Working for Freedom

I am often troubled by sentiments expressed by people like Uday Devaskar (letter, Sept. 25). If it is true that the U.S. makes up 5% of the world’s population and consumes 30% of its resources, did Devaskar ever consider the true reasons of why this came to be?

Could it be that because we are a freedom-loving, democratic society that has worked very hard that we have come to this place in the world? Could it be that many of the countries with the starving children have corrupt governments that have taken the economic aid we have sent to them and squandered it?

Most Americans I know are generous people who give regularly of their resources to local and worldwide charities. We may not be perfect, but we are not responsible for making terrorists.

John Pedersen

Burbank