RE: OT Topics - Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health care system

["Thomas Mitchell" <thomasmitchell1@qwest.net>]

Ted,

Sorry, but you both miss and belabor my point.  According to your threefold
logic, the only people entitled to discuss or criticise the Canadian
healthcare system are Canadians.  Why would/should that be limited to
Canada?  Only Canadians can discuss Canadian problems but anyone can discuss
Zimbabwe's?  Further, the same logic could be extended to any other issue -
politics, religious repression, whatever.  It strikes me that you are
providing a reductio argument against your own statement.

Obviously I know all the other stuff you wrote which is why I said your
statement was shortsighted in the first place.  In our rapidly shrinking
planet, it is only prudent for people to examine and be critical of
situations outside their own country such that they can endeavor to prevent
similar circumstances arising where they live or maybe even help the other
country in some cases.

Regards,

Thomas

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Subject: Re: OT Topics - Re: [Leica] Canadians, slavery and the health
care system: OT...oh and Nazis too [No Nazis]


Thomas Mitchell wrote:

>I've much enjoyed and derived much benefit from your photography related
posts in my short time on the LUG but what you wrote below is even more
short sighted than the stupid slavery joke.  By your logic rampant disease
and  healthcare crises in developing nations are none of my business since:

A/ I'm not a citizen of an developing nation

B/ I'm not (see A) and I don't live in a developing nation either

C/ I certainly don't intend to die in a developing nation, not any time soon
> anyway.<<<<<

But Thomas I was only talking about my country, Canada. As that is the
country everyone was shooting at. And my comments had absolutely nothing to
do with the manner you twisted it to mean "under developed countries."

Obviously, we the developed countries, must medically assist every way we
can economically afford with aid to the non have countries, otherwise the
unchecked diseases of those countries can or will become part of our life
styles in North America and that of other developed countries.

Aids alone for one, came from Africa to North America and the problem of
that plague is still not being addressed strong enough by the western world,
nor is it being addressed strongly enough by the governments of the African
countries where it's rampant.

To some degree we all have to be aware of the disease in other countries,
let alone their health care services simply because so many of us tour the
world like it's our back yard. I mean, we hop on a plane and several hours
later we're in the middle of Africa, Asia, Europe wherever. So it's
imperative we as travelers beware of the medical situation in any country we
intend on visiting through assignments or holiday.

By the same token those in the under developed countries can hop on a plane
and be in the middle of our countries just as easily and carrying whatever
it could be. And that alone is reason enough for all of us to damn well be
helping and concerned about aid the world over.

Hopefully this might clear up your perception of my comment meaning the
world, when it was in direction of Canada only!
ted



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