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In reply to the discussion: White privilege is knowing that if the Louisiana shooter turns out to be white... [View all]JonLP24
(29,892 posts)not a direct reply so not meant to be taken as a contrary to the point you raised (there isn't anything in your text I disagree with - in addition to your comment and I was inspired with the hidden post mentioned "ethnic" -- as certainly that plays a role with class a top aspect of this)
One thing that always interests me when I see general comments about problems in places is after centuries of colonization, globalization, meddling, CIA activities, war, etc from numerous "interests" whatever problems prop up are there problems. I'm not 100% aware of issues in East Asia but know general things like "No Logo" from Naomi Klein, suicide nets, I'm well aware of East Asians & North Africans being human trafficked in slave labor as the worst labor rights exist in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Yemen, Kuwait and aware this labor system is in use in Egypt, Jordan, and presently Libya (though not to the extent as I'm aware of in the Arabian Peninsula). Whoever the dictator that is there or placed receives a lot of assistance and backup from numerous "interests".
I've met many from India, Nepal, Philippines, the horn of Africa. Particularly in the Arabian peninsula the economies are built off the backs off them, they are brought in have their passports taken when they arrive following saving up for large fees given to "bait and switch" recruiters. Info can easily be explored but I recommend "TCN" "CorpWatch" or "Al-Jazerra" in how it relates to the Department of Defense.
For instance, Obama put a medal around the neck of the "micro-loan" guy in Bangladesh which puts the poor in a trap they can't easily escape from one killed himself because of the debt so it was simply transferred to her. I have no idea the context of that event or what was known or unknown when the decision for that was made so this isn't about him or anyone in particular. VICE recently covered the aftermath of Mico-Loans and there is a white male with his face blurred as a buyer of the black market kidney economy and I want to avoid any of which ethnic is more ethical when I mention that as this is about money & anyone can be bought & anyone can be unethical & inhumane -- just to highlight that there are numerous complex bad intentions that aren't well publicized when they involve outside players but when the cause leads to the effect the problems of the third-world are the third-world's problem and "The West" gets a pass on (especially on "Muslims" threads).
HBOs VICE Reveals the Dark Side of Medicine and Extreme Poverty
http://healthbistro.lifescript.com/2015/05/14/hbos-vice-reveals-the-dark-side-of-medicine-and-extreme-poverty/