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Originally Posted by Jerrek
That was not what I was referring to, and you know it. I'm referring to third-world countries.
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Do you think that those people living in those countries particularly like it? Do they enjoy living from day to day not knowing whether they will have enough to eat? Do you think that they enjoy living in fear? I suspect not, it's not their fault that they were born into this part of the world, no more than it's your fault that you were born in a free country where you could be provided with freedom, education and a good standard of living.
I'm not saying that you should apologise for this, because as I said, this is no-ones fault but simply dismissing the rest of the world as 'a toilet' and saying it's their own problem is no way to deal with things.
It's under these conditions that terrorism thrives, branding all these people as terrorists is not right, the terrorists are the minority...unfortunately the minority with the power (read weapons).
We all live on one planet, 'if a butterfly flaps it's wings...' as the saying goes. Without help, these third world countries will never be able to move beyond the state they are in at the moment and that help can only come from first world countries. Things like Kyoto are there to address these problems, ignoring them and continuing to support one countries economy at the expense of another is a sure way to bring eventual destruction on everyone. The same goes for any country, not just the US.