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Originally posted by James
This is all very self-righteous.
I'm sure Jade employs nannys, cleaners, bodyguards etc. to help her - 'servants' by any other name.
They wouldn't be capable because they have no knowledge of such matters let alone alone an interest. This is Jade 'Is East Angular abroad?' Goody we are talking about here. Those three girls (and Jack and Jackiey) didn't have the slightest inclination to discuss weighty subjects of that nature in the house (maybe they should have given them access to the Wikipedia website or something so they could fire off a few stats!). Nothing to do with prejudice - just observed behaviour.
Hang on a sec... Jade lives in the lap of luxury while absolute poverty exists around the world. Should she have to give her money away / sell all her possessions etc by this logic? What difference does it make that Shilpa lives in the same country where absolute poverty exists. Aren't we in the west equally morally responsible. In fact to extend the sanctimoniusness for a second shouldn't ordinary people in this country give away their money to alleviate poverty rather than spend money on all the useless stuff that we buy.
Shilpa isn't a Queen who rules a country or even a politician - in fact as I mentioned before the people of India - and all other parts of the world - are as much our 'own people' as they are to a fellow Indian. We're all part of the human race.
And by employing people at least she is redistributing her wealth as part of the economy. Countries generally become wealthier by having successful businesses like the film industry for instance.
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I doubt many people agree that being served in a restaurant is morally wrong either.
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It's not at all, James. It's the complete opposite, in fact. But the same could be said about your admittance that you judge people on their past actions, and don't care to give them a clean slate. I don't know you from Adam, or anything in the main about your beliefs and values either, for that matter. In my way of looking at things, everyone deserves a little respect and basic human dignity, until they do something to warrant that privilege being withdrawn. I don't like having people scurrying around at my beck and call. It's belittling, and nobody deserves to be treated in that manner nor has the right to treat others in that way, either. There would be an ever-so-slightly enormous difference in their salaries though, don't you think? It would be good to see a clip of that moment. I can remember several different professions, and wasn't it three chauffeurs? Completely necessary and not suggestive of a rather spoilt individual at all, I'm sure.
This you assume, rather than know as a fact. It would seem that lens you observed events through is somewhat stained with newsprint.
She lives in a house, rather than a penthouse. And 'around the world' doesn't cut it - shifting the goalposts doesn't, either. Shilpa made her fortune from her own people, and she should feel duty bound to redress the balance. Jade made her money in the UK, where absolute poverty does not exist. She's not supporting and endorsing a state which allows people to suffer while she sits back and counts her cash. Using words such as 'sanctimoniusness' is a little rich (no pun intended) when you seemingly consider poverty so very amusing. Some people's consciences run a little deeper than drawing the curtains and telling themselves everything's alright in the world, as long as they're happy.
No, she isn't. She just has a tendency to expect to be treated like a princess. Trying to play the snide racist card is very poor form. The 'we're all members of the human race' scenario is nothing more than a soundbite. You know quite well that there's very little any external government, coalition or charity, etc. could do about the situation, as it's enshrined in the country's caste system. I'm surprised that you've time to type a reply, though. Don't you need to pack and fly out to fight for the salvation of the forgotten in some far distant land, or something? Excuse the sarcasm, but it's catching after encountering it at every line in your post, at the expense of actually addressing the point.
But you're assuming that they're paid wages that would allow that to be the case. It's just a shame that it's so expensive to go to the cinema in India that most can't afford it.
I really don't care, James. I have my moral values, and you no doubt have your own. I can sleep soundly at night. It's not my business to know whether anyone else who reads this thread can do the same or not.
28-02-2007, 01:10 PM
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