The rich world likes and wishes to believe that someone, somewhere, is doing something for the Third World. For this reason, it does not inquire too closely into the motives or practices of anyone who fulfills, however vicariously, this mandate.

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This quote suggests that the affluent nations tend to overlook and neglect to examine the true intentions or actions of those who claim to be helping the developing world. The wealthy world prefers to have a comforting belief that someone, somewhere, is actively working to address the issues faced by the Third World. As long as this sense of assistance is fulfilled, even indirectly, there is a reluctance to scrutinize the motives or methods of those involved.

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