“Are not our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan really a form of tourism, and our Aid missions in Africa?”
“How can you say that?” spluttered Freda.
“Isn’t it true we are getting sensory inputs from these things? In the case of war - fear, adrenalin ? In the cased of Aid Work - a sense of nurturing, caring, feeding, the need to be needed?
“It’s a very cynical view,” said Birna.
“He has a point,” said Allan Bitter, “let him continue.”
He had a soft spot for Andrew. Both had similar backgrounds; deprivation in the east end of London, making good.
“Conflict and aid as a sort of tourism?” said Ben. “I never thought of it that way.”
“How can you say that?” spluttered Freda.
“Isn’t it true we are getting sensory inputs from these things? In the case of war - fear, adrenalin ? In the cased of Aid Work - a sense of nurturing, caring, feeding, the need to be needed?
“It’s a very cynical view,” said Birna.
“He has a point,” said Allan Bitter, “let him continue.”
He had a soft spot for Andrew. Both had similar backgrounds; deprivation in the east end of London, making good.
“Conflict and aid as a sort of tourism?” said Ben. “I never thought of it that way.”
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