Sunday, January 02, 2005

A Very Public Service Request.

When something really, really bad happens that kills lots of people and puts vast numbers more into seriously dire straits for things like food, water, housing, and the avoidance of disease -- like, say, a huge tidal wave striking heavily populated areas along the Indian Ocean coastlines -- can we stop kvetching over the lessons we need to learn from it and just help the folks affected?

(And as long as I'm on the subject, here's another item for my "Why I'm Not a Libertarian" file. The mindset that holds such beliefs could not be more alien to me if it hailed from a planet orbitting Proxima Centauri.)

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