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genderspecific (August 20, 2008 at 7:03 pm)
"invisible omnipresence" - is that the solution to the "embarrassment" and unpleasant aesthetics of a large workforce of indentured slaves who have no rights and are paid less than $1 per hour to build the luxury apartments? or maybe they're the lucky ones who are paid TWICE that amount ($2 per hour) , to "service" the wealthy and tourists?
workers should not be a silent, invisible presence. they should be participants in the culture and the life of the place they built.
mrfarraj1 (August 3, 2008 at 4:06 pm)
correction: i meant they will die of hunger
mrfarraj1 (August 3, 2008 at 4:05 pm)
some of the rich people have this stupid mentality but no they souldnt stop these projects bcoz if they do then those workers will not find a job and they will do of hunger.
mrfarraj1 (August 3, 2008 at 4:02 pm)
i dont think there is a conspriscy or any thing here and if there is one i dont think they will choose dubai to be the place. it is just that UAE is having an economic bump now they want utilize it by constucting the country to benefit them in the future and people from all around the world go to dubai for trading and to do bussiness.
simonsnaf (July 31, 2008 at 6:06 pm)
The problem are not the workers but the stupid mentality or the new rich...ooooh, they are ugly and poor, and they smell because they work...is really sad. Fucking pay them more and stop stupid projects like this
massageboy24 (July 27, 2008 at 11:56 pm)
I get a very uneasy feeling when I think of Dubai. I wonder whats "really" going on. During a time of war and low fuel supplies shouldn't things everywhere be slowing down. Or maybe this whole fuel and war thing is to keep us distracted while some sort of new world order is being constructed right before our very eyes. People from all around the world are turning their backs on thier own countries and making Dubai the best place. What will happen to other economies?
lolallthetime99 (July 25, 2008 at 1:56 am)
dubai si nice and all,but itll crash on itself
dubai stupid sheikhs think everyones rich and shit lol, dumb beduins
theres 1million millionaires on the world, and the current construction is for billionaires not even millionaires.
dubai builds just to show off it seems, good try but theres no law there no written constitution no crap no road regulations and barely any cops
prostitution is rampant and if tsunami or cyclone hits lol
tkemmere (July 15, 2008 at 8:15 pm)
The "terrible feeling that crept upon me" as I stated below, is not easy to explain in hard terms. It lies in the TONE at which KDG (whatever KDG may be, as yoda9999 rightfully brought up) speaks about "they" and "them". As if "them" are not part of us. As if "them" is a problem that we got stuck with beyond our own fault. Them look... ...Awkward! <-- That tone. That lack of equality, that expression of superiority. Is something that is generally not appreciated in western Europe.
KDGDubai (July 15, 2008 at 6:10 pm)
Although they may be separated in the building, by living inside the city, the low income workers are actually given a chance to interact with the rest of the population after they finish their work. Also, by avoiding long commute time (in which the don't get paid) they have more free time, which can be used for leisure.
There is no dignity in sitting in a hot bus for hours after work.
KDG proposes to give dignity to the workers by allowing them to live in the city.
tkemmere (July 14, 2008 at 10:07 pm)
a terrible feeling crept upon me as I watched this video. I would rather sit in dignity in a boiling hot bus and commute from far every day than be humiliated in this toilet roll. |
