From: Octavio Rojas Diaz (orojas@data.net.mx)
Date: Mon Mar 20 2000 - 11:05:01 MST
> I have a friend, Octavio, who is a doctor; he is very sympathetic
> to the cause of social development and social justice in your
> country.
> I would like to have your permission to send him a PRIVATE
> copy of your brilliant letter. I will tell him that he is NOT to
> send it to anyone else without YOUR permission. Only this
> Forum and my friend the doctor will know of your letter,
> and you may trust me on that promise.
Sure, go ahead the more people that has access to it the better.
> May I also say that when Americans like myself say things that
> are critical of our country, which we love as much as you do
> yours, it is because we are trying to understand things better
> and to find better ways of solving our own problems. For every
> bad thing I might say about the United States, I could easily
> say three very good things.
I agree, the usa is a country I like a lot, and it has several good
things as well, I just wanted to express my opinion about the things
I dislike from the U.S. Here we have a lot of bad things too but
I think we have more good things than bad and I also have to accept
that our cooperation with the U.S. And the rest of the world has
improved greatly over the years, it looks like we are slowly learning
to be good neighboors and it is also obvious we need each other to
survive.
I hope that with more people with access to this information the
changes
will happen sooner.
> Just one more thing: when we speak honestly about the greed
> of some American corporations, we are talking about a business
> organization and its practices. Often, most if not all of the
> Americans who work for this corporation are as greedy, but no
> more greedy, than you or I. But complex organizations have
> a life of their own, and often situations arise where no one is
> really in control of operations, so that the evil, if there is any,
> refers to a human invention, and not necessarily to those who
> can earn their living because we created what at times behaves
> like a monster.
I agree... all corporations and it's employees are greedy because it's
natural they want to make money, I consider myself a greedy person as
well
however I try to be ethic, so I don't hurt others in my pursuit of
money
or success.
I think that's what makes us extropians, we want to use technology,
science
and the resources we have to make our world and lifes better.
> Thank you for your letter,
> Bob
You are welcome.
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