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To: Valin
Success breeds resentment, and resentment breeds hate.

A wise old Jewish friend of mine used to say "Why does he hate me -- I never helped him!". The point made is that helpful, generous, charitable works must be done carefully, for they bring considerable resentment. He who gives/helps automatically gains status over the one helped, who is automatically placed in an inferior position, That breeds a LOT of resentment, and then hate.

In other words, it is not just our success in the US that breeds resentment, but even more so our flaunting of it by being the most generous rich nation in history.

49 posted on 12/02/2006 8:37:13 AM PST by expatpat
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To: expatpat

'swhy Europeans dislike America. We saved these butts twice, fed their children and rebuilt their cities.


68 posted on 12/02/2006 2:36:46 PM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (BTUs are my Beat.)
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