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While I agree that there is a lot to criticize about the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, it strikes me as fairly silly to claim that because there is a lot t

• rbanffy 16y ago
  Let's imagine it's the Ernst Stavro Blofeld Foundation deviating attention from SPECTRE through a series of arguably good deeds that are coincidentally profitable for its mother organization. Blofeld always dreamed with being remembered as the new Carnegie for all the good his kind heart brought upon mankind. That or world domination, whatever comes first. It would be awesome if they had a missile base inside Mount Rainier ;-) On a more serious note, they may well be one of the most influential charities in the world, but, unless the net result of their activities is good, they are not, really, doing good. Most of the criticism is because their activities are worsening the situation where they are trying to help. It also doesn't help when they push Microsoft (or other companies owned partly by Gates and his satellites) stuff along with their fully tax deductible good deeds.