Another world is possible...
anybody | 25.04.2003 13:25
IF WE COULD SHRINK THE EARTH’S POPULATION TO A VILLAGE OF PRECISELY 100 PEOPLE, WITH ALL THE EXISTING HUMAN RATIOS REMAINING THE SAME, IT WOULD LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THE FOLLOWING;
THERE WOULD BE;
57 ASIANS
21 EUROPEANS
14 FROM THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, BOTH NORTH & SOUTH
8 AFRICANS
52 WOULD BE FEMALE
48 WOULD BE MALE
70 WOULD BE NON-WHITE
30 WOULD BE WHITE
70 WOULD BE NON-CHRISTIAN
30 WOULD BE CHRISTIAN
89 WOULD BE HETEROSEXUAL
11 WOULD BE HOMOSEXUAL
6 PEOPLE WOULD POSSESS 59% OF THE ENTIRE WORLD’S WEALTH
AND ALL 6 WOULD BE FROM THE UNITED STATES
*80 WOULD LIVE IN SUBSTANDARD HOUSING
*70 WOULD BE UNABLE TO READ
*50 WOULD SUFFER FROM MALNUTRITION
*1 WOULD BE NEAR DEATH, 1 WOULD BE NEAR BIRTH
*1 WOULD HAVE A COLLEGE EDUCATION
*1 WOULD OWN A COMPUTER
THE FOLLOWING IS ALSO SOMETHING TO PONDER…
*IF YOU WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH MORE HEALTH THAN ILLNESS. YOU ARE MORE BLESSED THAN THE MILLION WHO WILL NOT SURVIVE THIS WEEK.
*IF YOU HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THE DANGER OF BATTLE, THE LONELINESS OF IMPRISONMENT, THE AGONY OF TORTURE, OR THE PANGS OF STARVATION.. YOU ARE AHEAD OF 500 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
*IF YOU CAN ATTEND A CHURCH MEETING WITHOUT FEAR OF HARASSMENT, ARREST, TORTURE, OR DEATH – YOU ARE MORE BLESSED THAN THREE BILLION PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
*IF YOU HAVE FOOD IN THE REFRIGERATOR, CLOTHES ON YOUR BACK, A ROOF OVERHEAD AND A PLACE TO SLEEP – YOU ARE RICHER THAN 75% OF THIS WORLD.
*IF YOU HAVE MONEY IN THE BANK, IN YOUR WALLET, AND SPARE CHANGE IN A DISH SOME PLACE.. YOU ARE AMONG THE TOP 8% OF THE WORLD’S WEALTHY.
*IF YOUR PARENTS ARE STILL ALIVE AND STILL MARRIED…
YOU ARE VERY RARE – EVEN IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
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ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE : OUR PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE
On Mayday we propose a pre-emptive strike at the future that capitalism dictates for us, a future that can only offer us more exploitation, boredom, and submission. An attack on the real weapons of mass destruction: oil companies, the arms manufacturers, multinationals and banks. Governmental institutions like the Home Office, Ministry of Defence, and the Department of Trade and Industry who through their policies and interests destroy lives, create divisions and misery. To aid the day we are producing a map (send a SAE to BM Mayday, WC1N 3XX) with 50 targets on which people are encouraged to go and have a look at and see what’s possible….
57 ASIANS
21 EUROPEANS
14 FROM THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, BOTH NORTH & SOUTH
8 AFRICANS
52 WOULD BE FEMALE
48 WOULD BE MALE
70 WOULD BE NON-WHITE
30 WOULD BE WHITE
70 WOULD BE NON-CHRISTIAN
30 WOULD BE CHRISTIAN
89 WOULD BE HETEROSEXUAL
11 WOULD BE HOMOSEXUAL
6 PEOPLE WOULD POSSESS 59% OF THE ENTIRE WORLD’S WEALTH
AND ALL 6 WOULD BE FROM THE UNITED STATES
*80 WOULD LIVE IN SUBSTANDARD HOUSING
*70 WOULD BE UNABLE TO READ
*50 WOULD SUFFER FROM MALNUTRITION
*1 WOULD BE NEAR DEATH, 1 WOULD BE NEAR BIRTH
*1 WOULD HAVE A COLLEGE EDUCATION
*1 WOULD OWN A COMPUTER
THE FOLLOWING IS ALSO SOMETHING TO PONDER…
*IF YOU WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITH MORE HEALTH THAN ILLNESS. YOU ARE MORE BLESSED THAN THE MILLION WHO WILL NOT SURVIVE THIS WEEK.
*IF YOU HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THE DANGER OF BATTLE, THE LONELINESS OF IMPRISONMENT, THE AGONY OF TORTURE, OR THE PANGS OF STARVATION.. YOU ARE AHEAD OF 500 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
*IF YOU CAN ATTEND A CHURCH MEETING WITHOUT FEAR OF HARASSMENT, ARREST, TORTURE, OR DEATH – YOU ARE MORE BLESSED THAN THREE BILLION PEOPLE IN THE WORLD.
*IF YOU HAVE FOOD IN THE REFRIGERATOR, CLOTHES ON YOUR BACK, A ROOF OVERHEAD AND A PLACE TO SLEEP – YOU ARE RICHER THAN 75% OF THIS WORLD.
*IF YOU HAVE MONEY IN THE BANK, IN YOUR WALLET, AND SPARE CHANGE IN A DISH SOME PLACE.. YOU ARE AMONG THE TOP 8% OF THE WORLD’S WEALTHY.
*IF YOUR PARENTS ARE STILL ALIVE AND STILL MARRIED…
YOU ARE VERY RARE – EVEN IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
*********************************************************
ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE : OUR PRE-EMPTIVE STRIKE
On Mayday we propose a pre-emptive strike at the future that capitalism dictates for us, a future that can only offer us more exploitation, boredom, and submission. An attack on the real weapons of mass destruction: oil companies, the arms manufacturers, multinationals and banks. Governmental institutions like the Home Office, Ministry of Defence, and the Department of Trade and Industry who through their policies and interests destroy lives, create divisions and misery. To aid the day we are producing a map (send a SAE to BM Mayday, WC1N 3XX) with 50 targets on which people are encouraged to go and have a look at and see what’s possible….
anybody
Homepage:
www.ourmayday.org.uk
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