22 Jan 10
Originally posted by monster truckChildren don't know what 'pub bores' are. Nor are they likely to know what sociopathy or misanthropy are. Nor are they likely to know the hazards - in the grown up, joined up world - of having a philosophy that appears to be based on the reading of only one book, metaphorically speaking.
Without the childish insults of course.
22 Jan 10
Originally posted by FMFHowever, the use of such insults could be perceived as childish.
Children don't know what 'pub bores' are. Nor are they likely to know what sociopathy or misanthropy are. Nor are they likely to know the hazards - in the grown up, joined up world - of having a philosophy that appears to be based on the reading of only one book, metaphorically speaking.
Or the tools of an elitist snob.😉
22 Jan 10
Originally posted by FMFI merely suggested that one should ALSO take account........., since that factor had not been mentioned by you.
What did you make of the long list of things Jared Diamond suggested - in his book "Collapse" - that we "take account of" when considering the plight of pre-earthquake Haiti as compared with neighbouring Dominican Republic?
22 Jan 10
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Originally posted by FMFImagine that, all that tax payer money that goes to foriegn aid being misused by the government. I'm shocked!! 😲
You create a daft strawman. And then go off all pissy about it. What's with you? Isn't U.S. aid for things like "African babies", as a proportion of GDP, one of the lowest in the developed world?
22 Jan 10
Originally posted by FMFAs long as they are not written under the sponsorship of any government agencies I should be interested to read them.
Yes. Of course. I read it 21 years ago when it came out. Is that still your frame of reference even now in 2010? If you're interested in books on the subject I can suggest a few that were written thiscentury.