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This is shocking... how? The arab empire was built on the slave trade. The whole of Dubai exists solely due to external workers, from engineers to the bricklaye

This is shocking... how? The arab empire was built on the slave trade. The whole of Dubai exists solely due to external workers, from engineers to the bricklayers. This should not shock anyone.

gdilla 13y ago
Uh, it's still wrong. That's the point.
jlgreco 13y ago
Something that is shocking is not necessarily surprising. "Shocking" in this case is more about the visceral reaction of disgust it causes.
bsullivan01 13y ago
The whole of Dubai exists solely due to external workers, from engineers to the bricklayers. External workers are fine since workers are different from slaves or "slaves". If they paid me $150K a year, I'd go there and lay bricks myself and for $1000 a month they'd get probably a billion applications. What they did is they screwed the poor Indians, Bangladeshis, Filipinos etc, once they got there.
marchra 13y ago
Agreed. This is a fascinating game mechanic they've created that we are considering adding to our app.
at-fates-hands 13y ago
The only shocking thing is how we in the US put up with this behavior from governments we send billions in aid to every year. You'd think we'd have the balls to suspend some their aid and have them put an end to this type of abuse.
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- ihsw 13y ago
  How is that the US' responsibility? It has nothing to do with balls at all, either. If you think the US has any interest in exerting its economic or military power in the interest of morals and ethics then I've got a bridge to sell you.
- agilebyte 13y ago
  The aid is to get their govt support against war on terror and access to resources no? Which really shows that we have our priorities set straight too. They are not our people slaving away there, so we turn a blind eye.
- umeshunni 13y ago
  The US sends billions in aid to Qatar and Dubai? I think what you mean is that these countries buy billions of $ of US weapons every year.

This is shocking... how? The arab empire was built on the slave trade. The whole of Dubai exists solely due to external workers, from engineers to the bricklayers. This should not shock anyone.

gdilla 13y ago

Uh, it's still wrong. That's the point.

jlgreco 13y ago

Something that is shocking is not necessarily surprising. "Shocking" in this case is more about the visceral reaction of disgust it causes.

bsullivan01 13y ago

The whole of Dubai exists solely due to external workers, from engineers to the bricklayers. External workers are fine since workers are different from slaves or "slaves". If they paid me $150K a year, I'd go there and lay bricks myself and for $1000 a month they'd get probably a billion applications. What they did is they screwed the poor Indians, Bangladeshis, Filipinos etc, once they got there.

marchra 13y ago

Agreed. This is a fascinating game mechanic they've created that we are considering adding to our app.

at-fates-hands 13y ago

The only shocking thing is how we in the US put up with this behavior from governments we send billions in aid to every year. You'd think we'd have the balls to suspend some their aid and have them put an end to this type of abuse.

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ihsw 13y ago
How is that the US' responsibility? It has nothing to do with balls at all, either. If you think the US has any interest in exerting its economic or military power in the interest of morals and ethics then I've got a bridge to sell you.
agilebyte 13y ago
The aid is to get their govt support against war on terror and access to resources no? Which really shows that we have our priorities set straight too. They are not our people slaving away there, so we turn a blind eye.
umeshunni 13y ago
The US sends billions in aid to Qatar and Dubai? I think what you mean is that these countries buy billions of $ of US weapons every year.