Thursday, May 22, 2008

Peace Corps: Part of the Neo-Con Agenda

I know that many people label the Peace Corps a bastion of liberal do-gooders who place an conception of the ideal above pecuniary benefits. To those people I say no! I was recently informed that the Peace Corps was nothing more than part of America's "neo-liberal, imperialist agenda" for spreading, what is at essence, capitalist and Western values. So for all those who might role their eyes or cannot relate, just consider the Peace Corps as a PR spin doctor for the US government and volunteers as civil missionaries bent on "saving" the pockets of otherwise egalitarian natives.

1 comment:

Amos said...

hahaha well I think the volunteers who go are well-intentioned, but the US govt wouldn't send you there unless it was to further it's own interests... :-)

how's it goin?