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2005-11-28 International-UN-NGOs

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Posted by Fred 2005-11-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 a scene in which a few activists dressed like African farmers are stopped by a European Union (EU) customs barrier

Oxfam thinks international trade is street theater?

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-11-28 07:46|| 2005-11-28 07:46|| Front Page Top

#2 While working as chef for a homeless shelter I was appalled at the condescending and enabling attitudes exhibited by their executive staff.

Is it just me or does the above article reek of that old "we must help our little brown brother" mentality?

Posted by Zenster 2005-11-28 11:36|| 2005-11-28 11:36|| Front Page Top

#3 Not just you, reeks like a dead skunk on the side of the road, hold your breath and hope you can get away from the stench before you have to breathe again.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2005-11-28 15:54|| 2005-11-28 15:54|| Front Page Top

#4 Perhaps I wasn't entirely clear in my previous post, but the homeless shelter executives were all your usual liberal do-gooder types who, nonetheless, when forced to rub shoulders with the objects of their limitless compassion got all squeamish about actually coming in contact with humanity's flotsam.

Some ten years ago, I personally catered their employee appreciation dinner for 60 people. One of the family shelter's occupants was in the midst of (literally) saving my bacon when a dish started to go off of the rails and arriving execs essentially looked down their noses at her as if to ask, "what is your type doing in here?"

That experience helped to start at ripping the mask from the do-gooder mentality I had so often encountered.

Posted by Zenster 2005-11-28 18:15|| 2005-11-28 18:15|| Front Page Top

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