Famine in East Africa: Why Does Nobody Care?, page 21

reply to post by Wirral Bagpuss

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I just looked at some images and not sure what to believe.



I believe the situation is desperate and the refugee camps need $ but this pic annoyed me. The parent looks healthy and well fed and yet the child look malnourished.

reply to post by Wirral Bagpuss

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people care, I do...but how much money should we keep sending? Corrupt leaders steal the food and allow their own people to starve.

If they actually fixed the problem instead of putting a band AID on it...they would not be in the position.

Originally posted by Adyta
I look at the famine in Africa, and honestly, I'm done giving a damn. Why? I think we need to stop helping Africa because they REFUSE to help themselves. They sit in their mud huts all day and bang out a kid every nine months, and don't make any effort to learn anything that would help them. They just walk over to the Peace Corps tent 3 times a day and get their free food.

We've been sending them assistance constantly for decades. We send Peace Corps volunteers to teach them how to grow crops, build structures more advanced than dirt and water, dig wells, domesticate animals, etc. and they STILL cannot take care of themselves. The only conclusion is a complete unwillingness to learn.

editby]edit on 7/31/2011 by Adyta because: (no reason given)

I have absolutely no words to express the bitterness of some people's comments regarding this topic. I am incredibly shock by some of the responses regarding this issue. I know it's your own opinion so with that I'll say that these are some of the most disgusting and saddening responses I have yet come across.
People are suffering. Kids are dying. So what if it's Africa? I understand it's happening everywhere. Nobody is saying we should only help Africa! The OP is simply posting this because for the past year Africa is suffering from its WORST drought in over 60 years!!!!!!!!! which is causing a severe hunger crisis!!

The worst drought in 60 years in the Horn of Africa has sparked a severe food crisis and high malnutrition rates, with parts of Kenya and Somalia experiencing pre-famine conditions

Famine in Africa

Grow crops? really? How do you do that when you have NO RAIN let alone with militants harassing the villages day in and day out?
It is sooo easy for you to sit in your comfortable puffy chair sipping on your crystal clear glass of water ignorantly talking about how it's all their fault that they are suffering and not even knowing the slightest reason behind it.

reply to post by LazloFarnsworth

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Yes no on ecares unless its them or their own, I mean really care.
You are 100% correct.

reply to post by Dr Expired

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I was thinking about all the famines and disasters from the 1960's hippie days and thru the 70's, 80's, 90's Milleniuim and the 21 Century. I lost count of all the causes and lives we tried to save. It was SOOOO important.

The young folks here are genuinely concerned, and thats great. But, wait until they realize one event takes over the one before.

There are still foks displaced by Hurricane Katrina. And look how in a tizzy the whole world was this year with the Japan thing and the Nuke plants gonna blow. Or the oil spill in the gulf.

One or two weeks of "oh my God...what'll we do?"...and its back to normal for us. The famine in Africa? Its been going on for decades with no end in site...all over Africa. Its nice for the young ones to care and wonder why we dont....but maybe now they can get an idea.

Sadly...it really doesnt matter and the world is too busy with other things. Get wrapped up in one starving child...and 1,000 more die anyway. There will always be a new crisis and cause and famine...while those starving from the last ones....still starve...and die.

By all means, if you want, help a cause. But realize this...we've not fixed one yet in all these years.[

reply to post by Pr0t0

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couldn't have said better myself, star.

"The road to hell is paved with good intentions", this is what it's all about.

reply to post by LazloFarnsworth

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Can see your viewpoint, but if only one life is saved, isn't that enough?
If it were you or your loved ones?
And perhaps after you were saved from starvation you got accepted as a refugee?
And you had a good life?
Would you say oh it was a waste of time because famine will never end?
I think we all have to bring it back to that.
All life is sacred, and not just when a problem can be solved?
Not judging you or anyone , thats just what i believe,

reply to post by Dr Expired

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I do agree with you wholeheartedly. And even one saved is well worth it. I was just explaining how we've become jaded these days somewhat. There is always something new thats terrible and horrendous. It will never end. And you cant save everyone and their cause. Thats not to say we shouldnt try. I myself volunteer.

Any good I can do? I feel in a small way, Im helping. Once in the 1960's we thought we could change the world. We just didnt realize how big it was, and that the problems and new crisis's would double and triple in size, frequency and strength.

Sometime, it appears we're lost. But I wont give it that. Change one thing each day, help one person, do one good deed un-asked for every single day.

If we all did that...we'd change the world. Peace

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Originally posted by Kram09
reply to post by sonofliberty1776

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Ah...you're American.

Now it makes sense.

The country where more people have Facebook profiles than passports.

Ahh, so you must be from England right - the country with...

No sunshine, alcoholics and bad teeth.

Seriously, what does a persons' nationality have to do with the issue?

Score another point for bashing America - stick it in whenever you can I guess right?

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