Haven't we significantly altered almost every society we have "helped"?  I'm not a trekkie, but, the prime directive might make a lot of sense relative to underdeveloped or unexposed societies.  Problem is, because of human nature (yes, I subscribe to genetics and natural selection being partially responsible for many of humankinds failings - how unpopular of me), in many cases, if we Americans don't subvert them, someone else will soon be along to do it their way. Wow, what an apologist for imperialism I must sound like.

-dtd




[log in to unmask] on 09/24/2001 01:41:00 PM
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cc:      (bcc: David T Darnell/CO/KAIPERM)
Subject:        Re: [HP3000-L] OT: Simply long and off-topic

Wirt wrote:
>If we really want to rid the world of terrorism, we're simply going to
>have to start paying more attention to the wants and needs of a
>significant portion of the world's population without greatly interfering
>in their internal affairs.

I have one question:  How do we "pay more attention ... without ...
interfering", or perhaps more to the point, without being perceived as
interfering?

-- Jeff

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