Sunday, January 2, 2005
Feeding the hands that bite us
America is expected to be generous and to contribute huge amounts of money and human assistance to relief work around the world but then everyone freaks out if we urge democracy and open society on them. I'm puzzled about that because if a family member requested substantial financial assistance from other family members, he or she would assume they'd also be inviting suggestions, wouldn't they? If you gave someone a bunch of money, wouldn't you be dismayed if the receiver did something horrible with the money?
Labels: politics, reflections
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