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Undercover travel agents working in the shadow economy, offering transport to people who wish or need to travel internationally, including refugees fleeing persecution; and/or people from whatever background who help migrants to evade racist restrictions on freedom of movement between countries, including those who help refugees escape from persecution.
This is a recently INVENTED word which has appeared in the mass media, perhaps from the Millbank spin machine, in an attempt to justify attacks on the right of refugees to flee oppression, torture and death. It did not exist until about a year ago. It is used as an excuse for persecuting refugees and those who transport them, by likening the latter to drug and arms "traffickers" (although genealogically, to "traffick" simply means to move something from one place to another - in which case all commercial pilots, bus and train drivers and people who take passengers in their cars are strictly speaking "people traffickers" - it is linked to the word "traffic", used to refer to lots of cars etc. in one place; this use, however, is archaic, and to traffick now means to smuggle illegal goods).
It basically means that the people who use the word think that people - especially black people - are THINGS which can be OWNED and therefore TRAFFICKED like drugs and arms; worse still, that people are ILLEGAL goods to be trafficked and owned. Its use is evidence of the barely concealed racism of the government and the corporate media as well as all the sheep who buy into the filth they spout.
It has become popular partly because of a lot of publicity surrounding sections of migrancy which are run by organised criminals and involve the establishment of sex slavery and forced labour. However, the laws brought in against "people traffickers" are typically aimed at ANYONE who transports migrants, including refugees, and so could even apply to heroic people such as human rights activists who help people flee oppression.
This is a recently INVENTED word which has appeared in the mass media, perhaps from the Millbank spin machine, in an attempt to justify attacks on the right of refugees to flee oppression, torture and death. It did not exist until about a year ago. It is used as an excuse for persecuting refugees and those who transport them, by likening the latter to drug and arms "traffickers" (although genealogically, to "traffick" simply means to move something from one place to another - in which case all commercial pilots, bus and train drivers and people who take passengers in their cars are strictly speaking "people traffickers" - it is linked to the word "traffic", used to refer to lots of cars etc. in one place; this use, however, is archaic, and to traffick now means to smuggle illegal goods).
It basically means that the people who use the word think that people - especially black people - are THINGS which can be OWNED and therefore TRAFFICKED like drugs and arms; worse still, that people are ILLEGAL goods to be trafficked and owned. Its use is evidence of the barely concealed racism of the government and the corporate media as well as all the sheep who buy into the filth they spout.
It has become popular partly because of a lot of publicity surrounding sections of migrancy which are run by organised criminals and involve the establishment of sex slavery and forced labour. However, the laws brought in against "people traffickers" are typically aimed at ANYONE who transports migrants, including refugees, and so could even apply to heroic people such as human rights activists who help people flee oppression.
New laws against people trafficking increase penalties for concealing migrants inside one's vehicle.
by Andy April 27, 2004
Get the people traffickers mug.Literal meaning: to rearrange the structure of something.
Real meaning: to sack lots of workers.
A euphemism used by bosses to cover up the fact that they're planning to sack workers or to attack workers in other ways (e.g. worsen pay and conditions).
Real meaning: to sack lots of workers.
A euphemism used by bosses to cover up the fact that they're planning to sack workers or to attack workers in other ways (e.g. worsen pay and conditions).
Boss: We're planning a major restructuring of this factory.
Union rep: erm - what's that?
Me: It means they're going to sack loads of people, you idiot! Quick, do something!
Union rep: erm - what's that?
Me: It means they're going to sack loads of people, you idiot! Quick, do something!
by Andy April 27, 2004
Get the restructuring mug.Nazi cunt who wins lots of votes from upper-class French twats who don't like black people and who think capitalism would be an OK system if only everyone was white.
He's a racist and has got done for race crimes in France. He leads a party called the Front Nationale (FN) which is a sister party of fascist groups elsewhere and which used to be an openly fascist party, but which has started pretending that they're only really about nationalism and law and order.
Le Pen is virulently anti-immigrant, blaming immigrants for the fact that they're persecuted by the police and that global capitalism makes them poor. He thinks that civil liberties are "laxisme", i.e. excessive freedom, because he wants France to become a police state so that cops can persecute black people more easily. He thinks he's tough but he and his wimpy followers hide behind lines of cops all the time whenever the left is around. He got banned from elections a while back for trying to rig them.
He's such a twat that even his own secretary got fed up with him and ran off and set up his own party. He got into the presidential run-off a little while ago on a technicality but got beaten hands-down by Chirac. The slogan of the left was "vote for the crook, not the Nazi".
He claims to be the embodiment of the French race, but how comes he's got an English surname? It should be "la plume", surely?
