Socialism Is For Weaklings or Economic Darwinism

This is what happens when you try to go from a state run institution to private type and have to actually compete in the marketplace.

There have been 22 suicides at the firm since the beginning of 2008 and 13 attempted suicides, according to labour unions.

The unions blame chronic restructuring and work pressure at France Telecom for the wave of suicides, saying that some staffers are being left behind in the firm's transformation from a staid government agency to a private company with profit targets and intense competition.

Here in this country we are trying to follow the French model, where everything is state run, while they are trying to go the opposite way with some serious consequences for those who have for so long lived on the teat of the government.

Why do we want the government to control all of our industries and businesses? In France they are like of bunch drug addicts going cold turkey, and unfortunately for some of them they just can't handle reality or responsibility.

Alert the PC Police

I don't even know how they reported this story without getting sued. I of course am adding some commentary.

A 22-year-old Atlanta man, distraught over not passing a high school equivalency test, committed suicide late Friday morning by jumping from the balcony of an 11th-floor apartment in Midtown, police said. [ed.- So he failed a GED test and killed himself]

The man, whose name was not made public Friday afternoon, had also been upset because he believed his boyfriend was more intelligent than he, Atlanta police Lt. Keith Meadows said. [ed. - Boyfriend?? Uh Oh notify the GLBT coalition, there had to be more then just failing a test]

The man and his boyfriend were talking in the apartment they shared in the Plaza Midtown condominium building when the man got a strange look on his face, walked onto the balcony and jumped, Meadows said. [ed.- The Midtown area of downtown Atlanta is the playground of the rich and famous. How was a non high school grad able to afford an apartment, er excuse me a condo which probably rents for between 100K - 1 million a year?]

He landed on the sidewalk in front of a restaurant in the building, which is in on West Peachtree Street north of 8th Street. [ed. - That can't be good for business]

The man had been living in the condo with his boyfriend since shortly after moving from Mexico in December, authorities said.[ed. - Mexico? Oh no now we have the open borders crowd to deal with]

So in one fell swoop we have a gay, Mexican, non high school grad who was obviously the boy toy of some rich dude flinging himself off of a balcony and ruining some folks breakfast.
I wonder how nervous the guy was writing this story. Probably the newest hire on the staff.

Whaddaya mean drinking's bad for you?

Suicide falls asleep before jumping into abyss
Drunkenness probably saved the life of a young Czech who recently climbed over the safety rail in order to throw himself in the Hranicka abyss but, paralysed by alcohol, he fell asleep on the edge of the steep chasm, the local police told CTK Thursday.

"The young man has been driven to hospital for a check-up. A doctor ordered that he be sent to a psychiatric facility. In addition, the young man figured on the list of missing persons," said police spokeswoman Michaela Sedlackova said.

The 20-year-old man originally wanted to commit suicide by jumping into the abyss earlier this week.

According to experts, Hranicka, a popular tourist destination, is the deepest abyss in Central Europe. Its steep rocks above the level of the "bottom" lake are 70 metres high, but the depth of the lake has never been reliably measured so far.

The largest depth speleologists have penetrated so far is 329.5 metres, but the data has not yet been verified.

Via The Prague Monitor

UPDATE: Ace of Spades HQ and Hot Air link. Thanks!

When All Jews Are Floating Dead In The Sea

That might be when, finally, Ehud Olmert learns that terrorism cannot be appeased.

Israel Offers Golan Heights To Syria.

In a secret communique, Ehud Olmert demanded that in exchange for the return of the strategic highlands, Syria dissolve its alliances with Iran, Hezbollah and Palestinian militant factions who maintain headquarters in Damascus.

Say what?!? Are you stoned . . . or just stoopid???

Syria, under the regime of Bashar al Assad, is a key supporter of the Lebanese Shia Hizbollah militia, who battled Israel to a standstill last summer. Many of the anti-tank rockets that wreaked havoc on Israeli ground forces originated in Syria, a crucial conduit for the Iranian Katyushas and other rockets that rained down on Israeli cities throughout the 34-day war.

As our friend Carl in Jerusalem at Israel Matzav so aptly puts it

Israelis are overwhelmingly opposed to withdrawing from the Golan and do not trust Assad. An overwhelming 84% of the Israeli public opposes handing over the entire Golan Heights to Syria, according to a Maariv/Teleseker poll. However, these 84% are divided into two groups: one, with 44%, opposes any Israeli withdrawal. The remaining 40% support a partial withdrawal.

74% of those surveyed said they do not believe Syrian President Bashar Assad when he says he wants peace. A 'partial withdrawal' is irrelevant unless Olmert is stupid enough to do it unilaterally. It is not something to which Assad will ever agree.

On the other hand, Assad's poll numbers in Israel are better than Olmert's....

It remains to be seen if Dhimmi Carter will offer Olmert the pen to sign the suicide note.