>>Ok, let me make sure I understand your position. If you are dying of aids and you live in Bolivia and Bolivia does nothing for you, even though I live in America if I do nothing to assist you then I am culpable? If I give my money in the fight for aids here in the U.S., but that money does not go to you in Bolivia, then I am still culpable? Or does culpability only exist within your own borders? I have heard many many complain about how much money the U.S. government gives to other nations in aid and mostly all complaints.
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>While I think it is hard to pin down the problem to specific individuals, yes, the rich nations have done too little to assist poorer nations. The poverty itself is - to a great extent - the result of a long history of exploitation.


That is speculative. To me it generally sounds like an excuse -- it's not my fault, I'm exploited! Which can easily become a self-fulfilling prophecy.