Yes, I have a cousin who lives there, and the epidemy is out of control. Zaire has horrendous statistics too. SE-Asia, where I travel to frequently, is also a disaster in the making.
In spite of all the challenges that our world faces, environmental disasters, ethnic conflicts, epidemics, wars, and the like, I remain an optimist.
Technology gives man the means to do things that would have been thought impossible only a decade ago, and perhaps more importantly, information is flowing faster than ever before.
This information revolution presents tremendous challenges, but it will change our world for the better.
Solutions to all sorts of problems can be found and shared more rapidly now than at any time before, and this is indeed a new era for mankind.
What happens in America however has enormous consequences for the rest of the world, and the world cannot afford to have an America that is immoral. |
