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harryopal1 wrote
No country is made up of a monolithic block of people who make the decisions. The notion that everything should be perfect in your own country before you can be critical of conditions in another is neither realistic or consistent with history. Campaigning whether it be for human rights, health care or on environmental issues for example are universal concerns. International support for people living in a state of hostility from national or regional governments is often of great importance in pressuring governments and enabling the morale of people whose very lives may be at risk protesting.
Should there be no criticism of China or Russia for imprisoning people without a proper process of law because there are legal grievances in our own country? Should Saudi Arabia or the Arab Emirates be immune from criticism for their despicable treatment of migrant workers because there are often issues of improper work conditions in our home countries?
Very well put Harryopal! After reading that comment about criticizing other countries, and not your own, was in my opinion, not necessary, and not at all what I was getting at. What I said about health care and education, is a world wide subject, that goes beyond borders!
There is enough money in the world to do this, while in the mean time, so many people, especially innocent children, suffer, because of greedy and power hungry people, that don't give a damn about anyone, except the other people just like them.
I watched a video about two guys traveling across Madagascar, and how the humans living there, have almost completely destroyed 90% of the forest, for their needs. As they traveled on the train, every stop was flooded with dirty, hungry, begging children. It seems, there would be some way, to teach these people about birth control, healthcare, and educate the youth, about the need to keep the forest alive, and intact.
Like Sulawesi, there are animals that only come from there, and should be protected, so they don't go extinct!
Remember the Dodo bird, passenger pigeon,Tasmanian tiger, etc. all gone due to humans!
It's said, humans are so intelligent, but just look at what has been done, and it seems that assumption is false!
