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Old 09-12-03, 11:49 PM   #137
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Interesting statements here, took me waaaaaaaaay to long to read it all but was entertaining in the least. I would like to say, non argumentatively, that The States is not disliked for its liberties granted to women though. I think if Americans really want to know why they are despised they need to start asking people outside of America to get a more accurate account. Im not going to tell you in here, as Ive discovered some of you don't like to hear what I have to say.

Regarding international Aid, Id like to propose a question -
On one side of the table we have a man who earns $400 a week income and he donates $100 dollars of it to charity each week.
On the other side, we have a man who earns $4000 a week income and he donates $1000 of it to charity.

Who is giving more?
Obviously, if we want to look at the actual figures, subject #2 donates more right? - Well, obviously..
But in all reality, when relatively speaking, the amount that subject #1 donates is far greater.

It's like a pop star, who earns millions each year donating $5k to some charity and recieving praise for it, but when a single mother donates $50 to a charity (a far greater sacrifice on a single mothers income) it is considered less simply because of its monetary value.
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