He's a racist and has got done for race crimes in France. He leads a party called the Front Nationale (FN) which is a sister party of fascist groups elsewhere and which used to be an openly fascist party, but which has started pretending that they're only really about nationalism and law and order.
Le Pen is virulently anti-immigrant, blaming immigrants for the fact that they're persecuted by the police and that global capitalism makes them poor. He thinks that civil liberties are "laxisme", i.e. excessive freedom, because he wants France to become a police state so that cops can persecute black people more easily. He thinks he's tough but he and his wimpy followers hide behind lines of cops all the time whenever the left is around. He got banned from elections a while back for trying to rig them.
He's such a twat that even his own secretary got fed up with him and ran off and set up his own party. He got into the presidential run-off a little while ago on a technicality but got beaten hands-down by Chirac. The slogan of the left was "vote for the crook, not the Nazi".
He claims to be the embodiment of the French race, but how comes he's got an English surname? It should be "la plume", surely?
La Heine by the way is an excellent film about the police-state terror which already exists in areas populated by immigrants in France. A lot of bigots blame the trouble on immigrants because they are pigfuckers and believe everything the lying racist cops say.
Le Pen's vote is low in working-class areas and high among ignorant people in areas where you never see a black face or even a crime but where everyone's paranoid of their sheltered way of life being invaded. They're often under attack from capitalism but are so confused they blame the immigrants.
All Nazis need smashing, and that includes the FN and Le Pen. When he came to the UK he tried to hide from protesters like the wimp he is by having his meeting at a secret location but we found him anyway and pelted him with eggs and stuff, and that was what got in the news. Surprise, surprise, the racist cops were on his side and attacked protesters yet again.
Le Pen's vote is low in working-class areas and high among ignorant people in areas where you never see a black face or even a crime but where everyone's paranoid of their sheltered way of life being invaded. They're often under attack from capitalism but are so confused they blame the immigrants.
All Nazis need smashing, and that includes the FN and Le Pen. When he came to the UK he tried to hide from protesters like the wimp he is by having his meeting at a secret location but we found him anyway and pelted him with eggs and stuff, and that was what got in the news. Surprise, surprise, the racist cops were on his side and attacked protesters yet again.
by Andy April 27, 2004
Get the Le Pen mug.A "politically-correct" alternative to motherfucker, apparently for use to refer to women. The reference is to "enclosing" dick in fanny.
Actually, for a PC term, I think it's actually quite cool. c.f. father-engulfer.
Actually, for a PC term, I think it's actually quite cool. c.f. father-engulfer.
George W Bush is a motherfucker, and Condaleeza Rice is a father-encloser.
Shut up, you stupid cock-sucking father-encloser!
Shut up, you stupid cock-sucking father-encloser!
by Andy April 27, 2004
Get the father-encloser mug.A "politically correct" alternative to "motherfucker", apparently for using when you want to swear at a woman. (Yes, apparently, you can be PC and still swear - as long as you don't imply a masculine standard of sexual normality by using male-gendered swear-words against women).
It implies the "engulfing" of the dick in the fanny.
Actually, I think this is quite a cool insult, PC or not. It is especially good because you can use it against PC people.
c.f. father-encloser.
It implies the "engulfing" of the dick in the fanny.
Actually, I think this is quite a cool insult, PC or not. It is especially good because you can use it against PC people.
c.f. father-encloser.
Oh fuck off, you stupid PC father-engulfer!
by Andy April 27, 2004
Get the father-engulfer mug.Green-elves, elves of Teleri origin who grew tired of the westward journey and wandered off by the wayside. They were at home in the woodlands, and mostly settled in the area of Beleriand known as Ossiriand. They were elusive and wary of strangers, and a human or a Noldorin or Sindarin elf could wander through Ossiriand for days and never encounter one of them.
It is unclear whether the Sylvan Elves of the Third Age (who make up the bulk of the elves in the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings) are Laiquendi, but it seems likely since they have similar habits (they are elusive and distrust strangers), have their own language and live in areas similar to Ossiriand (forests and wooded dells), including Lindon, which is basically Ossiriand in the Third Age. Thus, the elves of the Woodland Realm such as Thranduil the Elvenking and Legolas, the non-Sindarin elves of Lorien and the elves of Rivendell are probably Laiquendi.
It is unclear whether the Sylvan Elves of the Third Age (who make up the bulk of the elves in the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings) are Laiquendi, but it seems likely since they have similar habits (they are elusive and distrust strangers), have their own language and live in areas similar to Ossiriand (forests and wooded dells), including Lindon, which is basically Ossiriand in the Third Age. Thus, the elves of the Woodland Realm such as Thranduil the Elvenking and Legolas, the non-Sindarin elves of Lorien and the elves of Rivendell are probably Laiquendi.
