Re:As crops rot, millions go hungry in India
by eriksank on Monday July 02, 2012 @12:12AM
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The donations during Katrina were meant to be understood as moral support. These donations were not to be misunderstood as a claim that the US would have been incapable of dealing with Katrina by themselves.
>>not to be misunderstood as a claim that the US would have been incapable of dealing with Katrina by themselves.
Oh, yes sure.
But if somebody in my neighborhood dies, I lend them shoulder so that they cry in comfort. Not that they are incapable of dealing with their loss. But because that's how friends treat each other. With compassion and are always there for each other during times of need.
The US gets a lot of value from having a friend in the region. Especially one with the military capabilities that India has.
But really, my point is that we live in a complicated world. It's idealistic (naive?) to think "how silly, people are starving yet they have a space program or a nuclear program?!" Science and energy aren't wasteful places to be spending money. Frankly, we live in a world where military spending can hardly be seen as wasteful.