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Originally posted by Iron_Ranger:
I can see where hes coming from, but I still dont agree with him. I mean for the most part third world countrys are third world countrys becayse either
A: Dictatorship
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B:They dont try not to become a third world country.
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B? I don't think it's a matter of trying for an undeveloped countries not being able to become one. That is a bit of a judgement call. I would prefer to think that they do not have the resources to do it.
One reason they do not have the resources is because all of their goods are being exported or perhaps they don't have any coveted resources at all. And another could be because the revenue of their exports is being stolen by their leaders. Which would make them A.
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Originally posted by Iron_Ranger:
And who is he to call us greedy. Just becasue we enjoy luxerious doesnt make us greedy. And America is the only wetsern country who even trys to least bit to help, as far as I know. As a state anyway.
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But does it make us decadent? I don't think that's a good thing. Is sharing a good thing? America is not the only western country who even trys to least bit to help.
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Originally posted by Iron_Ranger:
When we the last time Canada sent money to some less fortunant country? How about France? Germany?
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Heres an article. It's got some comments about Chretiens speech to the UN. Down near the bottom are his comments on the New Economic Partnership for African Development. NEPAD i guess it's called. That qualifies as help. Yes the U.S is a big part of the plan, but their the biggest part of everything in every way, military wise and economics wise. I'm sure i could find billions of other articles on what France, Germany do to help as well. Not every nation has as much to give.
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Originally posted by Iron_Ranger:
Dont get me wrong, I am not insulting Candains. I dont know that much about their goverment really.
But I do know that Chretiens statments were kind of silly and, to and extent, disrespectful.
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I don't think they were disrepectful at all. He never insulted the U.S.A. He tried to give the world a wakeup call. I know the logistics are pretty cosmic scaled. But come on Share the wealth. Maybe their would be no rich anywhere? But one big middle class? Hmmm thats getting into dangerous territory. And i find it hard to believe that once anyone gets rich.. that they will give it all to charity.. that concept is right out of Hollywood.
[ 09-19-2002, 09:43 PM: Message edited by: Djinn Raffo ]