From a reader:

BTW, your post reminded me of a (non-Goldberg) quote on a Starbucks cup (photograph by someone here):
“We will end poverty and stop HIV/AIDS within our generation when guided by African principles such as ubuntu that underscore our interconnectedness. With greater compassion for others, we would no longer accept hunger and disease as facts of life.” Cedza Dlamini
I think the quote in unintentionally hilarious. Does anyone think that the secret to eliminating poverty and HIV/AIDS is to be found in African principles? It just doesn’t seem like the first place I’d look.