Reply #146: I'm pretty sure no one here is saying that Egypt and the US are in the same Venn diagram.

[HughBeaumont]

I'm not even saying that. That'd be silly. My friend was stationed there. It was a hellhole before all of this started. They have very little sanitation there, garbage strewn just anywhere and river systems polluted beyond belief. Of course, we have that going on here, but not to the degree they have.

I'm addressing the people who are commenting on individual situations or pockets of poverty as if none of us have any idea. Poverty does exist in your backyard. Working in downtown Cleveland, I see it every day. The building next to me is used as a urinal and an outdoor sleep area.

I'm not much into the "perspective" mavens who attest that "Your life could be much worse". Uh, right. It could also be a whole hell of a lot better for everyone too. Nobody thinks of that part.