Comments on: Happy May Day

By: Global Voices Online » Bahrain: Incense-wafting Journalism

Global Voices Online » Bahrain: Incense-wafting Journalism — Sat, 05 May 2007 11:57:10 +0000

[...] Mahmood is not impressed with another aspect of Bahraini society today. He starts by wishing us ‘Happy May Day’: But only to the Bahraini workers. [...]

0 0

By: Esra\'a

Esra\'a — Thu, 03 May 2007 02:32:55 +0000

Man this post is depressing!

0 0

By: 123

123 — Tue, 01 May 2007 13:46:30 +0000

My fist Mayday as an employee :heart:

0 0

By: Abu Arron

Abu Arron — Tue, 01 May 2007 12:41:10 +0000

You forgot Mahmood that not only do they complain when beaten, they also have the cheek to go to the authorities. It is fully justified that, for that reason alone, they should have no rights and be deported without a penny to their name.

Let’s not even mention the threat of rape. After having a totally pleasant time being “appreciated”, they still complain at being paid off with BD20 and sent home with a fond memory of their time.

Totally ungrateful people.

0 0

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 01 May 2007 08:35:30 +0000

You know… there’s a very same parallel here in the US with immigrants from Latin America today from many of the dominant well to do population. Even when things are different and worlds apart, human nature is all the same.

It’s the same as it was with Filipinos who came to California to work as maids, cooks, gardeners, and farm workers (my grandfather came in the 1920′s to work the fields… he ended up as a cook for the US Army and then finally as a waiter in Monterey). Before that it was the Chinese workers, etc. etc.

Here’s a lovely image showing past attitudes in Stockton, a town with a fairly big Filipino population now (taken in 1930… hopefully you can pull it up):

http://www.geocities.com/fanhs18/media/memorabilia/fanhs18_pster.gif

Hopefully, both fools in Bahrain, and some of the ignorant fools here will eventualy rise above their foolishness and realise that these immigrant workers are the base of your and our economy, and May Day will mean what it should – a day to celebrate what the common worker does for each and every nation.

Meanwhile, the students at the university here plan to strike.

0 0

By: Redbelt

Redbelt — Tue, 01 May 2007 07:48:47 +0000

As satirical as that was, I probably know a few who adopted this mentality. It’s funny in a disgraceful way.

0 0