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06-08-2005, 09:22 AM
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Perhaps you've seen the commercial or have heard of this movement through U2, but www.one.org is motivated to ENDING extreme hunger and poverty in less-fortunate places especially in Africa.
I know I consider myself very rich, just for the mere fact of being born here in America. At lunch today I'll have a choice between 15+ different types of deli's and foods accross a 3 mile stretch of road, and I can hop in one of 2 cars to get there, and come home to an air conditioned environment.
State lines, waters, and cultures separate us, heck even religion, but it doesn't change the one big area we all share: Earth. It's that idea that fuels my compassion towards anyone out there, be it in Iraq or Africa.
There are kids over there being born with Aides from the getgo, and I can't imagine how hard that must be. My sister recently had her first kid (first of our family's next generation! I'm an uncle now!) but she (the baby) is in the intensive care unit for an odd condition she is having. It's somewhat belittled everything else in life (LIKE CARS) and probably fueld my "Just shut up" attitude yesterday (Apologies)....
...yadda yadda, if you can, find a way to support this with some spare change you may have. I really think, considering the math, that if enough people from enough "rich" countries donated just a small fraction of their income, it can totally change their situation...
I know I consider myself very rich, just for the mere fact of being born here in America. At lunch today I'll have a choice between 15+ different types of deli's and foods accross a 3 mile stretch of road, and I can hop in one of 2 cars to get there, and come home to an air conditioned environment.
State lines, waters, and cultures separate us, heck even religion, but it doesn't change the one big area we all share: Earth. It's that idea that fuels my compassion towards anyone out there, be it in Iraq or Africa.
There are kids over there being born with Aides from the getgo, and I can't imagine how hard that must be. My sister recently had her first kid (first of our family's next generation! I'm an uncle now!) but she (the baby) is in the intensive care unit for an odd condition she is having. It's somewhat belittled everything else in life (LIKE CARS) and probably fueld my "Just shut up" attitude yesterday (Apologies)....
...yadda yadda, if you can, find a way to support this with some spare change you may have. I really think, considering the math, that if enough people from enough "rich" countries donated just a small fraction of their income, it can totally change their situation...
06-08-2005, 09:47 AM
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[quote name='banzaitoyota' date='Jun 8 2005, 07:43 AM']AIDS WILL CURE THE HUNGER PROBLEM IN AFRICA
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Either that or Africans will cure the hunger problem in Africa. I wanna go ahead and buy a dead country in the desert and have 'Race Wars' there.
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Either that or Africans will cure the hunger problem in Africa. I wanna go ahead and buy a dead country in the desert and have 'Race Wars' there.
06-08-2005, 09:49 AM
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[quote name='banzaitoyota' date='Jun 8 2005, 08:43 AM']AIDS WILL CURE THE HUNGER PROBLEM IN AFRICA
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[quote name='Sinful7' date='Jun 8 2005, 08:47 AM']
Either that or Africans will cure the hunger problem in Africa.
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they go hand in hand
i dont know why there is so much sex going on over there anyway, i mean, have you seen those women? i would never be able to think about sex if i was hanging out with those women naked all the time.
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[quote name='Sinful7' date='Jun 8 2005, 08:47 AM']
Either that or Africans will cure the hunger problem in Africa.
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they go hand in hand
i dont know why there is so much sex going on over there anyway, i mean, have you seen those women? i would never be able to think about sex if i was hanging out with those women naked all the time.
06-08-2005, 09:53 AM
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i'M SORRY IF i SEEM CALLOUS ABOUT THIS PRESSING ISSUE. bUT: pLEASE LOOK AT IT LIKE THIS:
How many years have good hearted caring people been sending millions of dollars in aid (food, housing, medical) What has that accomplished? NOTHING! Zip zilch nada. The only ones who have benefitted are the Aid Orginazations and the warlords and tribal leaders themselves. We arent holding a gun to their head making them brred. Hell, we are the bad guys when we go there (Somalia) and try to get rid of the corrupt regime. We tried to help. they dont want it. TOO ******* BAD.
Now take your bleeding heart, liberal, socialist agenda and clean up the poverty just down the road from you. Charity begins at home
How many years have good hearted caring people been sending millions of dollars in aid (food, housing, medical) What has that accomplished? NOTHING! Zip zilch nada. The only ones who have benefitted are the Aid Orginazations and the warlords and tribal leaders themselves. We arent holding a gun to their head making them brred. Hell, we are the bad guys when we go there (Somalia) and try to get rid of the corrupt regime. We tried to help. they dont want it. TOO ******* BAD.
Now take your bleeding heart, liberal, socialist agenda and clean up the poverty just down the road from you. Charity begins at home
06-08-2005, 10:16 AM
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[quote name='PhoenixDownVII' date='Jun 8 2005, 06:22 AM']
...yadda yadda, if you can, find a way to support this with some spare change you may have. I really think, considering the math, that if enough people from enough "rich" countries donated just a small fraction of their income, it can totally change their situation...
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Whatever dude - I don't know about you but I 'donate' as you will 20+% of my paycheck everypayday to the government. To do what... Well further our own country in poverty and benefit big business. I feel for others but there are many fronts and few ways to truly give to them in a way that they will benefit and appreciate. We have been helping and edjucating for years and still there seems to be little effect on third world countries... Do you ever wonder if our interferences have made their lives harder and not better? We give hope of what we cannot do in lots of places.
...yadda yadda, if you can, find a way to support this with some spare change you may have. I really think, considering the math, that if enough people from enough "rich" countries donated just a small fraction of their income, it can totally change their situation...
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Whatever dude - I don't know about you but I 'donate' as you will 20+% of my paycheck everypayday to the government. To do what... Well further our own country in poverty and benefit big business. I feel for others but there are many fronts and few ways to truly give to them in a way that they will benefit and appreciate. We have been helping and edjucating for years and still there seems to be little effect on third world countries... Do you ever wonder if our interferences have made their lives harder and not better? We give hope of what we cannot do in lots of places.
06-08-2005, 10:19 AM
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we try to put bandaids on everything (other countries) rather than really try to fix it, and at that whose to say our solution is theirs? Our government and ideals that we try to force on the rest of the world isn't the answer. Sometimes we need to realize there are many different ways to life and the American way may not be the best or fullest lived - and thus should not try to force it on everyone else.