Comments on: The 6 hour work-day http://www.velcro-city.co.uk/the-6-hour-work-day/ Science fiction, science fact, and all that's in between ... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:49:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Argyle http://www.velcro-city.co.uk/the-6-hour-work-day/comment-page-1/#comment-979 Argyle Sat, 19 Aug 2006 01:12:40 +0000 http://www.velcro-city.co.uk/the-6-hour-work-day/#comment-979 Terrorism today is religion-motivated, not class struggle oriented. Most of the suicide terrorists of 9/11 were well educated and from well to do families. It's in Europe that you see a lot of the welfare dependent, hyper-procreating muslims who go to the pro-jihadi mosque regularly. It's a great gig if you can get it--on welfare with lots of babies at home, but go to the mosque and agitate for a muslim caliphate. Gravy. Terrorism today is religion-motivated, not class struggle oriented. Most of the suicide terrorists of 9/11 were well educated and from well to do families. It’s in Europe that you see a lot of the welfare dependent, hyper-procreating muslims who go to the pro-jihadi mosque regularly. It’s a great gig if you can get it–on welfare with lots of babies at home, but go to the mosque and agitate for a muslim caliphate. Gravy.

]]> By: Armchair Anarchist http://www.velcro-city.co.uk/the-6-hour-work-day/comment-page-1/#comment-949 Armchair Anarchist Sun, 13 Aug 2006 16:24:33 +0000 http://www.velcro-city.co.uk/the-6-hour-work-day/#comment-949 That may be the case, but to dismantle welfare in the name of combatting terrorism is like throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Terrorism may well be subsidised by welfare payments, but it would surely be better to remove the economic inequalities that make terrorism an appealing option, than to make the innocent suffer on the behalf of potential terrorists (which is one way that terrorism gains grass-roots sympathy and support). Idle hands are the devil's workshop? Possibly so, but I believe that people with sufficient money to live contented and disease-free lives are going to find far more enjoyable things to do than fight against a system that makes their lives easier. However, idle people with no resources or income and no chance of getting any, surrounded by an affluent society that denies them the opportunity to enjoy themselves, are much more likely to start thinking about attacking the system. That may be the case, but to dismantle welfare in the name of combatting terrorism is like throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Terrorism may well be subsidised by welfare payments, but it would surely be better to remove the economic inequalities that make terrorism an appealing option, than to make the innocent suffer on the behalf of potential terrorists (which is one way that terrorism gains grass-roots sympathy and support).

Idle hands are the devil’s workshop? Possibly so, but I believe that people with sufficient money to live contented and disease-free lives are going to find far more enjoyable things to do than fight against a system that makes their lives easier. However, idle people with no resources or income and no chance of getting any, surrounded by an affluent society that denies them the opportunity to enjoy themselves, are much more likely to start thinking about attacking the system.

]]> By: anony http://www.velcro-city.co.uk/the-6-hour-work-day/comment-page-1/#comment-948 anony Sun, 13 Aug 2006 15:45:32 +0000 http://www.velcro-city.co.uk/the-6-hour-work-day/#comment-948 One major problem. I suspect with too much free time and income divorced from responsibility, we will have far more social problems. I stronly suspect that a lot of the terrorism in the west is subsidized by the welfare system. Idle hands are the devil's workshop. One major problem. I suspect with too much free time and income divorced from responsibility, we will have far more social problems. I stronly suspect that a lot of the terrorism in the west is subsidized by the welfare system.
Idle hands are the devil’s workshop.

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