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To: Thomas M. who wrote (2571)	8/5/2001 12:13:13 PM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 23908

Chomsky: "Most people here --if you look at polls -- think we give away all our money to foreigners and then they rob us and do bad things to us. Very few people know that the United States has the most miserly aid program in the world. Of all the developed countries we’re last and about half the level of the next lowest. In fact even that’s a joke because the bulk of our aid goes to a rich country, Israel. Take that away and nothing’s left. But people have that feeling, just like how they think all their money goes to welfare. And so why should I worry about those people over there? But that’s propaganda. I think when people see things, when something is shown to them, like famine in Ethiopia or murder in Rwanda, they generally care. In fact support for U.S. involvement in peacekeeping forces is very high." De Tocqueville: "Can it be believed that the democracy which has overthown the feudal system and vanquished kings will retreat before tradesman and capitalists?"