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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Salgado to speak in Seattle Feb 16
From: "Greg J. Lorenzo" <gregj.lorenzo@shaw.ca>
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 20:28:23 -0700
References: <20020213171115.88621.qmail@web10207.mail.yahoo.com>

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
>>>
>>>
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