How can they be against fighting diseases?

The most successful investor ever, Warren Buffett, recently pledged the bulk of his $44B personal fortune to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The main mission of the foundation is to combat disease and poverty in developing nations. While most people see this as one of the greatest humanitarian actions ever taken, don't count the right-wing extremists amongst the cheerleaders.

Dubya's "base" as he likes to call them, decided to equate Buffett's actions with the Holocaust. That's right, once again if they don't approve of something, they compare it to Nazism. Predictable, but beyond sad.


"The merger of Gates and Buffett may spell doom for the families of the developing world. Buffett will be known as the Dr. Mengele (Nazi death camp doctor) of philanthropy unless he repents." president of Human Life International.

Now, I understand that some people believe that helping the weakest amongst us, the ones in the greatest need of help, can somehow serve to harm the riches of the wealthiest amongst us, the ones least in need of help. I also believe that they're wrong, that a rising tide really can lift all boats. If we did rid developing nations of widespread disease and poverty, yes they could create significant economies. But that is not a bad thing for the rich economies of the world.

If a rich person decides to be philanthropic instead of greedy, break with the right wing extremists and join me in praising them.