--- On Saturday, August 06, 2005 10:50 AM, Vivec scribed: --- > > Developed nations built their wealth on the backs of the now 'Poor' > and 'downtrodden' nations of the world. They built their wealth off > the sweat of the now 'Developing' countires. > And they maintain their wealth by keeping the status quo. >
Not everything in the world is absolute. You're implying that the United States was built only on taking advantage of impovrished nations which is certainly not the case. Your anti-US sentiments are showing. > Please try to preach the Altruism of the 'developed world' in general > and US Foreign policy in particular to someone else. > I'm not preaching ... only saying that your absolute views are not truthful. > Or tell me, what could be more Altruisitic than forgiving the 'debt' > of the developed world? > Why haven't the Good, Altruistic, Philantropic,'We Are The World' > developed nations done that?Trinidad has forgiven hundreds of millions > in debt from it's less well off Caribbean neighbours (practically all > the other caribbean islands). > The US has forgiven lots of foreign debt and has also provided relief to countries either directly by the US government or via one of the many US charities. > The IMF, 'Free' Trade' and 'Globalisation,'Trading Blocks', the World > Bank, these are just some of the tools that Developed nations, > including the US, have used in recent times to ensure that the > 'Developing Third World' remains always the 'Developing Third World'. > That's your opinion and you are welcome to it. I just don't believe that is true. > America is *seventh* in providing world Aid? > Who are the other countries on the top ten list? > Who's first? > FYI: http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Debt/USAid.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168792 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
