BF2S Forums 1,500 farmers commit mass suicide in India

Pochsy wrote:

Flecco wrote:

I didn't dispute any of that. I'm wondering why the fuck the Belfast Telegraph or w/e it's called gives a shit.

He gave his reason in point B, "The timing is extremely suspect considering it's policy making time (the article wraps up with "Farmers should be taken into consideration when planning policies"- Kmarion

They're using an international incident to push a point in their own country, and that point is "don't do it or we'll kill ourselves."

Not sure if Kmarion is right, but the evidence is there.

The election is in India, not the UK.


Besides the UK's farmers already get massive subsidies. I have a great uncle over there who still farms because the subsidies make it a decent pass-time on what little of his land he has left.


The UK govt rents 3/4ths of it for a quarry and public road. He makes a bloody killing on the rent.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mallika-c … 87457.html

and their suicides are the US fault... like everything else...lol
http://www.alternet.org/workplace/13705 … se_deaths/

Pochsy wrote:

Flecco wrote:

I didn't dispute any of that. I'm wondering why the fuck the Belfast Telegraph or w/e it's called gives a shit.

He gave his reason in point B, "The timing is extremely suspect considering it's policy making time (the article wraps up with "Farmers should be taken into consideration when planning policies"- Kmarion

They're using an international incident to push a point in their own country, and that point is "don't do it or we'll kill ourselves."

Not sure if Kmarion is right, but the evidence is there.

Kmarion doesn't know whats right. .. but I do take issue with the fact that people are telling him that we don't care because of piss poor reporting. ffs give me something, anything.. I will continue to watch this, but I'm not a self centered asshole because the author did a half ass job.

Stizzle I think someone in the comments page wrote, the headline "Suicide rates are on the rise in India" would not have had the same attention grabbing effect. I am getting really fed up with the state of journalism today. It's extremely hard to find an outlet that sticks to reporting the news accurately and with the traditional criteria they used to use for validating a source. These guys were taught that in year one.

FatherTed wrote:

What's your favoured outlet kmar?

Brace yourself... BBC. But I think the key is to use varying sources. That's what set off the alarms in this thread. There aren't any.

[TUF]Catbox wrote:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mallika-chopra/1500-farmers-in-india-com_b_187457.html

and their suicides are the US fault... like everything else...lol
http://www.alternet.org/workplace/13705 … se_deaths/

Look back a few years. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4548927.stm
It's easier to blame external forces rather than look inside.