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To: Grainne who wrote (65248)	12/5/1999 1:49:00 PM
From: James R. Barrett	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 108807

"Are you saying that the government of the world's only superpower has no responsibility at all to try to assist in less privileged areas of the planet, to ease human suffering?" Yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes again. Why should we? We owe them nothing. The world would be better off if they simply died off. Capitalism has no place for losers.

To: Grainne who wrote (65248)	12/5/1999 2:01:00 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I was wondering who would have a problem reading what I wrote ~ I was fairly certain there would be some, but I didn't expect it to be you, Christine. Let me deconstruct it for you, maybe that will help: Here's a heart-warming story you'll get a lot of laughs about ~ this part is sarcasm. ~ it seems that people in Africa and Asia are dying from AIDS because the miracle drugs that are saving American AIDS sufferers are too expensive for people in the Third World. Drug companies can manufacture generics, but it violates US drug patents, and the US threatens trade sanctions against any country that tries. So the people just die. ~ this part is a statement of fact. Thought that would interest you. You could add them to your list. ~ this part is a comment to Brees, who was listing people who died as a result of US foreign policy. My thought is that if they violate US patent law, let the companies sue them or get whatever recourse they can via the legal system. I don't think it's our government's job to be doing this for them. Go after the guilty parties, don't punish innocent people with sanctions. ~ this part is my suggestion for an alternative to the situation. It's immoral, IMO. ~ and this is what I think about our present policy. Nihil got it, but he reads at a fairly advanced level, and has a well-developed ear for irony. If my sarcasm wasn't apparent, I apologize, and will not use it in posts on Feelies anymore.

To: Grainne who wrote (65248)	12/5/1999 5:02:00 PM
From: MSB	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Hi ya, This planet did not begin with private ownership of land or resources. In many cultures, wealth was shared. Nor do I believe it started with X-Billions of people. There may have been many cultures where wealth was shared, but to be fair, there have also been a great many with a hierarchy. The people at the bottom of the hierarchy got considerably less than those at the top. It seems to me, though, since the beginnings of man, there is much evidence to suggest that social evolutionary processes have, are, and will to all probability continue. What they were, or what they are, does not mean it will always be that way. However the process will inevitably be a slow one. Just bouncing off of an idea....