> RoMunn wrote: > I don't think anyone is suggesting doing anything other than leaving them to > their own devices. It's just sad to see yet another doomed experiment in > Communist economics. >
This is what makes me wonder about imperialism. You'll have a person like Gel rally against US imperialism - maybe justifiably. But you have to wonder if there isn't benefit to it. Take India, for example. The Brits came in and probably did some fairly grim stuff, but their legacy is a country with a booming economy. This experiment has been repeated in South Korea, Japan , and Germany. What it comes down to is people that don't know how to best do a task, but are afraid to ask for help. How do they know what they don't know? And this DOES affect the US in 3 key ways: (1.) Ethically. We're watching people struggle and suffer when we could, fairly cheaply, help. (2.) Economically. It's a waste of resources: land, labor, and capital. Those resources could be providing the world with a better life. (3.) Militarily. No matter what economic system you impose on people, they always choose capitalism. In many countries, including the US, you end up with a Black Market which includes drugs. (2.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:206163 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
