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July 25th 05, 02:58 PM
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On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 23:18:38 GMT, David wrote:
On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 22:56:07 GMT, (Peter Newman) wrote: You have not responded to my questions enquiring about your racism implicit in your earlier "crazed white guys" statement. I understand you have now realized its silliness. I am racist. I am an exception. Who isn't? Well, for example, I am not a racist. Otherwise, it's a popular perception. What exactly? The assertion that terrorism is somehow related to the West not "living within their means" is a popular cliche amongst the left, but entirely erroneous. None of the 9/11 terrorists were recruited from poor people. Moreover, none of them specified poverty as the cause of their act. For example, Mohammed Atta's father claims that his son's act (of which he remains immensely proud) is just a first shot in a long religious war. I was speaking more in the sense that we tend to exploit the locals while carting-off all their bananas. And we do have a record of genocide and slavery. If we stop buying their bananas, they will suffer even more. And we are not "carting them away". We are buying them. The point is that their corrupt governments steal the proceeds from their own people - and then put them in our banks because they can't even trust their own. Bono and Geldof are not right at all - they are simply skillful publicity seekers. Throwing money on poor countries won't help them - this will only promote their culture of dependency and corruption and achieve an entirely opposite effect. What would help is establishing a strong legal system combined with responsible law enforcement where local business can safely take roots, and where foreign business can safely invest to. Fascinating. Perhaps so. But in any case simple and logical. I am impressed that you have at least paused and thought about it. Most followers of Bono and Geldof don't use their brain - they only make agreeable noises accompanied by ape-like body movements in the general rhythm of loud repetitive noise that is made to pass for "music". Very impressive indeed. The West needs to make no excuses for living well - we have worked hard many long centuries to achieve our standard of living. We are always happy to help - as we indeed do. But to blame us for other countries' failures, in this case for the obvious failures of Islamic countries, is a bit too much. I don't think they want our help. I think they want us to go away. Yes, the Mugabes of this world certainly want us go away (so they can steal from and enslave their own people with impunity) - but they still do scream for more of our "help". The impoverished populations are desperate for us *not* to go away. But we can't help them without first throwing out their leaders, which would be kinda politically incorrect and unpopular. That's why "gentlemen" such as Mr Mugabe can continue destroying their countries with impunity. I personally recommend that you go to these impoverished places (any of your choice) and see the primary causes of poverty for yourself - not through the politically correct pre-chewed-for-your-consumption rhetorics of Mr Bono, but using your own brain and observation. Perhaps you'll then change your mind. Peter Newman |
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