Comments on: World walls http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:28:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tweets that mention Black Looks » World walls -- Topsy.com http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-124134 Tweets that mention Black Looks » World walls -- Topsy.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:41:15 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-124134 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by dan mcquillan and Alaa Abd El Fattah, Razan Ghazzawi. Razan Ghazzawi said: RT @alaa while we celebrate 20th anniversary of fall of Berlin wall the bastards in power are building more walls http://ping.fm/puCAX [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by dan mcquillan and Alaa Abd El Fattah, Razan Ghazzawi. Razan Ghazzawi said: RT @alaa while we celebrate 20th anniversary of fall of Berlin wall the bastards in power are building more walls http://ping.fm/puCAX [...]

]]> By: Rowan http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-115065 Rowan Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:51:33 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-115065 There is a very interesting lecture by Wendy Brown at the London School of Economics that may be of interest about State Sovereignity and Wall Construction, called 'Desiring Walls' www.lse.ac.uk/collections/LSEPublicLecturesAndEvents/events/2008/20080821t1104z001.htm There is a very interesting lecture by Wendy Brown at the London School of Economics that may be of interest about State Sovereignity and Wall Construction, called ‘Desiring Walls’

http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/LSEPublicLecturesAndEvents/events/2008/20080821t1104z001.htm

]]> By: World Walls [update] - Black Looks http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-114910 World Walls [update] - Black Looks Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:11:46 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-114910 [...] other day I was reminded of this post on “Walls around the world” I wrote 18 months ago by a friend and I promised to post it again. Now there are even more walls. [...] [...] other day I was reminded of this post on “Walls around the world” I wrote 18 months ago by a friend and I promised to post it again. Now there are even more walls. [...]

]]> By: collinsom92 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-78591 collinsom92 Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:33:35 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-78591 Nice post! a notable rationale for the construction of walls is security reasons but the reality is that just like the berlin walls all the walls being built will be demolished at a certain point and time.A boderless world is a reality to be achieved at its own good time when hatred,segregation and selfishness are diminished. The energy spent building these walls should be spent fighting social injutices and inequities.He who hardens his neck as to the reason why people want to cross borders will break his neck in the attempt! Nice post! a notable rationale for the construction of walls is security reasons but the reality is that just like the berlin walls all the walls being built will be demolished at a certain point and time.A boderless world is a reality to be achieved at its own good time when hatred,segregation and selfishness are diminished.

The energy spent building these walls should be spent fighting social injutices and inequities.He who hardens his neck as to the reason why people want to cross borders will break his neck in the attempt!

]]> By: Sokari http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-60500 Sokari Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:31:20 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-60500 Balom@ you have been got to be one of the most ignorant people that have ever passed through this blog. Dont bother returning because you will be deleted. Balom@ you have been got to be one of the most ignorant people that have ever passed through this blog. Dont bother returning because you will be deleted.

]]> By: balom http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-60498 balom Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:58:46 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-60498 What gets to me is this idea that Europe and US are somehow obligated to receive any emigrant that happens to pass. Bullshit! So they put automated guns on the wall. So what ? Don't want to be shot don't cross the border illegally. Europe has no obligation to receive any emigrants especially those from crazy ass Islamic countries who refuse to integrate (As in "cultural flavors" like FGM, forced child marriage, honor killings and a gang rapes by muslin youth who consider European women to be whores that ask for it) What gets to me is this idea that Europe and US are somehow obligated to receive any emigrant that happens to pass. Bullshit! So they put automated guns on the wall. So what ? Don’t want to be shot don’t cross the border illegally. Europe has no obligation to receive any emigrants
especially those from crazy ass Islamic countries who refuse to integrate (As in “cultural flavors” like FGM, forced child marriage, honor killings and a gang rapes by muslin youth who consider European women to be whores that ask for it)

]]> By: Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » Link Farm & Open Thread #50 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-59700 Alas, a blog » Blog Archive » Link Farm & Open Thread #50 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:41:34 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-59700 [...] Black Looks: Walls Going Up All Over The World Really excellent post; I had no idea how much of this was going on. Curtsy: Brownfemipower. [...] [...] Black Looks: Walls Going Up All Over The World Really excellent post; I had no idea how much of this was going on. Curtsy: Brownfemipower. [...]

