----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 8:19 AM Subject: [PEN-L:22866] Henwood on the WEF
> One attendee, Bill > Gates, the richest person on earth, actually welcomed them, saying: "It's a > healthy thing there are > demonstrators in the streets. We need a discussion about whether the rich world > is giving back what > it should in the developing world. I think there is a legitimate question > whether we are." > > ^^^^^^ > > CB: "Giving back" ?, "Giving _back_ " ? Hmmmm ? ? Does this mean he really >recognizes that the rich world got it from the developing world in the first place ? > ==================== BTW, there's a great essay in the latest issue of Ethics concerning reparations for folks to argue with.............. Ian
