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The
student pianist sat before the piano, mustered her six years of
piano training, and played a Mozart sonata. That was easy for her.
She had the luxury of years of training, encouragement, and
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This future mother, friend,
employee, and grandmother was raised in the United States so it is not
unusual that she performed well, will go on to college, get married,
raise a family, and if she chooses, work on a career-oriented job.
That seems natural and normal. |
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But what of those hundreds of
millions of kids raised in so many other nations, including those in Africa,
South America, and Asia. They will never learn to play Mozart, go to
college, raise families, or work in career jobs. It just doesn't seem
fair! |
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No, it's not fair! They should be
given the same opportunities as this young girl in the United States
was given. Certainly if those kids in so many nations were, they
would be playing Mozart, going to advanced schools, raising
families, and working. So why doesn't the wealth of the United
States and other prosperous nations get passed into those other
nations to provide those people with opportunities? |
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Those other kids
live in nations that have been provided trillions of dollars
in aid
throughout the 20th century. There have been trillions of dollars of
aid from the US and many other nations distributed across the
continents that remain bereft of progress. These nations have been
provided opportunities and benefits by millions of missionaries
These nations have received millions of tons of food over the 20
century. But the aid money, missionaries, and food has failed to educate, nourish, and support
the development of civilized cultures. Why? |
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Those trillions of aid dollars
have not been utilized by recipient governments for education, food,
and to provide necessary services such as safety and infrastructure.
Instead, those trillions of dollars of aid have been utilized in
African nations, South American nations, and Asian nations over the
20th century by local elitist demagogues to provide personal
pleasure and support their military adventures. If it had not been
squandered and misdirected, there would certainly be girls and boys
playing Mozart, getting educated, raising families, and working
productively. |
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But after decades and trillions of
aid dollars and millions of missionaries and tons of food, why has
nary a Mozart been born, obtained an education, and raised a family
in most of the impoverished nations?
Are the impoverished nations impoverished for a reason? It just may
be that the vast majority of those nations' people are simply unable
to organize well enough to utilize aid, get educated, build
infrastructures and businesses, and cultivate cultures. |
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But not all individuals are unable
to make it out of their long-term failed homelands. A slim few exit
and reap the rewards of
Western civilization. Kofi Annan, General Secretary of the UN, left
his homeland, obtained his education in the United States, and
progressed up to the top UN position. |
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Annan followed the civil path and
used a key feature to avoid derailment along the way. That key
feature (trick) is he made himself appear to fit in. However, now in
charge of the UN, Annan chose to expose himself. He has used his
powers to operate the ubiquitously ultra-corrupt UN for his and his
cronies' interests. But more specious is his failure to ensure his
people back home and around the world opportunities to become a
Mozart, get educated, or simply live in civil safety. |
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Annan was shrewd. He played the
civilized role before exposing himself as simply another unconcerned
elitist. |
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