Heading to Philly for the Live8 gatherings, if not the concert, with my buddy Kathy, without whom I would not do anything quite so crazy. Posted the following related comment to the BBC, concerning the G8 Summit that these gatherings are scheduled to coincide with (again, not expecting it to get posted. Need to find a good, real bulletin board!):
The most powerful countries exploit the rest of the world and leave it in desperate shape, then offer loans to fix things, but only in return for concessions aimed at facilitating further exploitation. Of course these loans should be forgiven. Perhaps Nelson Mandela said it best: "Like slavery and apartheid, poverty is not natural. It is manmade, and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings."
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