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nestorrfortuna (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
once again, you are right.
that is why i believe the key is not to feed them or make them rich.
the key is to educate the population.
empower women.
if you educate for responsable breeding you might have a chance.
senegal and ivory coast are good examples of that.
i must say you are very brave to express your point of view, but just consider the education factor into your equation.
cheers
Teratornis (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It is difficult to watch other humans suffer, but how will you stop Africans from breeding themselves into a catastrophe of overpopulation? The result of past assistance to Africa has been to increase the population, and thus the problem.
And even if you just want to make a few Africans a bit more comfortable as they propagate themselves to oblivion, soon you will be unable to do even that, as the peaking and irreversible decline of fossil fuels further undermines the modern economies.
nestorrfortuna (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
you are right.
wel should let the course of action of "nature" take his tall in africa and elsewhere, but i myself cannot stand idle with my liberties intact, my full stomach and my phds while other humans suffer.
Teratornis (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
So what did Africa do during the tens of thousands of years before Europeans arrived to take responsibility for Africa's problems?
Africa suffers today because of the diffusion of modern technology into Africa, which has been just enough to decrease mortality, but not enough to decrease fertility. The result has been an explosion in Africa's population, with the result that everything we do to "help" Africa today makes tomorrow's problem twice as big. And then four times as big. Etc.
exclamation3mark (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Its a slow burn. It has been allowed to happen. The resources to stem the flow are available. The West and the Rest (China etc) revel in the chaos. Disorder is a smoke screen for the Dark Objective. Compassion? My black ass! Went out with the Holocaust.
Tyler13R (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
U2 has been my favorite band since I first started listening to music when I was little, but I'm so sick of Bono's obsession about Africa! What makes suffering people in Africa any more painful then suffering people in Asia, or Latin America?
If Bono truly wants to help Africa, then he should give some of his millions towards birth control for Africans...I mean lets get the to root of the problem here!
gordonbennet (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
eh, he doesnt pay taxes in ireland. this hypocrite moved his businesses to holland to avail of the lower taxes and then criticises the irish government for not paying enough to africa.
tiger5455 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
bono,for a man that urges the leaders to donate money to the poor in africa,i never heard of him donateing money from his own millions,and yes there would be millions since he would avail of the artists tax break in ireland
gemwocoj (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
different people have different values and priorities in life. some people would rather chance catching HIV than abstain from sex or use protection. they want to have as much fun in life as possible and live for the moment. that is the mind set of lots of people in Africa which is why HIV is so prevalent. when you talk to people, young and old, who look you in the eye and tell you this, you realise that in Europe and North America, we don't understand. some of us claim we do, though.
gemwocoj (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
visiting a place, even for a few weeks, is very different than actually living in a place for a length of time. it takes a good few months to realise what you first thought is actually wrong and only after a year or so is when one gets any clarity as to what a place is really about. 'spending a lot of time' in Africa, then, does not necessarily equate to much of an understanding, especially when you're surrounded by media / bodyguards / interpreters etc. where else in the world have you lived? |