Sunday, December 9, 2007
A Response
This is a response to one aspect of Brian's long post. In terms of our responsibilities for helping others in need, it is our responsibility. Our leaders have decided that as one of the most powerful nations in the world, it is our responsibility to help others in need who may not have the resources they need. It is not just an ethical & moral responsibility, but we have signed onto the U.N.'s list as one of the five most influential/powerful countries in the world. As one of the central powers in the U.N., we have agreed that it is our nation's duty to help others in need. However, concerning Sudan, all we have managed to do is give money, which only gets half of the job done. We need to send peacekeeping troops, or armed militia in. I understand what you are saying Brian in that it's not our problem because it is not our nation. Technically it is not our problem, but because we are bound by international affairs, it is our duty to help Sudan not only because the people there really need it, but it also makes us look good (the sad part is that everything we do has to look good).
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I agree with your last sentence about looking good. I just don't like those people who think it's US's inevitable responsibility to help all the developing country. I don't know much about UN signature process, so I can't much talk about it and it's acceptable to say US has responsibility because US signed on it, but I don't think it's correct to say that US should help others since US is the most powerful country in the world. Then, if US isn't much powerful, doesn't US have to help them?
In my opinion, having power should not be related to helping others itself. (if US helps, all the other countries should help as well even though there might be some difference in degree based on their capability)
And also, how do you know that people there really need it? and it's not even sure whether what US donates helps them or not. It can possibly hurt them as well if what US donates goes to those who has power there. Helping others in terms of that kind of big scale isn't that simple. Some of the benifit goes to those who gives and some of the benefit goes to those who have power and very little actually goes to those who really need. Then does it really help them?
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