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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40826257 quote:Youths in Catalonia and the Basque Country have daubed the slogan "tourists go home" on some buildings - just as foreigners flock to Spain on holiday, spending millions of euros. quote:In one dramatic incident, several masked assailants attacked a tourist bus in Barcelona, near the football stadium. quote:Arran says it opposes a model of mass tourism that "wants us as slaves" and that "turns the country into an amusement park that only benefits the bourgeoisie and capital!" Thoughts? When I was at college I worked 2 jobs in a hotel and restaurant, so I guess that qualifies in the same area? If they scare off all the tourists, aren't they just hurting themselves and their economy? Plus calling it an "invasion" when these people come, spend a lot of money, boost the economy, then leave, seems very untrue to me.
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spud posted:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40826257 go cry to dungeons and dragons about it, comprador
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Aug 5, 2017 04:56
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mrbradlymrmartin posted:go cry to dungeons and dragons about it, comprador Not sure what that means?
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Aug 5, 2017 04:57
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tourism is absolutely an invasion dollars and pounds are tools of imperialism
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Aug 5, 2017 05:05
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mrbradlymrmartin posted:tourism is absolutely an invasion I have some bitcoins.
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Aug 5, 2017 05:09
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loving shoobies
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Aug 5, 2017 05:11
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This seems massively off topic so far though. No response to the actual BBC (pretty neutral source) article ? Seems quite threatening and self-harming. Was hoping for some insight into that rather just someone espousing personal beliefs.
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Aug 5, 2017 05:14
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I laugh a little every time a Catalonian talks with their lisp. ssthop vithisting our thities.
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Aug 5, 2017 05:26
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it's xenophobia with a veneer of 'leftism'. The worst part about tourists is that they sometimes say stupid poo poo, but they come and spend money, so who cares?
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Aug 5, 2017 05:27
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rudatron posted:it's xenophobia with a veneer of 'leftism'. The worst part about tourists is that they sometimes say stupid poo poo, but they come and spend money, so who cares? powerful analysis itt 
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Aug 5, 2017 05:41
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spud posted:This seems massively off topic so far though. WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE A MODERATOR
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Aug 5, 2017 05:42
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they're right, op
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Aug 5, 2017 05:43
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it's everyone's dream for people to show up, throw money at you, and then leave, never to return these guys are spoiled
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Aug 5, 2017 05:47
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I'm happy to take all tourists, and their money, that feel intimidated by these actions. You get to see such sights in these parts, like 'the dead cat on the side of the road', and the 'flowers tied to the traffic pole, where some idiot killed another idiot in a car accident'.
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Aug 5, 2017 05:53
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mrbradlymrmartin posted:WELCOME TO C SPAM Not really, just talk to rational people that have differing views. Should this have gone in D&D?
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Aug 5, 2017 05:58
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neymar deserved to leave, you ungrateful shits
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Aug 5, 2017 06:06
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Seems extremely well thought out from an economic standpoint and definitively not just a xenophobic front.
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Aug 5, 2017 06:08
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get that OUT of my face posted:neymar deserved to leave, you ungrateful shits How is a <googles> professional footballer, earning millions, related to people just visiting for tourism who have to deal with smoke bombs, intimidation, tyres being slashed and so on? Please have some perspective.
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Aug 5, 2017 06:09
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logikv9 posted:it's everyone's dream for people to show up, throw money at you, and then leave, never to return They aren't the ones getting the money, or at least not enough to justify the huge dip in their standard of living.
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Aug 5, 2017 06:10
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somehow getting the idea that this is more about independent Catalonia and not the left, OP
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Aug 5, 2017 06:11
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D.Ork Bimboolean posted:Seems extremely well thought out from an economic standpoint and definitively not just a xenophobic front. what do you mean by xenophobic specifically, in this context..
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Aug 5, 2017 06:14
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super sweet best pal posted:They aren't the ones getting the money, or at least not enough to justify the huge dip in their standard of living. So it is better to make sure noone has any money? I am not going to visit a place where I am attacked or intimidated. So there is the huge dip, from people who don't enjoy such things.
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Aug 5, 2017 06:17
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i don't know how much of their economy is tied up in tourism but i don't see how visitors for parts of the year are ruining their lives
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Aug 5, 2017 06:18
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If you live in an area with a viable tourist industry, that creates local jobs, you're already really privileged.
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Aug 5, 2017 06:20
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rudatron posted:If you live in an area with a viable tourist industry, that creates local jobs, you're already really privileged. I'd rather be earning money than not, for sure. Do you have more to say on this? It seems crazy to me that fairly young people would go this nuts about actually having jobs. Scaring people, criminal damage, intimidation, racisim... I could understand if they were in a place with no jobs because, well, there are no jobs, but this seems crazy. spud has issued a correction as of 06:30 on Aug 5, 2017 |
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Aug 5, 2017 06:27
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spud posted:Not really, just talk to rational people that have differing views. no, thats why the first fukken response said go to d&d!!!!!!!!!
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Aug 5, 2017 06:29
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spud posted:So it is better to make sure noone has any money? I am not going to visit a place where I am attacked or intimidated. your posting itt proves the contrary
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Aug 5, 2017 06:30
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mrbradlymrmartin posted:no, thats why the first fukken response said go to d&d!!!!!!!!! Alright mate, calm down. Screaming at people asking innocent questions was a thing of the past I thought.
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Aug 5, 2017 06:30
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this spud guy's gonna revolutionize c-spam posting i can feel it
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Aug 5, 2017 06:30
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Is rationality weird here? We used to have like 4 forums.
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Aug 5, 2017 06:32
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spud posted:Not really, just talk to rational people that have differing views. i dunno about rational but they pretend to do that in d&d
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Aug 5, 2017 06:33
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spud's here to enlighten and civilize the dark horde to bring the mattering to release the piss tapes
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Aug 5, 2017 06:34
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i for one like this thread a lot
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Aug 5, 2017 06:35
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I just linked a BBC article. If you find it that hard talk about, then don't comment.
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Aug 5, 2017 06:36
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C-SPAM means off-topic everything, everywhere, especially at night. You might have better luck when it hits daytime on the East Coast. Good thread and good topic though!
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Aug 5, 2017 06:37
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spud posted:Alright mate, calm down. Screaming at people asking innocent questions was a thing of the past I thought. lol as if id ever type with caps g e t r e a l n o o b
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Aug 5, 2017 06:38
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spud posted:I just linked a BBC article.
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Aug 5, 2017 06:39
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logikv9 posted:i don't know how much of their economy is tied up in tourism but i don't see how visitors for parts of the year are ruining their lives having an economy centered around attracting tourist fuckos thats only gonna even be there part of the year is the problem like, have you ever been to myrtle beach in november? its like an empty hell, but tackier
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Aug 5, 2017 06:41
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mrbradlymrmartin posted:having an economy centered around attracting tourist fuckos thats only gonna even be there part of the year is the problem yeah but at the same time if that's all you can get for your town or region then  better than nothing and it's not like scaring away tourists is going to suddenly make business / money flow in from other routes
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logikv9 posted:C-SPAM means off-topic everything, everywhere, especially at night. You might have better luck when it hits daytime on the East Coast. Good thread and good topic though! No idea who you are, but thanks.
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