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Charitable Cause

IMF | 25.06.2004 20:28

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The piece above is written not particularly because I have a major problem with charities which do indeed try to alleviate some of the suffering that goes on in the world. However everytime they use the advertizing techniques they employ then they reinforce the stereotypical vision of 'developing' countries. i.e that these countries are somehow 'under developed' in need of our 'benevolance' and 'charity' and in general unable to look after themselves. It is upon this supposition that we can go to war against them, 'for them'. Of course what they really need is just to be given a break from our eternal political, and economic harassment.

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  1. Further Links — IMF
  2. -nice — cat
  3. Not their fault — Paul C
  4. UN FREEMASONS — rotavator
  5. Lucis aka Lucifer Trust — dh
  6. charities — heather
  7. forgot to add news from namibia — heather
  8. oh how absolutely wonderfull "the poor" will be delighted .. — wordsworth nuvink
  9. "If I were starving I wouldn't care..." — IMF