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By: Susie Elaine on 05 December 2007

Continued...Also... the quanity requirements seem to have been waived... As for... "What is needed in impoverished nations is exactly the same thing as got Europe and the US out of the mire: stability, accountability, and respect for private ownership of one's capital (be that labour, land or products)" valid point, but it is unreasonable to use that as an argument not to do the things one can. Too my knowledge Mr. Negraponte is not in a position to do those things and solve those problems is he? Are you? However, he is a man offering what he knows...computers, and is attempting to make them accessable to those who would likely not otherwise have access to them. Those computers have the potential to connect those children to so much information, ideas, other nations and cultures, and give them something intangable, hope and new ideas. The way you put it sounds like ...{I'm sorry your village has aids, your country is impoverished no hope for you. You need so many more important things, oh, no, I can't help you with those things but it is stupid for you to get a computer until some one can resolve those issues. I can't give you the food and shelter you need but no-one should offer you any other type of assistance.}  
I could see your point if he was a baker and could offer bread but instead offered nail polish, but that is clearly not the case here. It may look like western stupidity to you and hopefully your wrong, but the possiblities for growth by being connected, if in fact they can be is truly amazing. 
Thank you.

 

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