Sunday, July 06, 2025

Abdus Salam: A "Silent Genocide" (1988) [on the Poor]

For all practical purposes, the "Real Poor," like Frantz Fanon's oppressed Blacks, make no mark on the present world. Like all poor anywhere, they could disappear rom the face of the Earth without leaving any trace. What can be done about their predicament? There are two contrasting answers to this question. Either to eliminate all the poor on the lines of what the Irish satirist Jonathan Swift suggested in his famous "modest proposal" to solve the problem of famine in Ireland two centuries ago. Or if the conscience of the world will not accept a "final solution" (and fortunately there are people in the rich countries who would oppose this), then the only other alternative is to try to restore some measure of human dignity to this assortment of peoples.

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Billionaires have no right to exist

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-07-06 04:02 PM

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