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Do-Gooders Gone Bad
Of course, no one is arguing that it would be better for activists not to get involved in conflicts like Darfur. John Prendergast, a Save Darfur director, thinks the activist model pioneered by the coalition will help other humanitarian causes. He's started a group called the Enough Project to draw attention to other desperate regions like Somalia and Congo. "These kinds of atrocities have common roots and have common solutions," he says. The hope is that the lessons learned in Darfur can be reapplied elsewhere. The danger is that the mistakes will be, too.
With Christopher Dickey and Amber Haq in Paris
© 2007
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Posted By: bclaytor @ 11/22/2007 6:12:03 AM
Comment: Like most of liberalism--sincere but WRONG HEADED. I have just finished a 4 unit hosptial in souther Sudan with those nasty, private Republician dollars and it operates on the same. Get rid of the useless UN trucks riding around and doing nothing and all the activists using Sudan for political and fundraising purposes and GET OUT OF THE WAY of some wonderful and capable national leadership.
Posted By: bclaytor @ 11/22/2007 6:09:06 AM
Comment: Like most intentions of liberalism--the thought is sincere! But misguided and wrong headed! I finished a 4 unit hospital in southern Sudan last year and it is functioning wonderfully. It was done completely with those nasty private Republican dollars and is operating on the same. Get rid of the useless UN trucks that ride around and do nothing, along with all the activists using Sudan for fund-raising.
Posted By: rightist @ 11/20/2007 7:24:01 AM
Comment: Ah, those misguided do-gooders. Better to let the poor, suffering people of the world fend for themselves, without any help. That way, they'll develop good, Republican values like self-reliance and a distrust for government. The ones who survive, that is.