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WP Organizes Bush's Defense | 15 comments (15 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: WP Organizes Bush's Defense (none / 0)

But all of that is acceptable to get this deal to go through? The subject of racism as a tool goes right to the heart of this. How can the Democrats not bring this up as an issue to push for a realisitic compromise?

by rumi on Fri Feb 24th, 2006 at 01:48:24 PM EST
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Re: WP Organizes Bush's Defense (4.00 / 2)

I don't really see this as a problem of racism. It's a problem of fear and denial.

We have been scared to death of dirty bombs and so forth, and we are conditioned to fear Islamic radicals. The UAE has connections to both of these fears.

Add in an insult to our pride in not owning our own ports, and a heightened awareness of this fact, and you get hysteria.

People should not be shocked that Voodoo Economics and fearmongering have consequences.

by BooMan on Fri Feb 24th, 2006 at 02:02:21 PM EST
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Are you making the argument of why the deal should not go through? From your other comments, I had the impression you were in favor of the UAE deal and their limited control of 21 terminals.

by rumi on Fri Feb 24th, 2006 at 02:07:57 PM EST
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no. I think it is an unnecessary security risk. But I also think that we can't reject DP World on the basis that they are foreign, or that they are our enemies...

Maybe we can object on the grounds that they are a state-owned business. But they bought P&O fair and square and they negotiated with the administration before finalizing their bid, and it is just unfair to screw them and hand over the business to their competitors. That is not how capitalism is supposed to work and it fuck things up rather badly.

So, either we let them have the contracts or we nationalize the ports. But we can't just screw the shareholders of DP World.

by BooMan on Fri Feb 24th, 2006 at 02:36:20 PM EST
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This might have very little to do with capitalism. If the entire deal was a backroom negotiation to avoid fair tax accountability by major investors, would it still be unfair to them to deny the deal? I think there's a good chance the dealers have something to hide if they don't want an open discussion about it.

There are many legitimate reasons and issues that have a bearing on this but fairness to DPW need not be too high on the list. When they get to this point, if a deal is only 'fair' to them, they won't take it. It has to have potential for huge returns.

One legitimate issues that should be discussed is racism, but not against the DPW investors or the UAE families. The racism of denying and prosecuting anyone remotely associated to Hamas but then making the exception only for the DPW-UAE-US deal. I don't support violence and I think Israel should be recognized and I also think a peaceful compromise can and must be found.

If the UAE-DPW deal goes through then the admin should admit that they are insincere in dealing with those related issues of terror threats and multi-purpose humanitarian organizations. Democrats should step up present a reasonable, honest compromise to show that it can be done.

by rumi on Fri Feb 24th, 2006 at 02:54:59 PM EST
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