John Smith wrote on Sep 15^th, 2014 at 2:37pm:


Probably not a good example, but then again after being left out of the Hilton will she managed to get a few millions together, (licensed the porno I believe).  So not as dumb as she looks.  And yeah she would start ahead of the game, house with inbuilt security, choice of cars, probably weapons and staff.  Not a bad start when poo goes down.

Datalife wrote on Sep 15^th, 2014 at 2:24pm:



competition is the best. 
let the cream rise to the top.
they are all very co operative in cuba or north korea. i"m sure they all enjoy their equality.
competition brings about innovation.
rightards run places like silicon valley, start ups, dog eat dog, law of the jungle. 
its dirty and mean and its given us the net, the micro chip, apple, the smart phone.
all the advances in technology (which the loser lefties love btw) came to us courtesy of good old fashioned competition.

you think the elite footballers, golfers got there through a "spirit of cooperation" 
thye'd be playing social indoor cricket if they did (and even at that level its all about competition).

competition brings out the best in people.
co operation is a drive to mediocrity,  stuff that

John Smith wrote on Sep 15^th, 2014 at 5:47pm:


No clue. Instead of throwing names at me you might want to explain what you mean by practical skills and why rich people according to you do not possess them.

Datalife wrote on Sep 15^th, 2014 at 5:51pm:


i mean being able to survive without being able to pay people to do things for them ... bobby's example of changing a tyre or a tap washer are a good example.

John Smith wrote on Sep 15^th, 2014 at 6:25pm:


do you think clive couldn't???  and that's the point.  do you know many women who can change a tyre and a tap washer? I don't.  a handful at best.

Bobby. wrote on Sep 15^th, 2014 at 6:59pm:


I doubt you even KNOW any wealthy people.  Im certain the low-rent crowd you move in would consider anyone 'rich' if they owned a car with all the panels the same colour.  you make some really stupid claims.

longweekend58 wrote on Sep 15^th, 2014 at 10:56am:


Not in the way that people generally think about it. Nearly everything in life is driven from circumstance. This is a simple fact, your experiences and environment make you who you are, they drive all of your decisions be them good or bad. It's now a matter of how we use this knowledge.

Lots of people refuse to learn, or to take advice usually because they have competing interests. One reason people are lazy is because it was how they were brought up, or it's an aspect of personality. You can't use punishment as a motivator against beliefs or thinking effectively. Telling someone straight up "you are wrong" is likely only to harden their opposition. This leads to the inevitable hard-line stances against the to other position without caring what it actually is.

There are some people who are actually not able to work things out due to lack of mental capacity, but for most people this is a non issue. It's about what they know or do not, and what they have experience with.

There are some people that are just lazy, but more often it will be competing motivations and priorities in life. We should be far more concerned with how to make life better for more people than we should be with forcing people to fit our preconceived notations of what success is.

John Smith wrote on Sep 15^th, 2014 at 7:19pm:


clive is SELF-MADE billionaire so I would say he has don't a whole lot of manual work. in fact, the notion that he hasn't is ridiculous.