Hello Reid, Wednesday, September 12, 2001, 10:15:27 PM, you wrote:
RH> CS Enthusiasts, RH> I remember well that when I was a child my father, a clergyman, told me RH> that he would like to be around for the day of resurrection. Now he's 85 RH> and I believe he and others of us may just get that wish. It's a RH> horrific thing to see our planet going up in smoke, but after all, we're RH> all going anyway. RH> I think that what a lot of folks in other, poorer countries love about RH> the U.S., and hate about the U.S. at the same time, is the capacity to RH> prosper while so many other places decay. But when we go we need to free RH> up our hearts and minds and let it all go. Forget about the nice home, RH> the environment, the hope that the future will be like the past. I RH> believe it was Francis of Assisi, who when asked what he would do if he RH> learned that he had only a few minutes or hours to live, said simply RH> that he would continue working in the garden. I thought about this this RH> morning when I gave my five year old a bath and read a book with him, RH> and this simple experience meant so much more. Reid, honestly, remove your head from your rectum. Other countries lack of prosperity has to do with their corrupt governments. The US sends aid, food, clothing, etc., and THEIR governments see to it that it doesn't reach the people. Until those people rise up against such corrupt governments, things will not change. It is NOT our job to change THEIR country. Nor is it OUR job to send OUR kids to be killed in THEIR land. RH> I remember hearing about a guy who saw World War II coming a few years RH> in advance and decided to move to a place he felt sure would be safe. He RH> moved to Guadalcannal. RH> It seems that that the consumerism of America is no less at fault than RH> the hatred of the fanatic. Isn't it clear that a lot of dope pushers get RH> the impetus to deal in this profession from the what they see and TV? RH> It's possible round the clock to see how the other, richer half is RH> leading the good life, with cars and houses, all the trapping of RH> prosperity. Now the poor all over the world are seeing the same on cable RH> TV. So our success means that innocent people should be the target of murderers? Tell me then, great sage, why it is that the filthy rich people of the middle east, who make money from oil, are OK, yet the people of the US, who bust their butts day-in and day-out just trying to earn a living, are not? You had better go run your head under some cold water, pal. The US sends shiploads of aid to other countries. The people of the US do the same. We volunteer to go to their foresaken lands, no matter how dangerous, and offer assistance. We pray for the world every night. We send our hard earned cash. We bend over backwards to do everything we can. But, because we have things like running water, a house, a car, a school to send our children to, WE are somehow deserving of being attacked and murdered? RH> It's a serious pity that the most powerful and prosperous nation on RH> earth is also the most miserly when it comes to development assistance RH> abroad. Reid, you really need to get off the crack. Your above statement is SO untrue it makes you look stupid. RH> Ten years ago I had a chance to consult in Nicaragua with a RH> group of disabled war veterans there. They had recently gained a RH> contract from their government to supply $500,000.00 a year in low RH> tension, ceramic insulators, saving their country desperately needed RH> hard currency. Then Violetta Chamorro came into power, and the U.S. RH> entered with a big aid package. A small part of this aid included a RH> provision that Nicaragua would buy American made insulators, and the RH> disabled veterans were put right out of business. All this so that some RH> U.S. congressman or senator could throw a bone to an insulator factory RH> in his constituency, then Nicaragua would be paying with interest over RH> time. RH> This miserliness in aid has uniquely characterized the U.S. approach for RH> many years, and I believe that now it is coming back to haunt us. I'm RH> not the best at living the bible, but now I remember the words written RH> in Proverbs: "Where there is no vision the people perish and the nation RH> wanes." RH> Reid Yeah, WE are the misers. Not so. Maybe this idea will make you happy. How about all Americans work 80 hour weeks, and then volunteer 90% of our wages to go to other countries to help them. Would that make you happy? You had better go take a look at just how much money, food, clothing, building materials, etc. that we have sent out to the world in the past 100 years. Then come back and tell me how miserly we are. Not to mention all of the LIVES we have given. As someone who has lost family in many wars, you have no idea how offensive your words are. RH> -- RH> The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. RH> To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: RH> [email protected] -or- [email protected] RH> with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. RH> To post, address your message to: [email protected] RH> Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html RH> List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> -- Best regards, Solar mailto:[email protected]
