You forgot, William, that the US is directly responsible for the welfare of
the rest of the world.  Don't you realize that their natural resources like
oil aren't enough to provide for them?  Don't you realize that they don't
know enough to stop killing each other?  Don't you realize that they don't
know how to stop having sex to prevent AIDS?  This is evolution at its
finest. ;-)

I hang my head in shame for being an American.  Right.  Somehow, it's never
enough to help the downtrodded, they want what you've got too.

Matthew Small


-----Original Message-----
From: William Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 4:03 PM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Iran: What do you care?

Now, I know we've been over this, but some things sorta' stick in my craw:

> If they are so altruistic why do people in Africa starve to death?

There are lots of reasons, not the least of which is that a lot or
food aid, etc. rots on runways in warehouse because the leaders of
thise countries don't allow for distribution. Should we do more about
_that_? Absolutely, but what? Overthrow?

> 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.


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