I read blogs for a living

It makes me laugh how many people are panicking because the global economy has lost some value. It's not like we're trading with other planets and suddenly lost our advantage. We're still in the same situation we have been for a while. Yet everyone is scared.

I'd love to see them spend time on the streets, not knowing when the next meal will be.

It means nothing to some, but all for others... did you see that manager who killed 5 of her family and then comitted suicide? You know... people has no power to deal with problems... unfortunately, there are more to come like this...

Bloody hell, Bea. I missed that one.

Well, my evil stepmother in law to be believes that all homeless people choose to be homeless and could easily go back to their regular lives. The fact that someone could be driven from their life to one of destitution is an idea that's beyond her, as is the fact that not everyone has a fairytale life. She's the sort that believes everyone else's problems are imaginary but hers are of world shattering importance.

I've spent a little time on the streets in my life and it took a hell of a lot of effort, and even more help from friends to set me straight again. People don't appreciate that it's not just a roof over your head that you're missing out on, it's security and self respect. Nothing and nowhere is truly safe.

Trying to narrow the entirity of events that can be classified as poverty down into a solvable problem is something no-one can do, hence so many people saying they don't know what to write on the subject. Each person has a different view, and a different lifetime of experiences behind them. So while this day may raise awareness, I doubt it will provide any workable answers. My own experience says that the majority of people writing these posts are doing so to gain extra hits to their pages, and they'll happily ignore the next homeless person they pretend not to see.

"My own experience says that the majority of people writing these posts are doing so to gain extra hits to their pages, and they'll happily ignore the next homeless person they pretend not to see."

ohhhh... you thought something I didn't think about...



"my evil stepmother in law to be believes that all homeless people choose to be homeless and could easily go back to their regular lives."

Maybe she lives in a fairytale...

She definitely lives in a fairytale but Espen would ban me if I revealed my thoughts on that (including the three new words I created just to communicate those thoughts) and probably spend years in therapy recovering.

Every one is entitled to his/her own opinion, but I must reveal that poverty is so real , it hurts just to have a meal when you know that millions are going hungry in countries all over the world .

Too many feel the pain of a 3rd world nation and their children.
And don't give a toss as to what is in their own backyard!
Talk is cheap. Ignorant hypocrisy rules in many homes!
Down here we have electric fences to keep livestock from wandering. I recommend ya throw one around said inlaws property,..Mik...Suntana..
Aside from the fact i have been unable to post from my blog for a few days, it has given me the opportunity to read what people see and feel about the subject of poverty. I enjoyed Mik's post, from his personal experience.
I too understand what it is like to be on the other side of the tracks.
People that have not had to deal with the desperation inflicted by poverty, have little to 'no' empathy on the subject.
It's a sad sad day when we donot help our own!
As an only child brought-up by my solo mother..bless her..we had things tuff most of the time.
Neighbours would come by with a meal fequently for us. My mother would cry.
And i have never forgotten this. Tonight i will cook a feast for my family. As usual part of this meal will go to my neighbour, she is a solo mother with 4, yes, 4 boys under 11 years. Many goons would say it is her fault or, where's the father! Nothing about the latter helps this woman and her children.
Love and respect DOES! Dignity is a strange and weird phenomenon to those that are poor. The few that restore a sense of dignity should receive a Queens commendation! It is extremely difficult to restore dignity that has been lost due to poverty.
Aint no love in the city!
Thanks for the post Espen..

Ok I agree with what most you are saying so what do we do as a hole ? let the mad Geordie know when you decide "flood servers with e-mail petitions or just one with everyones name to say we know the game their playing"

Or just ignore me and play la la la we all care so much and we'd do this and that if we could! Sorry like, but we can! You just got to do it.

Ok I'll put all of my inventions into the pot. And Opera should know am the (skint)guy who fitted square pegs in round holes for the semi conductor ind(microchip negatives).

Don't believe me ask the USA corporate or the UKs puppet leaders who I am? I'm the guy they all ignore for not playing their make all take all but say F-all GAME on the worlds stage.....

Ps IDGAS about who I piss off it needs to be done and I'll stand alone like I do but I'll keep pissing on the game without you no worries }

Choice avatar Mik!

Happy International Sandwich Day!!

Hi there, complicated and difficult issues are just what the world needs to stop the shit from getting done.
Iceland what a place, it don't have to go pair shaped,, the methane thing just excellent, why isn't every where following Iceland and getting these systems in place and saving the environment and cash. Oh hold on we got Gas oil coal and and all the bombs to make it so or maybe Iceland don't play the game ;)

And no I'm not to bothered bout cash flow apart from mine at the moment! If they really needed extra cash why cant Governments clean up the money markets and take out all the trillions of dollars in illegal drugs money that they know about or what they spend on arms or spinning fears and making more complicated and difficult issues.......

Act2B what ever!