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From: charlie@cca.UUCP (Charlie Kaufman)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Starvation
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Date: Sun, 19-Feb-84 15:39:02 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb 19 15:39:02 1984
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I find it difficult to sympathize with the morally righteous of you who
believe we should be sending more food to the starving.  You're in much
better position to act on your beliefs than those who believe we should
be sending less.  There are many many organizations eager to take your
money and use it to supply food to the hungry.  So go give until it
hurts.  And if you're not committed enough to give your own money, I'll
be damned if I'll let you give mine.

Those of you who believe starving people are better off without food (I
know it sounds a little wierd, but that's the claim) have fewer options.
I know of no organizations soliciting contributions to buy up food in
third world nations and dump it in the ocean.  I don't even know of any
organizations ala Planned Parenthood of Africa which promote birth
control but not food.  So its a little harder to accuse you of being
hypocrites.  But I'm confident that it's only because there aren't
enough of you willing to put your money where your fingers are, or the
market would have done its thing.

                          --Charlie Kaufman
                            charlie@cca
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