Sunday, December 18, 2005
Persons of the Year?
Time has chosen as Man of the Year the tribunal of Bill Gates, Bono, and Melinda Gates. Ostensibly, they were selected for their charitable work.
OK. What ever happened to the person who had the most impact on the world not made liberal charities more successful? I do not want to denigrate the sincere work of these three people. However, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is remaking his country's entire political structure and may actually bring peace to the Levant. That is impact. Hugo Chavez remained in power and is assiduously working to remake South American politics. A South Korean scientist has developed cloning methods. That is impact. And Yasser Arafat died. Creating the possibility of sane leadership in the West Bank. That is impact.
Picking philanthropists for man of the year: that is a cop out.
OK. What ever happened to the person who had the most impact on the world not made liberal charities more successful? I do not want to denigrate the sincere work of these three people. However, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is remaking his country's entire political structure and may actually bring peace to the Levant. That is impact. Hugo Chavez remained in power and is assiduously working to remake South American politics. A South Korean scientist has developed cloning methods. That is impact. And Yasser Arafat died. Creating the possibility of sane leadership in the West Bank. That is impact.
Picking philanthropists for man of the year: that is a cop out.
