At 07:31 26-1-01 -0500, John Giorgis wrote:
> >Should it be exploiting world, nations in transition, and exploited world?
>
>Except that woudl suggest that the exploiting world is exploiting the
>expoited world - when in fact, generally it is the petty thieves running
>countrie solely for their own benefit (cf Mobutu Sese Soko, Robert Mugabe,
>Taylor of Liberia, etc.) that is responsible for the exploitation.
So the western world has nothing to do with it? Hm, let's see. We let those
people there work for almost nothing, without caring about their health,
safety and other human rights. We plunder those countries' resources,
wrecking their environment in the process. We make huge profits on it,
which all end up in the pockets of western factory owners and shareholders
(and a little bit of it in the pockets of corrupt local officials). We lend
them money and charge more intrest then they'll ever be able to pay back.
Yeah, I'd call that exploitation. :(
> >It also implies a progression from third to first hiding the possibility
> >that nations in transition such as Iraq might be sliding down the scale with
> >our help, nay, insistence.
>
>Yup...... its all our fault. Some guy named Saddam Hussein has nothing to
>do with it. He just shuts off the oil taps and stops buying food and
>medicine whenever he needs to make a point.
Yup, it's all their fault; some country named America has nothing to do
with it. It just sets up economic blockades (which only hurt the
population, not their leaders) and throws bombs on the country whenever it
needs to make a point.
Jeroen
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