I watched the 90 minute program on Liberia where I worked for about
a decade. Sickening evidence of the benefits of our "civilizing"
influence on the world. The following was sent around by someone who
once worked in Liberia. Struck me as too close to veridical to be
entirely funny.
mike
----Last month, a world-wide survey was conducted by the UN. The only question asked was: 'Would you please give your honest opinion about solutions to the food shortage in the rest of the world?"
The survey was a huge failure ........... In Eastern Europe they didn't know what "honest" meant. In Latin America they didn't know what "please" meant" In China they didn't know what "opinion" meant In the middle East they didn't know what "solution" meant In Africa they didn't know what "food" meant. In Western Europe they didn't know what "shortage" meant And in the USA they didn't know what the "rest of the world" meant.
Caroline Bledsoe Dept. of Anthropology 1810 Hinman St. Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. 60208-1310 Fax: 1 847 467-1778 cbledsoe@northwestern.edu
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