Comments on: Poverty and Africa http://mindaverse.com/2006/03/04/poverty-and-africa/ Hardly thinking so you don't have to. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:19:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta3-9771 hourly 1 By: Devin http://mindaverse.com/2006/03/04/poverty-and-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Devin Tue, 07 Mar 2006 18:13:15 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2006/03/04/poverty-and-africa/#comment-313 My point exactly. We have little-to-no interest... terror demands attention, though. My point exactly. We have little-to-no interest… terror demands attention, though.

]]> By: Kenny http://mindaverse.com/2006/03/04/poverty-and-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Kenny Tue, 07 Mar 2006 16:50:24 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2006/03/04/poverty-and-africa/#comment-312 "If you don't have oil it is definitely a strike against you. If your country happens to be mostly black, forget it because we already have." http://ttblogs.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/03/if_only_they_ha.html “If you don’t have oil it is definitely a strike against you. If your country happens to be mostly black, forget it because we already have.”

http://ttblogs.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/03/if_only_they_ha.html

]]> By: Devin http://mindaverse.com/2006/03/04/poverty-and-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Devin Sun, 05 Mar 2006 22:14:43 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2006/03/04/poverty-and-africa/#comment-311 I agree with (a) to some extent. We only interfere when it's out best interests. But, in some cases, I figure helping those less fortunate is the right thing to do. They can't help the extensive droughts. They can't easily fight against malaria. It's so easy for us to do it, we should. You make an interesting point though, John. I didn't consider the governments of these countries... Thanks for the comment. I agree with (a) to some extent. We only interfere when it’s out best interests. But, in some cases, I figure helping those less fortunate is the right thing to do. They can’t help the extensive droughts. They can’t easily fight against malaria. It’s so easy for us to do it, we should. You make an interesting point though, John. I didn’t consider the governments of these countries… Thanks for the comment.

]]> By: john reinke http://mindaverse.com/2006/03/04/poverty-and-africa/comment-page-1/#comment-310 john reinke Sat, 04 Mar 2006 20:51:35 +0000 http://devinreams.com/2006/03/04/poverty-and-africa/#comment-310 I understand your frustration with "africa". As a libertarian, I believe that the problem is the "government". Theirs primarily; our secondarily. If you look over the Acton site http://www.acton.org, you'll find that they have done a lot of research into effective compassion. The African's choice of government has allowed their treasuries to be abused and looted by criminals. They have to solve that problem. Socialism doesn't work. The Communist countries demonstrated that. But, everyone is allowed to make their own mistakes. Our government (a) messes in the affairs of others with "foreign aid", direct action, and indirect schemes; and (b) doesn't hold the leaders of these countries to some standard of justice on their citizen's well being. Following up on (a), I think we have to stop our government from interfering in the affairs of other countries. Stop foriegn aid at the taxpayers expense. The USA is very generous and has a lot of Yankee inginuity. The government should return that "foreign aid" to the people and allow them to fund the charities that they see as worthwhile. Following up on (b), we should not roll out the red carpet for the leaders that have suffering peoples. We don't guarantee their deposits. We don't give them a dime. And we treat them like the undesireable that they are. I think that then and only then will the situation change. IMHO, john I understand your frustration with “africa”. As a libertarian, I believe that the problem is the “government”. Theirs primarily; our secondarily. If you look over the Acton site http://www.acton.org, you’ll find that they have done a lot of research into effective compassion.

The African’s choice of government has allowed their treasuries to be abused and looted by criminals. They have to solve that problem. Socialism doesn’t work. The Communist countries demonstrated that. But, everyone is allowed to make their own mistakes.

Our government (a) messes in the affairs of others with “foreign aid”, direct action, and indirect schemes; and (b) doesn’t hold the leaders of these countries to some standard of justice on their citizen’s well being.

Following up on (a), I think we have to stop our government from interfering in the affairs of other countries. Stop foriegn aid at the taxpayers expense. The USA is very generous and has a lot of Yankee inginuity. The government should return that “foreign aid” to the people and allow them to fund the charities that they see as worthwhile.

Following up on (b), we should not roll out the red carpet for the leaders that have suffering peoples. We don’t guarantee their deposits. We don’t give them a dime. And we treat them like the undesireable that they are.

I think that then and only then will the situation change.

IMHO,
john

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