IAP Political Forum

anyone read it?  I read it during a long 13hour flight.  What did you you guys think?

I thought the author wasn't necessarily a good writer.  Some neat historic facts and a lot of speculative data he claims are fact (which could be I just don't have the time to cross reference).  he kept repeating the theme of how he wanted to better his life over and over and over.  That part got a little redundant. I give a 7/10 b/c it was original.

No, it was not particularly well written, and it does seem exaggerated, however it reveals some shocking facts, such as how the government  uses the private sector to indebt foreign countries.

it political bias was a bit too extreme too IMO.

i keep hearing really good things about this. I think I may have even bought it at one point and never read it. I might try and look for it again.

I read it a couple of years ago. My impression was that, yes: the political bias was in evidence and that the “artistic license” was exercised. However I have little reason to doubt that financial aid has been used as an international political persuasion tool to promote special capitalist interests.

Personally I think that overpopulation is a serious problem and that most of you will see the significance of it. Therefore I would support a US aid policy that favors nations that have a program to (or have demonstrated) a reduced fertility rate. This should be out in the open as opposed to clandestine as some previous policies have been.

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