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2004-10-06 Afghanistan/South Asia

East and West part in Kabul as aid workers live the high life

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Posted by tipper 2004-10-06 12:29:30 AM|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 It confuses me to no end when Americans get a bad rap for alienating the downtrodden with our extravegant life-styles. Couldn't they have just installed a Blockbuster and rented movies? I guess it's good for the local economy eventhough the actions of these people re-inforce everything that the Taliban taught about Westerners.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-10-06 3:41:39 AM|| 2004-10-06 3:41:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 C'mon, Super Hose! In America poor people have televisions, homes, more than one change of clothing, and are fat. In India, poor people don't even have their own piece of sidewalk, and a decade ago 70% of the population was economically uninvolved. Even our poor are extravagantly wealthy ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2004-10-06 10:13:18 AM|| 2004-10-06 10:13:18 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 TW, don't I know. I have been to a bunch of places and seen real poverty. What I mean is: isn't this the type of extravegant activity that Patty Murray and her ilk say breeds hatred in the 3rd world against Americans. Yet its never the Americans getting the Thai massage. We get the rap but not the massage. Where's the justice? :-)

Posted by Super Hose 2004-10-06 4:56:58 PM|| 2004-10-06 4:56:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I was being a bit silly, Super Hose. I have to admit that I've never seen real poverty -- my husband won't let me join him when he goes to places like India because he thinks I'll get too upset, and try to take care of them all (I still cry over the stray kittens he won't let me adopt).

We do get an unfair rap -- I know I never swilled champagne and caviar in front of starving locals, or at home either -- but they see American TV shows and movies, so they don't need real Yanks to get mad at. Besides, hating and despising America[ns] is the international sport -- reality has never entered into it.

The only justice here is continuing to do more, better, faster and cheaper, and seeing them choke on their bile as they buy it. And, when we colonize other worlds, most will be from the U.S., because we like doing things like that. I hope that isn't too bitchy for you!

Posted by trailing wife 2004-10-06 8:59:13 PM|| 2004-10-06 8:59:13 PM|| Front Page Top

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