Re:Please, just admit Intel paid you for this revi
Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on May 25, 2007 11:41 AM
Yes they need food, clean water, safe environment. Even more important - they need their own nations' resources back... That is, they need a break from the neocolonialist policies imposed on them that cause the poor situation they are intentionally put in by the US and the Western Europeans.
After all, it's not like they are poor "just because".
However, there is a saying in activism: "Never go outside the expertise of your people." (Saul Alinsky, Rule #2)
So if you're a software or a computer engineer, it is better for everyone if you stick with what you know best.
That is why I respect the OLPC and hope that they will succeed with this project and also expand it. They are doing what they do best to help out.
Also note that what Intel is doing is not activism or help. They are trying to profit off of those students (so, refer back to neocolonialism). Not only that, but they are also trying to kill the non-profit effort to help them (again, refer back to neocolonialism).
And right at this point, your argument of "they need food more than a laptop" becomes true but truly useless and empty.
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Re:Please, just admit Intel paid you for this revi
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on May 25, 2007 11:41 AMAfter all, it's not like they are poor "just because".
However, there is a saying in activism: "Never go outside the expertise of your people." (Saul Alinsky, Rule #2)
So if you're a software or a computer engineer, it is better for everyone if you stick with what you know best.
That is why I respect the OLPC and hope that they will succeed with this project and also expand it. They are doing what they do best to help out.
Also note that what Intel is doing is not activism or help. They are trying to profit off of those students (so, refer back to neocolonialism). Not only that, but they are also trying to kill the non-profit effort to help them (again, refer back to neocolonialism).
And right at this point, your argument of "they need food more than a laptop" becomes true but truly useless and empty.
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