The Right to Offend

[Thorne]

Logic: I agree you can use statistics however you want to (see my last post): but a dollar's a dollar, and both bills buy just a dollar's worth of rice.

This is all true, but I wasn't only speaking about monetary aid. How much money did the US (and other countries, no doubt) spend during the relief effort for the tsunami victims? Not just for food and clothing, but for the military units which were sent to help distribute food and clothing, and to help with rescue efforts. How many American volunteers have travelled all over the globe aiding in relief efforts everywhere?

But even that is beside the point. The American people are always quick to open their hearts and their purses when others are in trouble. And we are hated for it!

[Moonraker]

Again I dont want to go off topic but since I live in Thailand which was affected by the tsunami (albeit less than others) just thought I'd mention Thailand refused aid because had they accepted it their credit rating would go down and the bottom line on the economy would be worse than had they accepted it.

[ThisYouWillDo]

This is all true, but I wasn't only speaking about monetary aid. How much money did the US (and other countries, no doubt) spend during the relief effort for the tsunami victims? Not just for food and clothing, but for the military units which were sent to help distribute food and clothing, and to help with rescue efforts. How many American volunteers have travelled all over the globe aiding in relief efforts everywhere?

But even that is beside the point. The American people are always quick to open their hearts and their purses when others are in trouble. And we are hated for it!

No. Mostly, USA is admired and envied for its wealth, its freedom and its lifestyle. Many have reason to be grateful to America for their very existence. Where it is hated, it isn't for the aid it gives, it's for other reasons.

You will never be able to buy friendship from those who feel oppressed by you.

[Logic1]

No. Mostly, USA is admired and envied for its wealth, its freedom and its lifestyle. Many have reason to be grateful to America for their very existence. Where it is hated, it isn't for the aid it gives, it's for other reasons.

You will never be able to buy friendship from those who feel oppressed by you.

and there we go. the bottom line