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Judging a Country by a Person 1 Month, 1 Week ago  
news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100104/wl_africa_afp/attacksqaedausnigeria3rdleadreax

Of course I don't know the whole story, but I think Nigeria's Information Minister Dora Akunyili has a point.

"It is unfair to discriminate against over 150 million people because of the behaviour of one person," said the minister.

Would you agree?
 
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Re:Judging a Country by a Person 1 Month, 1 Week ago  
Of course he has a point but I wouldn't use the word 'unfair' except in the context of games. Life is not a game and we need to learn how to navigate through it as best we can. I could say the same thing about the requirement for passports that Canadians now need to enter the US but rather than say it's unfair I just don't go there anymore. Actions speak louder than words.
 
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Re:Judging a Country by a Person 1 Month ago  
Wow, Thomas, I never realized the workings of the game metaphor when talking about life's fairness. Thanks for pointing it out to me.

Ben
 
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Re:Judging a Country by a Person 1 Month ago  
LOL, I've been catching that 'fair' thing for many years now. I often point it out to people.
 
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