What happened to John Barton?

[ShootingArts]

old and close friend

Although, without the aid of the tone of voice and facial expressions, it's often more difficult to understand the intended meaning of the written than the spoken word, I am 100% positive that I understand exactly what Hu said and meant, and it's not what you suggest.

The reference to "subhumans" was from the point of view of the employers who exploit them because of their illegal status, by employing them to work under "subhuman" conditions for unlivable wages. I sincerely doubt that the "subhuman" reference was from Hu's opinion of them...Hu, in the event that I'm incorrect in my interpenetration, please correct me.

As far as the cue is concerned, I'm doubting that it was actually sent to anyone. :wink:

Jim is a long term and close friend. Even with the funny typo his post makes perfect sense to me. Since I have seen the conditions illegal aliens live and work in on farms I suspect that I have more understanding of them than most. Few of us keep our animals in the conditions many illegal aliens live in. None of us would work in the conditions many work in. They are being treated as no US citizen or legal alien could be treated, as something less than human.

In california I encountered different illegal aliens on a farm. They were from red china. My first inclination was to report them but my fear that I might make their situation even worse if they were returned to china made me ultimately decide not to butt into a situation I didn't understand. The farm owner's wife was chinese also so I had to assume she had a hand in setting up the situation. Was she exploiting her own people? Was she sheltering people whose lives were at risk if they were returned to china? Not speaking the language I had no idea.

The sad truth is that as poorly as illegal aliens are often treated in the US, it is better than they have things where they came from. Twenty dollars a day was terrible but what they made in two days here might be more than they made in a month at home.



Jim's post raises another strong possibility, the missing cue was never shipped! Dean ships twenty cues. Then one of his cues is missing. He assumes it was shipped by accident. Does Dean have an extra jackpot cue laying around? Did anyone receive the high dollar cue? Inquiring minds are starting to wonder.

Hu

 

[cookie man]

The sad truth is that as poorly as illegal aliens are often treated in the US, it is better than they have things where they came from. Twenty dollars a day was terrible but what they made in two days here might be more than they made in a month at home.

And two days expenses here might be more then a month's expenses back in China.

 

[a1712]

As far as the cue is concerned, I'm doubting that it was actually sent to anyone. :wink:[/QUOTE]


I tend to agree with this astute assessment. It did get him several pages at the top of the Main of free advertisement for Jackpot Cues. I thought it to be very wily. Brian.

 

[ShootingArts]

life on the farm

And two days expenses here might be more then a month's expenses back in China.

In the case of the chinese they were pretty much stuck on the farm. They worked there, lived there, ate there. No indication of contact with the outside world. Living expenses would not have been much over a dollar a day if that much. A little rice, a little produce. Maybe a little tea. They were totally under the control of the farmer.

Hu