A moral giant died yesterday, the greatest humanitarian of the 20th century.
Youre wrong about Borlaug's greatness, and heres why: - As any environmentalist can tell you, humanity is a blight on nature. Anything that kills off a few hundred million or a billion people is good. Conversely, any effort to save human lives is ipso facto evil. - As Senator Robert C Byrd can tell you, only white people matter. Most of the people saved by Borlaugs innovations were little brown people. Frankly, the world already has enough of them. - As any celebrity can tell you, youre not important unless the man on the street recognizes you and cares about what shampoo you use. - As any manager or politician can tell you, youre not important unless you tell other people what to do. Scientists, engineers, mechanics, and other people who work with their hands are all interchangeable nobodies. If youve got watermelons, the KKK, TV news anchors, and Congress opposed to you, theres no way you can be great. (Note to people who don't know me and are thickheaded: yes, that was sarcasm.) -- Neca eos omnes. Deus suos agnoscet. -- Arnaud-Amaury, 1209