John Thompson <john@vector.os2.dhs.org> writes:

> On 2008-04-07, Technomage Hawke <technomage-hawke@127.0.0.1> wrote:
>
>> its not our image. Nay! its the fact that even the poorest of us are still
>> far richer than almost anyone below upper class just about anywhere else.
>
> Is that why we are number 39 in "quality of life" (health,
> longevity, education, etc.) indexes, behind even Cuba?

Because we don't lie. What, you believe /anything/ Castro says?

>
>> its called jealousy. They want what we have without working for it. they
>> lust after it. Think about that for a while.
>
> Many people who object to US interventionism do so because they see
> their country's wealth and resources being drained to benefit a few rich
> people in the West.

Yet they demand our intervention whenever a local gang commits war
crimes (Darfur), and then proceed to denounce us when we do something
about the war crimes (Kosovo). Yeah, and Kosovo made so much money for
American companies, too. McDonald's and GM are just raking in the
money selling to those people, especially the ones who think Slobodon
was a great hero and should be lionized for his firm hand.

> I recommend Naomi Klein's recent book "Shock Doctrine" which
> explores this in some detail.

Why do you think she has any credibility at all?