From: Ant McWatt (antmcwatt@hotmail.co.uk)
Date: Fri Jan 07 2005 - 16:31:45 GMT
Mark,
I largely agree with your and Sam's sentiments. In fact I think most
charitable giving is superficial and is a waste of time and resources in
dealing with the underlying long-term issues of poverty, unemployment,
disease and ignorance - that ultimately, what is required are fundamental
and radical changes to global government and business policies that
contribute to these problems. That is why everyone on this List, for
instance, should read writers such as Noam Chomsky and John Pilger -
carefully and with an open mind.
However, on this rare occasion - due to the scale of the disaster - I
thought it merited a more immediate, practical response.
Best wishes,
Anthony.
Mark Steven Heyman stated earlier today:
>Hi Ant, Sam, Dan...
>
>I appreciate the thought and spirit behind Dan and Ant's offer, but
>Sam makes a great point. I was tempted to say the same, but didn't
>because I didn't want to appear to be downsizing Dan and Ant's
>generosity, which I certainly am not.
>
>Since Sam has spoken up I feel obligated to support him. The
>outpouring of sympathy and support for the tsunami victims has been
>wonderful, but their plight is primarily due to unpreventable natural
>disaster. The ongoing deaths from preventable disease and
>malnutrition, not just in Africa but the world over, and most
>inexecusably in the richest countries, amount to just about a tsunami
>a day. We can donate money to ameliorate these problems; but, just
>as important, we can work to change government/business policies that
> contribute to these preventable disasters in the first place.
>
>Thanks to all,
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