i don't know why i still subscribe to reader's digest.
well ok, i do know - the fact that i'm not paying for it. ;-p

but sometimes - make that all the time - the stories it prints are just so feelgood it makes you - or me, anyway - want to puke. naturally this attracts kissyhuggy peaceniks like this schmuck 'george adao' from the philippines who wrote in to rd's "you said it" section ( just call it the forum! like everyone else does! stupid rd! stop trying to empower people! )


"i have read many articles ... blah blah blah ... i'm a schmuck ...

if men and nations only learned to understand and forgive one another, they could settle their differences and rifts amicably. peace wouldn't be that elusive. the devastating effects of war on humankind far outweigh the possible benefits ( if indeed there are any).

happily, the story of ... blah blah blah ... drives home one point: men of all nations are brothers bound by their inherent goodness and love for one another. ... blah blah blah ... naive drivel ..."


schmuck!