Message-ID: <33811F04.7FBC@squirrel.com.au> Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 14:48:20 +1100 From: resolve <mailto:resolve@squirrel.com.au> Subject: Re: Boring To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
> Yes Joaquim, I certainly find the list has become BORING. There are very
> few postings that actually deal with issues of technology transfer. These
> conference announcements and job opportunities are just copied to the list.
> They are almost like spam in that regard. The theoretical discussions were
> at least thoughtful postings directed specifically to an ongoing topic.
>
> Regards, Stan
On that note, I wonder if I might put a query to the list regarding the average American's perception of the US role in the 1st world/3rd world situation.
At the risk of being shot by the CIA (: in Australian universities, it is reasonably widely taught that the US funds military coups, dictatorships, oppressive military forces which suppress workers to ensure an obedient, cheap labour force for the benefit of multi-national companies. I have spoken to a couple of Americans via the net who are under the impression that the US is a stabilising helping hand out there in the world, and who think that the third world should just get off their collective butts and work their way out of the dilemma they're in, whereas the reality appears to be that US forces, governmental and business, actually create a lot of the problems endured by the poorer nations.
Is the slaughter and enslavement by Europeans of the various colonies taught over there? And the fact that the US perpetuates the inequalities founded in this way, by using their power to set up trade agreements and so on which exploit third world countries' resources and inhibit development?
Thanks,
Lee
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