tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post2351301772422519794..comments2024-03-28T11:30:20.005-05:00Comments on El Salvador Perspectives: Translating painTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02452039674856298357noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-1967489674853417552009-08-02T09:52:46.549-05:002009-08-02T09:52:46.549-05:00To the above post:
Undeniably, every socio econom...To the above post:<br /><br />Undeniably, every socio economic grievance and injustice has been rooted in one historical fact or another. <br /><br />If humanity chooses to dwell on the negative and rehash old and banal injustices, we'd simply be beating a dead horse. <br /><br />There are those who propose that we learn from history so we will not repeat those same errors. They continue to suggest that all to the contrary, we should use these past experiences to progress and make life better for all.<br /><br />Then there are those who find it easier to simply blame others for their failed lives, and they fortify their insecurities with envy, hatred, a victim mentality, and social resentment.<br /><br />These most unfortunate souls live out their lives in a te3rrible time warp filled with self pity, and a hatred toward those who have surpassed the obstacles that life presents and have made a better life for themselves and their loved ones.<br /><br />The key to success in life is certainly not envy, class hatred, self pity, insecurity, and social resentment, but rather the key to happiness comes with education and the act of giving of oneself and lending a helping hand to others less fortunate.Gatofilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410829217948043743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-6714079627193015382009-07-30T09:23:50.481-05:002009-07-30T09:23:50.481-05:00Is it the case that the previous poster believes t...Is it the case that the previous poster believes that all social grievances-if he believes that there are such a thing as social grievances--are the product of "envy" and "class hatred"?<br /><br />What of the "envy" and race hatred of those Europeans purportedly bringing the "progress" of the agro-export industry(land theft?) uprooting entire indigenous communities?<br /><br />As for the need for compassion across the board, I'm in total agreement.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275804982161716725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-18922665910638695282009-07-29T12:20:26.149-05:002009-07-29T12:20:26.149-05:00Tim, you should know by now that evil rejects holi...Tim, you should know by now that evil rejects holiness and goodness of man toward man. <br /><br />Evil thrives on hatred and envy, and so of course no one will make a comment on this Post topic. <br /><br />If you want lots and lots of comments, simply talk about class hatred, envy toward others, social resentment, and the insecurity embedded into the phyche of the so-called "useful fools."Gatofilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410829217948043743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-82473952345500864942009-07-29T12:13:40.562-05:002009-07-29T12:13:40.562-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gatofilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410829217948043743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-61373610268606746902009-07-26T20:01:18.384-05:002009-07-26T20:01:18.384-05:00In so many countries and places with so much need,...In so many countries and places with so much need, anything positive that one does to give a helping hand has and immediate and noticeable effect.<br /><br />And it’s uplifting to know that there are still those who care enough to give of themselves so very unselfishly. <br /><br />Doing unto these, the most helpless, is like doing it for God. It's what really matters.Gatofilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00410829217948043743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177745.post-56176529693560939202009-07-26T12:17:05.244-05:002009-07-26T12:17:05.244-05:00The Declaration of Solidarity for a Unified Moveme...The Declaration of Solidarity for a Unified Movement for the Right to Health demands health as a right.<br /><br />The declaration was published on the Partners In Health (PIH)web site. "Pathologies of Power" by PIH's founder Paul Farmer, MD is a must read about the interweaving of the movement of the right to health with liberation theology teachings of "the preferential option for the poor." He provides case studies from Haiti (where he has his home clinic in Cange), Russia, and Chiapas. <br /><br />The web site is www.pih.org<br /><br />Part of the declaration's text concerning health as a right follows:<br /><br />"Health is an inalienable human right. It is a right that carries national and international duties to provide access to health services for all human beings, regardless of the ability to pay and must be free from discrimination. People have the right to progressively achieve higher standards of health. The right to health also encompasses the social determinants of health—the right to the living conditions necessary for good health, including food security, adequate housing, safe water and sanitation.<br /><br />The right to health is indivisible—all conditions and disease and the factors that cause them must be addressed in a comprehensive, coordinated strategy. Thus, the movement for the right to health cannot be divided by disease, mental or physical disability, race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, gender, age, marital status, primary language, sexual orientation or immigration status.<br /><br />The right to health requires that people are placed at the center of health systems and have a right to participate in decisions that affect their health; it requires that special attention be paid to marginalized and vulnerable populations; that governments secure the sexual and reproductive health needs of women, men and youth; and that governments be accountable to their people."<br /><br />After reviewing the declaration and the anguishing content of the post, a deficiency in the declaration could be raised in it not pointing out that hazardous occupational safety conditions must be remedied as much as remediating external environmental factors, typically understood to be public health matters.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00275804982161716725noreply@blogger.com