(Privelege Was Re: [lbo-talk] Re: Maoist cleanup drive hits Nepal gays)

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

On 1/8/07, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
>
> On Jan 8, 2007, at 12:58 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:
>
> > The biggest privilege we all have, queer or non-queer, is the
> > privilege of being born in a rich and peaceful country, having access
> > to tap water, flush toilets, and things like that.  Till last spring,
> > few in America or anywhere else in the OECD nations -- even leftists
> > or queer leftists -- took any interest in the Nepalese, GLBT or
> > straight, except such outfits as MR, RCP, AI, and HRW, which have
> > political and professional interests in the developing world.  That's
> > because the fate of Nepal, good or bad, let's face it, doesn't matter
> > to the Americans or anyone who lives in a rich country.
>
> Were you concerned about the fate of Nepalese, or do you include
> yourself in this condemnation? You often sound like you're speaking
> from a high horse when you write things like that, so I'd like some
> clarification on your altitude.
>
> There's only so much one can care about in this world. South Koreans
> aren't poor, but I don't devote a lot of my time to thinking about
> them. Ditto Singaporeans. Belgians even. We may be cued to think
> about things we hadn't previously noticed if they're in the news.
> Maoists have brought Nepal an attention it didn't necessarily have
> before.

I'm simply stating a fact.

Myself, I specialize in the Iranians, the Venezuelans, and the French
-- the first republican revolutionaries in their respective regions.
-- 
Yoshie
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