Norman Borlaug, 1914-2009

[Steve Furlong]

> 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.)

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Neca eos omnes. Deus suos agnoscet. -- Arnaud-Amaury, 1209