[blacksmith_tb]

I'm happy to be donating to Watsi, but I think this post? press release? is a bit frustrating. Showing us lots of happy Guatemalans is really a distraction from the basic message. It's a little like advertising which doesn't show the product being sold (I suppose you could argue that the people are the 'product' for Watsi). But maybe I'm unusually resistant to aspirational marketing...

[scobar]

Thank you for offering your perspective, and it's awesome of you that you're donating to patients. I actually found the article refreshing and hope-inspiring. I think there's a considerable amount of variation between each person's interpretation of the 'basic message'. IMO the basic message of this work in particular is that organizations like Watsi and Wuqu’ Kawoq are bringing healthcare to natives in Guatemala who need it but have been restricted from it. The new hope Watsi and its partners provide in areas like this is shown through the happiness of those in the photographs.

Also, I hadn't known specific details about the troubles natives were suffering in Guatemala. This article gave me some clear events and dates to start researching to learn more. So I'm glad I was able to read it.

[themoonbus]

Not everything has to fit into a framework of product / consumer.

The point is for Watsi to show the need they are filling. Even in places where we might think healthcare is universal, people end up not being covered due to various social / cultural issues.

[markdown]

You can almost hear the music that would be playing in the background if this were a video, can't you?