Now, no rational person says that we are to let the kid die to save the car. However, that is because the kid is very immediate, very personal to us. The fact that we could see him die in front of our eyes is very disturbing, and most people would not think twice about throwing the switch. However, that is exactly the opposite of what we do every single day. 5,000 die every single day from malnutrition, while we gorge ourselves. We refuse to throw the switch every time we choose to live above our necessities. When you have the option to have the car or save the child, it is hard to justify taking the car.
I don't want to get into all of the problems with the example, and I know they are plenty. The point is, we are not doing everything we possibly could to help the situation. As the richest (and most resource-hogging) nation on the planet, we are in a unique position of being looked up to by every person on earth (in a figurative sense). I think it very unfair and arrogant to tell Africa to sort it out. A lot of their problems come from the industrial, colonial powers. While Bush plays his games in Iraq ($1.2 trillion so far), our foreign/humanitarian aid only amounts to $10 billion annually - for the entire PLANET. What are we doing to fix our mistakes?
Good lord Matt... I think i just got schooled...but i haven't read past the first sentence yet. But i'm gonna. And what the fuck are you up to these days!? I haven't seen you in a minute.
So yeah. We should discuss sometime. Me you and Chris...and it mattrudes comes back from Ga.(y) sometime, him too. I'd be interested in it. I haven't had a discussion in some time.
I don't want to get into all of the problems with the example, and I know they are plenty. The point is, we are not doing everything we possibly could to help the situation. As the richest (and most resource-hogging) nation on the planet, we are in a unique position of being looked up to by every person on earth (in a figurative sense). I think it very unfair and arrogant to tell Africa to sort it out. A lot of their problems come from the industrial, colonial powers. While Bush plays his games in Iraq ($1.2 trillion so far), our foreign/humanitarian aid only amounts to $10 billion annually - for the entire PLANET. What are we doing to fix our mistakes?
What's up man?
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I think i just got schooled...but i haven't read past the first sentence yet.
But i'm gonna.
And what the fuck are you up to these days!? I haven't seen you in a minute.
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Me you and Chris...and it mattrudes comes back from Ga.(y) sometime, him too.
I'd be interested in it. I haven't had a discussion in some time.
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