At 10:02 AM 3/4/02, Nick wrote:
> > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of Gautam Mukunda > >[snip] > > > the future. They live in a democracy. They live in a free society. They > > know that things can get better. Nigeria is poor - did Nigerians blowi up > > buildings in NYC? Saudi Arabia is _not_ poor. But it was Saudis who did > > it. Your correlation doesn't work. Poor people aren't terrorists. And > > terrorists aren't poor. > >Although true to the extent that conflicts are almost always led by people >with some degree of wealth, I don't think this erases the link between >poverty and violence. A rich man can look at his neighbors' poverty and >become enraged enough to lead them or fight on their behalf. Sometimes we >call that behavior noble, sometimes we call it hypocrisy. I don't think it >is even relevant to any moral judgment. > > > The people who are able to fight, fight. The poor are less able to > > fight, the wealthy are more able. > >Not quite. The wealthy can give the poor the resources to do the fighting. >In fact, that's often how it is, isn't it? Or, another way of looking at it is that the rich don't want to risk themselves in terrorist attacks, so they get the poor to be their cannon fodder. -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam� God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
