Comments on: Highlights from the G20 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/11/18/highlights-from-the-g20/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:15:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dunn Eggink http://www.one.org/blog/2008/11/18/highlights-from-the-g20/#comment-554827 Dunn Eggink Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:53:16 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/11/18/highlights-from-the-g20/#comment-554827 I appreciate Bono speaking out on behalf of the worlds poor and sick. Don’t forget that the number one question asked Obama was “Will you legalize marijuana?”. Think about the benefits that medical cannabis can have on the millions of suffering Africans. I am very disturbed when I hear that UN Police are using international aid money to persecute cannabis growers in Africa and destroy such an important beneficial crop. Bono has enormous influence on UN leaders, and some of the world’s most powerful people. Please don’t think for a moment that by removing cannabis the UN is in any way helping the poor people of Africa or any other continent. This is a grave injustice, and I'm sure the sick and dying Africans effected by such laws would agree. The cannabis plant can help to provide food, clothing, shelter, safe medicine, and eco-friendly fuel. If the One Campaign really wants to help the poor, we should let them grow hemp, and if we must get involved, help them succeed in taking advantage of the many benefits of the hemp industry. I hope Bono keeps up the good work, and helps to stop the bad work. Thanx. www.nycamp.org I appreciate Bono speaking out on behalf of the worlds poor and sick. Don’t forget that the number one question asked Obama was “Will you legalize marijuana?”. Think about the benefits that medical cannabis can have on the millions of suffering Africans. I am very disturbed when I hear that UN Police are using international aid money to persecute cannabis growers in Africa and destroy such an important beneficial crop. Bono has enormous influence on UN leaders, and some of the world’s most powerful people. Please don’t think for a moment that by removing cannabis the UN is in any way helping the poor people of Africa or any other continent. This is a grave injustice, and I’m sure the sick and dying Africans effected by such laws would agree. The cannabis plant can help to provide food, clothing, shelter, safe medicine, and eco-friendly fuel. If the One Campaign really wants to help the poor, we should let them grow hemp, and if we must get involved, help them succeed in taking advantage of the many benefits of the hemp industry.
I hope Bono keeps up the good work, and helps to stop the bad work.
Thanx. www.nycamp.org

]]> By: Steve B. http://www.one.org/blog/2008/11/18/highlights-from-the-g20/#comment-552120 Steve B. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:11:50 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/11/18/highlights-from-the-g20/#comment-552120 This isn't going to fly until the world's economies correct themselves....and they raise taxes. I'll bet Texans are gonna love that good "stuff". Then again, redistribution of wealth is always about taking from those who have and giving to those who don't. No compensation, just..."your stuffs are now someone elses stuffs." "You should feel good about the charity that you do." I love some of the lines of crap that go on around here. "You have enough." "You don't do enough." "Can't we(as in a collective society) do more?" Like ONE.org and it's mental guppies actually get to decide what I "should" and "shouldn't" have. Downright laughable...and sad, all at the same time. I think I'll continue to hang around these message boards and keep putting up my opinions. On an interesting note, I like watching otherwise intelligent people swoon and bray over socialism all the while trying to convince others that this is a good and right thing...while living in a country that wasn't founded upon the principles of socialism/marxism/communism. I am also mildly amused and admittedly somewhat sad, when I stop and think about that. To those that feel they truly deserve things from the government: ....huh? What? .....why do you suppose that you are entilted? This isn’t going to fly until the world’s economies correct themselves….and they raise taxes. I’ll bet Texans are gonna love that good “stuff”. Then again, redistribution of wealth is always about taking from those who have and giving to those who don’t. No compensation, just…”your stuffs are now someone elses stuffs.” “You should feel good about the charity that you do.”

I love some of the lines of crap that go on around here. “You have enough.” “You don’t do enough.” “Can’t we(as in a collective society) do more?” Like ONE.org and it’s mental guppies actually get to decide what I “should” and “shouldn’t” have. Downright laughable…and sad, all at the same time.

I think I’ll continue to hang around these message boards and keep putting up my opinions. On an interesting note, I like watching otherwise intelligent people swoon and bray over socialism all the while trying to convince others that this is a good and right thing…while living in a country that wasn’t founded upon the principles of socialism/marxism/communism. I am also mildly amused and admittedly somewhat sad, when I stop and think about that. To those that feel they truly deserve things from the government: ….huh? What? …..why do you suppose that you are entilted?

]]> By: Debbie K http://www.one.org/blog/2008/11/18/highlights-from-the-g20/#comment-552113 Debbie K Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:01:29 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/11/18/highlights-from-the-g20/#comment-552113 Thanks Beth for providing us with this synopsis of what occur(red) this past weekend at the G20 summit. Great words - now it's up to us to keep these nations to stick to their words and do their parts to fulfill the MDG's. I also really appreciated the clear thinking and concise wording of the ONE press release by Jamie Drummond - great leadership from ONE's Executive Director. ALWAYS FOREVER, ONE - debbie :) www.mpwn-uganda.org Thanks Beth for providing us with this synopsis of what occur(red) this past weekend at the G20 summit.

Great words – now it’s up to us to keep these nations to stick to their words and do their parts to fulfill the MDG’s.

I also really appreciated the clear thinking and concise wording of the ONE press release by Jamie Drummond – great leadership from ONE’s Executive Director.

ALWAYS FOREVER, ONE – debbie :)
http://www.mpwn-uganda.org

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