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To: one_less who wrote (189483)	6/15/2006 8:39:09 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I don't support a cause just because it is "good". I will have to see first if it is the best use of my resources, and I believe that primarily my resources should be spent on improving myself (or on a national level, on improving the lives of the people here). It is absurd for example to try to export democracy, where there are so many problems with it right here in USA. One cannot give to others what one does not have himself. US has "better" democracy than developing countries, but not better than all and by no means as good as it can be. Secondly, and perhaps this is the more important point, before I support a "good" cause, I have to ask myself two questions: Do I have the right to do so? And do I have the right knowledge and resources for doing it? A lot of life experiences, my own and those of much smarter people, leads to the conclusion that size and proximity of the undertaking are critical factors. The more grandiose the project, the less likely it will give the intended results. Hitler's "Final Solution" led to the creation of Israel with the fourth strongest military in the world -- something he certainly would not have wanted to see. Bush's war on terror has led to an extreme rise of terrorism in the world, especially where Bush meddled with the most, Iraq and Afghanistan. Perhaps now you see the contrast between our perspectives. Sun Tzu