Alberta donates $500,000 to Pakistan flood relief

[mykalberta]

Its the correct token amount to pledge. It shows that the disaster requires some funding but that we wont forget the way the country is run.

Any democratically elected govenment was voted in by the people. The governments action or inaction in this case is a direct result of its voting populous. If the government is corrupt its the people in the end who are to blame.

[Nage Waza]

Originally Posted by Ducay

Nage, at least call a spade a spade. You equal middle eastern to brown people. Simple as that. In all seriousness, theres nothing racist about it, its just an incorrect assumption.

How do you figure? There are assorted colors in the middle east. I never made one comment regarding skin color. Is this some type of attack against me?

Considering the term middle east refers to an area of the planet that is truly undefined, I make the distinction as to the demographics of the region under debate. I think the political players of the area along with religion can certainly be used to identify what nations are part of the region. The term middle east is not geological or scientific.

I also make a point that there are assorted definitions, but since the term is ambiguous it is up to each person to be clear about what they are referring to. When I think of the middle east, I now consider Pakistan to be a part of it. I forget what I thought twenty years ago.

I also mentioned to look up the 'orient', which is another term whose meaning has changed over the years.