Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Mike, Never a Simon Bolivar around when you really need one. Regards, Greg Mike Gil wrote: >Patty, > >I've planted a lot of trees. More to the point at >least here. My ancestors where slauthered by invading >Spanish gold seekers in Peru. Our history and much of >latin americas has come under the hammer of the sticky >finger politician. > >People in argentina are crying because they say the >world bank in some way encouraged the president to >funnel money to the cayman islands, funnel money to >his family business, and other financial instruments. > >People in latin american are poor because their >politicians make them not the US or the rest of the >world. The ex-president of peru fleed to japan with >untold billions of money from the world bank and the >US. And every president, congressmen, mayor has done >the same over the years. > >If it cost a $100 million dollar to build a road in >south america. $1 million goes to cheapened material >$500 thousand to workers $1 million to the >construction company. The rest goes to the many layer >of politician wanting a piece of the action. > >So in the end I blame the people themselves for >putting up with this behavior. They need to rise and >take over the current corrupt political system. > >mike gil >--- Patricia Ternahan <ternahan@gentlelens.net> wrote: > >>More to the point: what does Mike give? How many >>trees has he planted? >> >>For more accurate info on Salgado and how he views >>his work, see >>http://www.terra.com.br/sebastiaosalgado/ >> >>trish >> >> >>>From: "Steve Unsworth" <mail@steveunsworth.co.uk> >>>Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>>Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 00:43:41 -0000 >>>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >>>Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Salgado to speak in >>> >>Seattle Feb 16 >> >>>Do you know how much Salgado donates to causes? >>> >>No, I didn't think so. >> >>>This is just about the worst troll I've ever seen >>> >>on the LUG. >> >>>Steve >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>>[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On >>> >>Behalf Of Mike Gil >> >>>Sent: 12 February 2002 23:28 >>>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Salgado to speak in >>> >>Seattle Feb 16 >> >>> >>>It's always interesting how socialist or >>> >>non-classical >> >>>liberals always wants everybodies money except >>> >>there >> >>>own to go to a cause. Why does Salgado not give >>> >>his >> >>>$1500 M camera and $1800 35mm ASPH 1.4 to his >>> >>starving >> >>>and needy subjects. He can easly buy a Pentax MX >>> >>for >> >>>$200 plus a 35mm for less than a $100 and shoot >>> >>with >> >>>that. >>> >>>I think its hard to feel compassion when your >>> >>hiding >> >>>behind $3500 worth of equipment plus whats in your >>>bag. >>>mike >>> >>> >>>__________________________________________________ >>>Do You Yahoo!? >>>Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! >>>http://greetings.yahoo.com >>>-- >>>To unsubscribe, see >>> >>http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >>>-- >>>To unsubscribe, see >>> >>http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe, see >> >http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! >http://greetings.yahoo.com >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html