVERAGE CITIZEN THE TRUTH, THE MEDIAS ARE SAYING WHAT IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS, I WISH I CAN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A BIG STAGE TO EXPRESS MYSELF, IT IS SAD AND SHAME WHAT THE WORLD IS DOING! GOD HELP THE CONGO.

]]> Comment on Company Report: Siemens by Vincent http://globalinvestmentwatch.com/company-report-siemens/comment-page-1/#comment-2066 Vincent Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:22:02 +0000 http://globalinvestmentwatch.com/?p=175#comment-2066 Howdy $author. Truly very good publish. I recently discovered your blog post and wanted to tell you that I have actually truly really liked browsing your site. In any case I’ll be subscribing at your rss feed and I hope that you post again shortly. Howdy $author. Truly very good publish. I recently discovered your blog post and wanted to tell you that I have actually truly really liked browsing your site. In any case I’ll be subscribing at your rss feed and I hope that you post again shortly.

]]> Comment on Company Report: Siemens by Omar http://globalinvestmentwatch.com/company-report-siemens/comment-page-1/#comment-2065 Omar Tue, 17 Jan 2012 07:55:10 +0000 http://globalinvestmentwatch.com/?p=175#comment-2065 Hi $author. Truly great post. I just came across your blog post and wanted to say that I have actually really took pleasure in checking your website. Anyway I’ll be opting-in into the feed and I also expect you publish again soon. Hi $author. Truly great post. I just came across your blog post and wanted to say that I have actually really took pleasure in checking your website. Anyway I’ll be opting-in into the feed and I also expect you publish again soon.

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