Although they apparently have their own language, the name Laiquendi is of the language of the Sindar.
Of all Tolkien's Elves, the Laiquendi most closely resemble the standard Elf of fantasy literature and RPG's.
Of all Tolkien's Elves, the Laiquendi most closely resemble the standard Elf of fantasy literature and RPG's.
by Andy April 27, 2004
Get the Laiquendi mug.The fourth battle of the Wars of Beleriand and the most disastrous for the Noldor. The name means Battle of the Unnumbered Tears in Sindarin.
The battle was initiated by the sons of Feanor in an attempt to reclaim the Silmarils from Morgoth and to defeat the evil forces which were steadily creeping into Beleriand from Angband. The forces sent against Morgoth were formidable: the host of the sons of Feanor was joined by Turgon's forces from Mithrim, humans from Ossiriand, Hithlum and Brethil and small companies from elsewhere, including a company led by Gwindor from Nargothrond. Turgon also sent a host forth from Gondolin after hearing of the situation. However, the elves were weakened by the absence of larger contingents from Doriath and Nargothrond, as a result of preceding events in which Elwe of Doriath had obtained a Silmaril and in which the sons of Feanor had made a bid for power in Nargothrond.
The armies were split into two forces. The eastern force, led by Maedhros, was to draw Morgoth's forces out, after which the western force, led by Fingon, was to attack Angband. However, treachery by humans of the house of Ulfang waylaid the eastern force, and the western force was drawn into battle early by a force of Orcs under orders to bring them to Angband. They believed they were fighting the whole army and were drawn into a tactically undesirable position, chasing the Orcs across Anfauglith. But they were ambushed outside Angband and mostly slain.
Turgon's arrival and the eventual appearance of Maedhros's forces turned the tide, but the elves were defeated when the house of Ulfang turned coat and attacked Maedhros in the rear. In the resulting debacle, Fingon was slain, the sons of Feanor lost their armies and were put to flight, Turgon fled back to Gondolin under a rearguard action and Morgoth's forces overran northern Beleriand, and total defeat was prevented only by a valiant defensive fight by the humans of Hithlum along the river Sirion. Eventually they were defeated; Hurin, lord of the humans of Hithlum, was captured and tortured; the people of Hithlum were killed or subjugated.
Morgoth's forces then besieged and ultimately broke the fortresses at Eglarest and Vinyamar, overrunning all of Beleriand save Doriath, Balar, Nargothrond and Gondolin.
The battle was initiated by the sons of Feanor in an attempt to reclaim the Silmarils from Morgoth and to defeat the evil forces which were steadily creeping into Beleriand from Angband. The forces sent against Morgoth were formidable: the host of the sons of Feanor was joined by Turgon's forces from Mithrim, humans from Ossiriand, Hithlum and Brethil and small companies from elsewhere, including a company led by Gwindor from Nargothrond. Turgon also sent a host forth from Gondolin after hearing of the situation. However, the elves were weakened by the absence of larger contingents from Doriath and Nargothrond, as a result of preceding events in which Elwe of Doriath had obtained a Silmaril and in which the sons of Feanor had made a bid for power in Nargothrond.
The armies were split into two forces. The eastern force, led by Maedhros, was to draw Morgoth's forces out, after which the western force, led by Fingon, was to attack Angband. However, treachery by humans of the house of Ulfang waylaid the eastern force, and the western force was drawn into battle early by a force of Orcs under orders to bring them to Angband. They believed they were fighting the whole army and were drawn into a tactically undesirable position, chasing the Orcs across Anfauglith. But they were ambushed outside Angband and mostly slain.
Turgon's arrival and the eventual appearance of Maedhros's forces turned the tide, but the elves were defeated when the house of Ulfang turned coat and attacked Maedhros in the rear. In the resulting debacle, Fingon was slain, the sons of Feanor lost their armies and were put to flight, Turgon fled back to Gondolin under a rearguard action and Morgoth's forces overran northern Beleriand, and total defeat was prevented only by a valiant defensive fight by the humans of Hithlum along the river Sirion. Eventually they were defeated; Hurin, lord of the humans of Hithlum, was captured and tortured; the people of Hithlum were killed or subjugated.
Morgoth's forces then besieged and ultimately broke the fortresses at Eglarest and Vinyamar, overrunning all of Beleriand save Doriath, Balar, Nargothrond and Gondolin.
The battle is recounted in JRR Tolkien's The Silmarillion.
by Andy April 28, 2004
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