They're building the Mile High Tower. It does what it says on the tin.
The Saudis have more money than they know what to do with. It doesn't occur to them to give it away. To them, it's the fault of the infidel, imperialist West that there are poor people. It's not their problem.
Yeah, it's OTT and wasteful, but they don't care. Western Capitalism is the scourge of the world.
To them, it's the fault of the infidel, imperialist West that there are poor people. It's not their problem.
I thought the Saudis wer Muslim and that charity was a tenet of the Muslim faith? Mind you, it's supposed to be a tenet of the Christian faith too, and a lot of them don't do so well at it either.
I think this brings out the part of me that winces whenever I see real eggs being thrown at people on the telly - hatred of waste has become an intrinsic part of me. Possibly too much so.
I could have phrased that a lot better, couldn't I?
I think what I was trying to get across was that many religions promote admirable ideals, but their followers, being, like all of us, only human, will inevitably fall short of those ideals some of the time.
I wanted to say that I didn't think the Muslims in Saudi Arabia were the only people who don't seem to live up to their religion's ideals but I did it very badly.
> Yeah, it's OTT and wasteful, but they don't care. Western Capitalism is the scourge of the world.
Well how evil of them. IN contrast, US americans burn of a couple of millions worth in fireworks each 4th of july while just the same people starve in the Congo because they aren't clever enough to make it in a capitalist world, or because of evil colonialism in the 19th century.
And the west Europeans spending money on rockets at New Years Eve have their own reasons.
In truth I think it's more complicated than all that. It's not really that people don't care. For a lot of people it's the feeling of helplessness, that donating 30 bucks instead of spending them on the frivolity of the moment is a drop on a hot stone at best.
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Don't get me wrong - I like a bit of needless frivolity as much as the next person, but this just seems totally OTT and wasteful.
The Saudis have more money than they know what to do with. It doesn't occur to them to give it away. To them, it's the fault of the infidel, imperialist West that there are poor people. It's not their problem.
Yeah, it's OTT and wasteful, but they don't care. Western Capitalism is the scourge of the world.
I thought the Saudis wer Muslim and that charity was a tenet of the Muslim faith? Mind you, it's supposed to be a tenet of the Christian faith too, and a lot of them don't do so well at it either.
I think this brings out the part of me that winces whenever I see real eggs being thrown at people on the telly - hatred of waste has become an intrinsic part of me. Possibly too much so.
Why do you say that? Christians are supposed to perform their charitable acts in secret.
I think what I was trying to get across was that many religions promote admirable ideals, but their followers, being, like all of us, only human, will inevitably fall short of those ideals some of the time.
I wanted to say that I didn't think the Muslims in Saudi Arabia were the only people who don't seem to live up to their religion's ideals but I did it very badly.
Well how evil of them. IN contrast, US americans burn of a couple of millions worth in fireworks each 4th of july while just the same people starve in the Congo because they aren't clever enough to make it in a capitalist world, or because of evil colonialism in the 19th century.
And the west Europeans spending money on rockets at New Years Eve have their own reasons.
In truth I think it's more complicated than all that. It's not really that people don't care. For a lot of people it's the feeling of helplessness, that donating 30 bucks instead of spending them on the frivolity of the moment is a drop on a hot stone at best.