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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran

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To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (9626)12/28/2005 6:51:06 AM
From: sea_urchin  Read Replies (2) of 22250
 
Gus > No, the world isn't waiting for Africa. Actually, it isn't even waiting for the industrial/advanced world's own losers and have-nots to catch up!

Exactly, but where are Africa's rocket scientists and similar technologists -- in the UN and other gatherings seeing how much charity they can collect from the "developed" nations by making them feel guilty. Indeed, it is to Africa's advantage not to do anything except starve and be sick so that the "do-gooders" of the world can feel sorry for the plight of millions of sufferers and hand over the money for "development" -- but to the leaders, of course -- who promptly spend it on palaces, shopping for their wives in Paris and other manifestations of so-called "development". And this game has been going on for years already -- the leaders of the developed world depriving the poor of their own countries in order to enable the aristocracy of the undeveloped world, in Africa mainly, to squander it.

> The Bible belt's Jesus freaks too live in some other "time frame"

The US is returning to the Dark Ages from the Age of Enlightenment, and fast. Standards of living, especially for the poor and middle class, are falling drastically. Religious fanaticism is taking the place of education and this adds to the fervor for the War on Terrorism and similar delights. Just like in historic Rome where the masses were entertained by throwing Christians to the lions, today it's Muslims. Even Hollywood can't match the circus provided by religion as box-office takings fall all the time. It's Apocalypse Now, in real live technicolor, or haven't you heard?

> They are among those begging at traffic lights. Others offer to tell a joke for 20p.

I have them coming to my door all the time -- there are no jokes and I wish I could get away with 20p. It's $5 to $10 US (R20- R50) a time or they don't go away.
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