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We, the Europeans, need to take over the continent again. Most Africans would be happy for us to do so.CameronPoe wrote:
What do you think should be done about the problems of malnutrition, disease, poverty and starvation in Africa?
How important an issue is it to you? I mean genuinely now. I don't want people feigning concern or lack of concern here - I want honest opinions.
.......or stop having five kids whne you can barely feed one...teddy..jimmy wrote:
Develop the perfect crop that can be grown in all conditions through gene manipulation.
I posted several threads about the fuck ups in Africa but nobody cares.CameronPoe wrote:
What do you think should be done about the problems of malnutrition, disease, poverty and starvation in Africa?
How important an issue is it to you? I mean genuinely now. I don't want people feigning concern or lack of concern here - I want honest opinions.
That is because it is not the "cool" thing to talk about, Iraq and Israel are cool thing to talk about. People are media sheep, and talk about whatever is fed to them.sergeriver wrote:
I posted several threads about the fuck ups in Africa but nobody cares.CameronPoe wrote:
What do you think should be done about the problems of malnutrition, disease, poverty and starvation in Africa?
How important an issue is it to you? I mean genuinely now. I don't want people feigning concern or lack of concern here - I want honest opinions.
They have kids for practical reasons. To help on the farm, etcClark W Griswald wrote:
.......or stop having five kids whne you can barely feed one...teddy..jimmy wrote:
Develop the perfect crop that can be grown in all conditions through gene manipulation.
To help on the farm that doesn't grow anything because it's in a desert...teddy..jimmy wrote:
They have kids for practical reasons. To help on the farm, etcClark W Griswald wrote:
.......or stop having five kids whne you can barely feed one...teddy..jimmy wrote:
Develop the perfect crop that can be grown in all conditions through gene manipulation.
If that were the case then they would not be hungry would they?..teddy..jimmy wrote:
They have kids for practical reasons. To help on the farm, etcClark W Griswald wrote:
.......or stop having five kids whne you can barely feed one...teddy..jimmy wrote:
Develop the perfect crop that can be grown in all conditions through gene manipulation.
It's the first post we agree today.Clark W Griswald wrote:
That is because it is not the "cool" thing to talk about, Iraq and Israel are cool thing to talk about. People are media sheep, and talk about whatever is fed to them.sergeriver wrote:
I posted several threads about the fuck ups in Africa but nobody cares.CameronPoe wrote:
What do you think should be done about the problems of malnutrition, disease, poverty and starvation in Africa?
How important an issue is it to you? I mean genuinely now. I don't want people feigning concern or lack of concern here - I want honest opinions.
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I think if people see this footage, they'll say Oh, my God, that's horrible. And then they'll go on eating their dinners.
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If Europe would have never went there in the first place, it wouldn't be anything like it is.RicardoBlanco wrote:
We, the Europeans, need to take over the continent again. Most Africans would be happy for us to do so.CameronPoe wrote:
What do you think should be done about the problems of malnutrition, disease, poverty and starvation in Africa?
How important an issue is it to you? I mean genuinely now. I don't want people feigning concern or lack of concern here - I want honest opinions.
I lived there for over a year, in Botswana, and if anyone here thinks the African people can run a country by themselves you're totally deluded. Problem is, we judge a country's standards by our own and if you expect them to start living by our standards, i.e low corruption/crime/rape/violence, think again. Rural Africa, about 99% of the continent, is how Europe would have been 500-1000 years ago. Primitive is an understatement.
They do not share our concepts of what we consider fundamental to a civilised society and therefore will never fulfill our expectations of them. The less we expect from Africa the less dissapointed we'll be.
For those who will no doubt call me a racist, racism is based on prejudice. I've lived there and have made an informed judgement based on what I saw and heard.
I call Shenanigans.RoccoDW wrote:
Other issues include Aids, its ESTIMATED that 2.8 million people died of Aids in Africa last year alone. The continent's people are being wiped out yet international drug companies refuse to allow Africa to produce its own generic drugs because they might lose money in the long run.
You're right, no one has to take responsibility. Including the companies who profit by monopolizing the production of AIDS medicine, and selling it for a price Africans can't dream of sustaining. What a responsible idea. Yeah...Erkut.hv wrote:
I call Shenanigans.RoccoDW wrote:
Other issues include Aids, its ESTIMATED that 2.8 million people died of Aids in Africa last year alone. The continent's people are being wiped out yet international drug companies refuse to allow Africa to produce its own generic drugs because they might lose money in the long run.
If people would take personal responsibilty and wear a friggin condom, or not have secks with 11 diferent people a week, AIDS might stop in it's tracks.
Guess what happens when you get drugs? Nobody has to take responsibility, yet again.
Don't get AIDS you won't need drugs. personal responsibility will negate the need for overpriced medications. You're right, why should Mbutu keep it in his pants when he can get free pills and spread it to someone else?Dec45 wrote:
You're right, no one has to take responsibility. Including the companies who profit by monopolizing the production of AIDS medicine, and selling it for a price Africans can't dream of sustaining. What a responsible idea. Yeah...Erkut.hv wrote:
I call Shenanigans.RoccoDW wrote:
Other issues include Aids, its ESTIMATED that 2.8 million people died of Aids in Africa last year alone. The continent's people are being wiped out yet international drug companies refuse to allow Africa to produce its own generic drugs because they might lose money in the long run.
If people would take personal responsibilty and wear a friggin condom, or not have secks with 11 diferent people a week, AIDS might stop in it's tracks.
Guess what happens when you get drugs? Nobody has to take responsibility, yet again.
Again its not as simple as that. (Sex isnt the only way to transmit HIV by the way) a change of culture is needed and the current crisis is speeding that process along but it will take time. Aids is a relatively new problem and change takes many years. In the mean time the world should let 7000 plus people die per day? The drugs aren't a cure for Aids, just a way to allow sufferers to live a productive life. You will still die from Aids, just not as quickly.Erkut.hv wrote:
I call Shenanigans.RoccoDW wrote:
Other issues include Aids, its ESTIMATED that 2.8 million people died of Aids in Africa last year alone. The continent's people are being wiped out yet international drug companies refuse to allow Africa to produce its own generic drugs because they might lose money in the long run.
If people would take personal responsibilty and wear a friggin condom, or not have secks with 11 diferent people a week, AIDS might stop in it's tracks.
Guess what happens when you get drugs? Nobody has to take responsibility, yet again.
I'm not disagreeing that people shouldn't be allowed access to medicing. I am tired of all these fundraiser, concerts, etc... to combat a virus that can be stopped if people acted responsibly.RoccoDW wrote:
Again its not as simple as that. (Sex isnt the only way to transmit HIV by the way) a change of culture is needed and the current crisis is speeding that process along but it will take time. Aids is a relatively new problem and change takes many years. In the mean time the world should let 7000 plus people die per day? The drugs aren't a cure for Aids, just a way to allow sufferers to live a productive life. You will still die from Aids, just not as quickly.Erkut.hv wrote:
I call Shenanigans.RoccoDW wrote:
Other issues include Aids, its ESTIMATED that 2.8 million people died of Aids in Africa last year alone. The continent's people are being wiped out yet international drug companies refuse to allow Africa to produce its own generic drugs because they might lose money in the long run.
If people would take personal responsibilty and wear a friggin condom, or not have secks with 11 diferent people a week, AIDS might stop in it's tracks.
Guess what happens when you get drugs? Nobody has to take responsibility, yet again.