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> I'm not sure that there is a "high ground" for complicated issues like this. Well... yes, there is? In a situation where the facts are reasonably clear, such

> I'm not sure that there is a "high ground" for complicated issues like this. Well... yes, there is? In a situation where the facts are reasonably clear, such as this one, the "high ground" would be the one that's most in alignment with those facts. Global poverty is both complicated, and isn't as bad as it used to be. There's no need to pick one or the other.

jessaustin 11y ago
Other threads here are talking about "accounting tricks". Even if we could exclude that sort of thing, there are still questions of why press releases are issued, who issues them, when they are issued, etc. If politics are involved (and they are whenever taxes or donations come from one place and go to another) truth is a mirage. My response to this is not to lie myself, or to myself... too often. b^) My response is to assume that everything I hear from everyone is bullshit, unless the source has obvious interests in telling the truth, and until I can confirm the story through other means. What choice do I have? I'm from Missouri. Also it seems that many fans of "truth" have a hard time dealing with any truth that happens to be somewhat subtle.