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Wow, that's a pretty harsh statement, contending that the populations of Africa and the Middle East are generally useless. The Middle East, in particular, has a ton of cultural value and a rich intellectual history just waiting to rear its head again. Africa, while it shares in the fault for its problems, is largely a victim of past colonization. It, too, has a lot of cultural value, and I'm sure there's even more to offer underneath the surface. Unfortunately, in both cases they are dealing with the primary concerns of food, shelter, and security, which leaves them less time to be productive in the way our arrogance in the west deems appropriate. I'm perfectly fine making value judgments about the life of a fetus which is not even self-aware, but making value judgments about another fully developed, self-aware human individual is something I am not comfortable with, nor am I comfortable with judging their worth across completely different cultures.
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