Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/12/84; site hercules.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!zehntel!tektronix!teklds!hercules!franka From: franka@hercules.UUCP (Frank Adrien) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: poor starving people Message-ID: <317@hercules.UUCP> Date: Tue, 27-Nov-84 11:28:58 EST Article-I.D.: hercules.317 Posted: Tue Nov 27 11:28:58 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 29-Nov-84 03:35:02 EST References: <642@amd.UUCP> Reply-To: franka@hercules.UUCP (Frank Adrien) Distribution: net Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 44 Summary: In article <642@amd.UUCP> phil@amd.UUCP (Phil Ngai) writes: >I feel like starting a flame here. > >BACKGROUND >Many people are starving in Ethiopia. Many countries are giving food aid >and this cause has made even the USA and the USSR temporarily forget their >differences and work together to help get food to the needy. It still isn't >enough, Ethiopia says it has only half of what it needs to prevent a >famine. Meanwhile the US government pays farmers not to produce to keep >prices up. > >But that's not what I want to flame about. Are the United States and other >countries expected to continually bail out countries which can't feed >themselves? I think there must be too many people living in Ethiopia. >I think there probably isn't any birth control there. > >PROPOSAL >The United States should send more food to Ethiopia, but all recipients >must consent to sterilization. > >(go on, flame me, that's what I want!) >-- > This may not even represent my opinion, much less AMD's. > > Phil Ngai (408) 749-5720 > UUCP: {decwrl,ihnp4,allegra}!amdcad!phil > ARPA: amdcad!phil@decwrl.ARPA Right on, Phil!!! I know a doctor who refuses to contribute to these organizations because he says that all they do is prolong suffering, rather than solve the problem. From the maniacal mind of Frank Adrian ___ /- -\ \ - / uucp: {ucbvax,decvax,pur-ee,cbosg,ihnss}!tektronix!teklds!franka CSnet: franka@tek ARPAnet: franka.tek@rand-relay P.S. These opinions are not necessarily those of my employer. Any disagree- ments, letter bombs, etc. should be sent to me!