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Originally posted by JakiusFogg
it is summed up in one phrase
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day, give him a net, and you feed him for life.
Phase out the food aid, and the relentless procession of pop stars singing for Africa, and INVEST in infrastructure and tools for agriculture.
simples
Originally posted by NavyDoc
For that matter, so could Zimbabwe, formerly known as the breadbasket of Africa. However, with Mugabe, they cannot even feed themselves much less anyone else. Billions of foreign aid goes into these countries without stopping hte hunger. The problem is not that the US is selfish, but that these countries are Kleptocracies and the ruling junta keeps the people hungry.
Originally posted by Whateva69
The food is there for everyone. But it just gets buried.
Originally posted by wewillnotcomply666
While "these people" are still going hungry, watching their children/parents/friends die around them from all sorts of diseases/attacks , and just generally have bigger, better ,more important things to do, LIKE EAT , they will not be bothered with trying to grow and develop like the so called first world countries . We need to help give these people the WILL TO DEVELOP AND PROGRESS and not just hand over a bag of wheat or rice every day that i wouldnt even use to feed my dog.
Originally posted by Osiris1953
reply to post by Pedro4077
No education, no prospects, no money, no food... I don't know, a life that miserable, I can understand why there is so much sex happening. Sounds like the only escape they have from the misery that is life.
Originally posted by pheonix358
Originally posted by wewillnotcomply666
While "these people" are still going hungry, watching their children/parents/friends die around them from all sorts of diseases/attacks , and just generally have bigger, better ,more important things to do, LIKE EAT , they will not be bothered with trying to grow and develop like the so called first world countries . We need to help give these people the WILL TO DEVELOP AND PROGRESS and not just hand over a bag of wheat or rice every day that i wouldnt even use to feed my dog.
That is good because your dog would get sick and die. Dogs need food that is good for them like meat. They are carnivores.
Well, why don't you go and help them if you feel so strongly about it. No, too much perhaps.
The problem is not the lack of aid, it is that the aid rarely gets to where it is needed. It is often intercepted and used to feed the military might of the bad people in charge. Changing the people in charge does not help. Just look at your own country to see how that works.
Go, go and help!
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Originally posted by ShadowAngel85
Originally posted by Osiris1953
reply to post by Pedro4077
No education, no prospects, no money, no food... I don't know, a life that miserable, I can understand why there is so much sex happening. Sounds like the only escape they have from the misery that is life.
Yep, you can see this in western countries too. Families, where the parents are uneducated, have no real jobs but 7-10 children (and a couple of pets on top of it), then they cry they have no money and struggle to survive.
I still don't understand this stupidity. I mean everybody should know that producing more children, when you fight to survive is a very bad idea.
Originally posted by knowledgedesired
The US government spends more money in 3 days than it would cost to feed the entire world for a year.
Still think there is to many worthless eaters?