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From: rdz@ccice5.UUCP (Robert D. Zarcone)
Newsgroups: net.travel
Subject: Re: Hedonism, visiting poor countries
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Date: Thu, 11-Apr-85 12:24:05 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr 11 12:24:05 1985
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> 
> What I can (and did) do is to buy from the locals.  The money didn't
> mean much to me, but it meant a lot to them.  And it encourages them in
> the work ethic, rather than the "welfare ethic".
> 
> Refusing to go to poor countries only makes them poorer.
> -- 
> Doug Pardee -- Terak Corp. -- !{hao,ihnp4,decvax}!noao!terak!doug

And you were doing so well until you got to the third paragraph!  No
wonder half the world considers us "Ugly Americans".  My question to
you is: Where do you get off establishing what the "ethics" of a
soverign foreign country should be?  It's really none of your business
what their ethics are as long as it doesn't affect you!  And don't give
me any "if they don't learn the work ethic they'll become Commies" CRAP
either.  It's about time this country learned that it doesn't have a
mandate from God to establish our traditions and values on the whole
world.

BTW, refusing to go to poor countries only makes THE POWER ELITE poorer!

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