What we're up against

[Walsingham]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6368505.stm

 

The report indicates that an anti-polio campaigner was killed deliberately in a bomb blast by people who believe teh anti-polio jabs he was giving out were a US drive to produce infertility. It occurs to me that while I care a great deal about the region we are on a steep slope. How can we hope to communicate and work hearts and minds with people this vulnerable to what are tantamount to claims that the US are witches? It's like something from the 1600s.

 

I suppose my question is, how soon can we expect change?

[metadigital]

First, it's not certain exactly what the US was doing in the area. Yes, this guy was probably just a doctor. No, I am not a conspiracy theorist. However, I can imagine that the US could be using him for espionage. (We certainly wouldn't know.)

 

That said, it's a real shame that the Tribal Elders can't be convinced of the good that a Polio vaccine will bring to their people.

 

That said, if they don't want it, they don't have to have it. Let them keep getting Polio. Sooner or later they'll work it out.

[Sand]

Agreed.

[Walsingham]

Well, naturally. These are foreigners, and they don't feel pain and suffering do they? <_<

[kumquatq3]

First, it's not certain exactly what the US was doing in the area. Yes, this guy was probably just a doctor.

 

...or a witch

[Sand]

Well, naturally. These are foreigners, and they don't feel pain and suffering do they? <_<

 

Of course they do. Once they have felt enough pain and suffering they will come around. People need to make their own choices in their own time. The more you force change the more resistance you will have.

[Walsingham]

Well, naturally. These are foreigners, and they don't feel pain and suffering do they? <_<

 

Of course they do. Once they have felt enough pain and suffering they will come around. People need to make their own choices in their own time. The more you force change the more resistance you will have.

 

Then we differ in our first principles. I do not ignore someone in pain, just because they are too caught up/stubborn to recognise it. In fact it's often the people who want your help least as need it most. However I don't generally force my help on people, and nor did this gentleman. He was trying to talk.