The United States and most of Developed Europe gathered much of it's wealth, historically, from exploiting less developed or rather industrialised nations yes.
If you want to dispute that please provide historical fact, because that is what the history books show. I'm sure the US has done and continues to do a lot to help other nations.I never debated that. I was speaking specifically about your notion that the United States and other developed countries are Altruistic in their aid and give so very much. My question to you was, if they are so altruistic why do they not simply forgive ALL developed nation Debt that they continue to maintain as valid for centuries. If they are so altruistic why do people in Africa starve to death? The problems of poor nations goes beyond simply throwing 100 million about and declaring it as Aid. It is an utterly naive point of view to think throwing money at the problem whilst continuing with policy decisions that allow these situations to continue, is somehow altruistic. Of course if you can prove that historically the so called 'developed nations' of Europe and America did NOT exploit lesser developed and industrialised peoples and countries to build their wealth, then of course that changes my argument.But I do not think we can rewrite history, no matter how much we might want to. The link you provided says this: "Even though these targets and agendas have been set, year after year almost all rich nations have constantly failed to reach their agreed obligations of the 0.7% target. Instead of 0.7%, the amount of aid has been around 0.2 to 0.4%, some $100 billion short." "USA's aid, in terms of percentage of their GNP has almost always been lower than any other industrialized nation in the world, though paradoxically in the last four years, their dollar amount has been the highest. (Only in 2004 did they move up from last place by one.)" "Most of the United States' increase in 2001 was due to a $600 million disbursement to Pakistan for economic support in the September 11 aftermath." It also shows that little Japan has historically been the highest contributor of world Aid. It also shows that historically america has been almost last.Did you read this article? How does it in any way support your point of view? Whether it is my opinion or not, what net positive effect has 'globalisation' and 'free trade' had on developing countries such as the Caribbean islands,or South America? You say "I just don't believe that is true", on what are you basing your belief? On 8/10/05, Howie Hamlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. > > 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. > > That's your opinion and you are welcome to it. I just don't believe that is > true. > > FYI: http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Debt/USAid.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how to get a fax number that sends and receives faxes using your current email address http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=64 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168886 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