]]> By: Ark http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-52767 Ark Tue, 19 Jun 2007 14:43:45 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-52767 I disagree; it is not constructed by politicians, although it is used by them. Large scale immigration has always caused social problems in any and every society that has experienced it; from 19th century America to 7th century England to modern day South Africa. Some times they are real problems rising from a lack of integration and strain on social services and some times they are due to a lack of understanding, dialog, and a fear of change. Usually it is a mix of both real and imagined problems that it causes. Even imagined problems breed very real concerns and discontent that is part and parcel of social upheaval. I disagree; it is not constructed by politicians, although it is used by them. Large scale immigration has always caused social problems in any and every society that has experienced it; from 19th century America to 7th century England to modern day South Africa. Some times they are real problems rising from a lack of integration and strain on social services and some times they are due to a lack of understanding, dialog, and a fear of change. Usually it is a mix of both real and imagined problems that it causes.

Even imagined problems breed very real concerns and discontent that is part and parcel of social upheaval.

]]> By: Sokari http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-52717 Sokari Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:58:29 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-52717 Ark@ Spain in particular and Italy, have always been known for exporting hungry people to all parts of the world, to South America, France, Germany, Northern Europe. Up until about 20 years ago Spanish peasants from Andalucia were still going to France and Germany to work on farms picking fruit etc. Now that they have enough money they want to shut their doors on others in the same position. The Spanish province I live in is wheeled by the labour of immigrants from all over South and Central America, West and North Africa - the bars & restaurants of which there are 100s, the fruit and vegetable farms, care of the elderly and disabled, cleaners, general construction workers. None of these jobs are done by Spanish people. The "sex clubs" are maintained by immigrant and trafficked women from Nigeria, Eastern Europe and Russia. These are not hidden - they are open and probably even used by government officials and the police. The social upheaval you talk about is something that is constructed by politicians to pander to racists and divert attention from their failed policies. On the contrary the real social upheaval would come if migrant workers from the global south stopped coming. Ark@ Spain in particular and Italy, have always been known for exporting hungry people to all parts of the world, to South America, France, Germany, Northern Europe. Up until about 20 years ago Spanish peasants from Andalucia were still going to France and Germany to work on farms picking fruit etc. Now that they have enough money they want to shut their doors on others in the same position.

The Spanish province I live in is wheeled by the labour of immigrants from all over South and Central America, West and North Africa – the bars & restaurants of which there are 100s, the fruit and vegetable farms, care of the elderly and disabled, cleaners, general construction workers. None of these jobs are done by Spanish people.

The “sex clubs” are maintained by immigrant and trafficked women from Nigeria, Eastern Europe and Russia. These are not hidden – they are open and probably even used by government officials and the police.

The social upheaval you talk about is something that is constructed by politicians to pander to racists and divert attention from their failed policies. On the contrary the real social upheaval would come if migrant workers from the global south stopped coming.

]]> By: Ark http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-52136 Ark Mon, 18 Jun 2007 17:08:55 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2007/06/world_walls_.html#comment-52136 Do you think that the EU, and I presume all other countries in this world for that matter, should just open up their borders to all immigrants over night regardless of the social upheaval it might cause? Or do you think that it should be done more slowly over time or some other way? Personally I agree with you, being a self confessed 'Globalist' I think that every one in this world should be free to move between and live in any country that they wish to. Although I also think that the world is not ready for that. Societies still need to develop social mechanisms to deal with and help integrate large numbers of immigrants into their respective communities. This is particularly true of most European and Asian countries which are mono-ethnic societies. Do you think that the EU, and I presume all other countries in this world for that matter, should just open up their borders to all immigrants over night regardless of the social upheaval it might cause? Or do you think that it should be done more slowly over time or some other way?

Personally I agree with you, being a self confessed ‘Globalist’ I think that every one in this world should be free to move between and live in any country that they wish to. Although I also think that the world is not ready for that. Societies still need to develop social mechanisms to deal with and help integrate large numbers of immigrants into their respective communities. This is particularly true of most European and Asian countries which are mono-ethnic societies.

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