the killing fields: africa's misery; the world's shame.
i think someone spent a lot of time coming up with this title as the theme for coop's trip to the democratic republic of congo, well, i mean sorry, africa.
so, if no one wanted a baby gorilla - for what i am not sure but apparently one is worth US$100,000, would they be hunted to near extinction?
if tyra didn't have to wear jewellery worth $5 million on the red carpet, what would a blood diamond be?
if cars ran on electricity, air or water, would the janjaweed be decimating darfur?
if cars ran on electricity, air or water, would the world be dragging its feet over whether or not to try to save those being decimated?
how much of the drc's resources do you think are owned by the congolese?
i do know this:
king leopold's ghost still lives large in the congo. and laughs himself to sleep every night.
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If any of this stuff happened in say, Eastern Europe, there would without a doubt be more action on the count of the globe. How much longer before anybody cares enough to actually do something? Because of this debacle, my faith in the UN is next to nil.
Absolutely insanity generating to think of the number of miscues by those in power allowed to go unchecked by good people.
I also have o faith in the UN -
the US has a stranglehold on it -
as proven in the recent war.
You would LOVE his book from
Teany's that he wrote with his
ex-girlfriend Kelly -
go buy it - you can get it
at Teany's.
is there a site i can see
that video????
Teany's is 90 Rivington
lower east side/east village -
owned by kelly and moby.
Awesome food even if you
are not vegan and great teanie
little place for late night
drink.
Great book - buy it!!
and the tea pot is cute -
and i LOVE Amy Ruth's in Harlem.
Yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Questions that hurt...
erikku - by the time anyone actually does anything, there will be nothing but bones left. oh yeah, and outrage. one mustn't forget outrage and declarations that no one could ever imagine that it could be as bad as it is.
vile - so right. but then what does that mean? of the powerful? of the good?
sophie - what is left to believe in?
definitely going to pop into teany's. i think my friend lives up the block from there, actually. i owe him a visit. carnivore that i am, i will open my mind to the vegan deal.
didya watch the video?
dodos - those questions, they hurt the mind and the soul and the heart.
Okay, you caught me being cliched.
as long as you mean it, cliche is not bad. and, even if you think it is cliche, vile, you put it together so well that we don't even notice.
Why thank you! That's the first I've been flattered all month!
lol! vile, don't make me take it back!
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