They are destroying their own countries.

Submitted by Mysil Bergsprekken (Norway), Feb 2, 2010 at 16:40

"The fact we are destroying their countries"

That can hardly be neccesary. They are destroying their countries themselves. Every day, by means of islam, overpopulation, corrupt governments, civil war etc., some countries are getting poorer. The more development aid we give dem, the poorer they gets, it seems.

"We" (I assume you mean us Westerners) haven't invaded Somalia or Haiti, have we?

Who have destroyed Northern Ireland, other than the people of Northern Ireland?

Who causes the Sahara desert to expand, other than the people living along the edges of Sahara, herding their sheep on the little remaining grass?

Who are destroying my health by indulging fat, sugar, nicotine, caffeine and alcohol, other than myself?

Look at the poorest countries in the world. Generally they are undemocratic, uncivilized countries, not far from the equator, with cultures and religions belonging to the Stone Age, or the Middle Age at best. Are the religions, cultures and/or races to blame? Anymay, I'm certainly not to blame!

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