Two sides of America

On the one hand we have a Bangladeshi New York cab driver who discovers one of his passengers has left $500,000 (yes, that's half a million $) in diamonds in the trunk, and goes on to discover the owner and return them. He does not ask for a reward, but is rewarded anyway by the media and perhaps even an audience with the Mayor of NY. It comes as no shock however to discover that for the $11.70 cab fare the passenger with half a million in diamonds in the trunk... paid a 30c tip. It's no shock because as we all know generally speaking the filthy rich are filthy swines when it comes to being nice to others.



And on the other side of the coin, we hear in the news that plans to bomb Iran are far advanced and seem to be set for spring. Haven't these people seen Dr. Strangelove? What about the experience in Vietnam? Or, um, Iraq? Or haven't they noticed that the Iranian president has been criticized at home for being an idiot. What the hell happened to diplomacy? Have the Americans learned nothing? OK, stupid question.



Target Iran: US able to strike in the spring | Iran | Guardian Unlimited

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