does anyone else agree that we need to stop helping the poor and hungry in africa?
608301
What happened to your soul?
639938
As a matter of fact, I am a member of a group that helps people.It's called people helping people in need.I will leave the link for my source.Other then that I love helping people and wish more people would help to end hunger and sufferage.
870629
Africans DON'T NEED SH!T, from ANYBODY.. trust me. ALL THEY NEED is YOU to stop supporting THEIR CORRUPTED LEADERS IN FAVOR OF NATURAL RESOURCES, such as oil, diamonds, useful soil for glass, and other minerals. They use that money to buy MORE ARMS AND SUBDUE THEIR RIVALS AND STARVE THE POPULATION AND KEEPING THEM IN THE DARK.\n\nALL AFRICA NEEDS IS, to YOU to stop SUPPORTING their bloody leaders.\n\nBy the way Mr. Ahmednajad, since they got PLENTY of uranium help them get the ISLAMIC BOMB too. Will you?,, please.
965844
Of course!  That way I can forget that there are hungry people in my country.  I was wondering how they were going to handle this very-low-food-security crisis.  Thanks Bush!
419291
Prevention is better than cure. It can happen anywhere anytime again, so what we should do is helping poor countries to develop. If they have no reason to strike, they are less likely to do it.
554564
if you call children dying from hunger&aids normal???women getting raped by soldiers,disease everywhere normal???africa needs help-always did-always will!!!africans must stop having 50 million children,they must also learn to take care of themselves!!!!!
1031674
yes! look at the starving children in africa. they're experiencing a forced anorexia
779491
Huh? How selfish are you, man?\n\nThis is the reason nobody in America gives a s.hit that 30 percent of the overseas population is starving to death.
147211
The system for child welfare in africa is horridly corrupted. The best solution is NOT TO SEND MONEY. Sending money allows for easy corruption. If you are going to send any aid, it should be in it's natural form: food, blankets, vaccines, books, etc. the best help would be through education, to teach the children and their parents how to stabilize their situation and economy. Teach them how to grow their own food, and create their own industry. This impowers the people to take care of themselves, rather than relying on corrupt leaders, etc.
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Last time we went into Africa they killed our soldiers and dragged their naked corpses through the street.Thats what happens when you try to feed them. Let Africa fix their own problem. The peole on here worrying about Darfur, are the same ones that said Iraq is none of our business!
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Your theory sounds perfectly reasonable. It's the sensible thing to do. But it's so much more difficult to pass judgement, once you have met a family in this situation. Nothing is ever black & white. I DO believe however, that the parents should have a huge say in how the doctors deal with resasitation, etc., especially if they want it all to stop.\n\nI also think, that the aid in Africa should be controlled, because an increase in population completely destroys the nature there and the consequence is that the Africans speed up the growth of the deserts and eliminate their food supplies for the future. So it's the logical thing to do, but hey, letting thousands of cute African babies die...? Catch 22 again.
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I think we need to police our own selves first! Instead of worrying about every other country in the world, we need to use all the efforts to secure our own border, feed our hungry, house our homeless, etc.  In other words, start at home first, then once our home land is good again, then we can help others.
380177
We are spending way too much money on other countries and not enough helping our own people. There are many homeless and illiterate people in our own country who I would rather give my tax dollars to.
584671
Yes we should. I believe that we should help those in need if we can. Imagine what they have to go through. Would you want to have to go through that on a daily basis. \n\nI'm not saying everyone has to be like us but at least give them the chance to have a good standard of living.
602986
Hungry children and half of Affrica has aids. no one cares.\nThey don't have money to steal. Iraq will cost tax payers $2 trillion over 10 years. Our young people are screwed.
1150884
Classic republican answer the first guy gave.  When we give to other countries we call it "aid".  To ourselves, a "hand out".  We spend billions of dollars on the space program so astronauts can joyride while children starve in the streets.  Government waste is at atrocious levels yet let someone suggest we help those less fortunate and everyone is up in arms.  All the christians seem to forget that we are supposed to help each other, to look at everyone as if they are Jesus and act toward them as we would him.  So many people seem to think that poverty is a result of laziness, when that is not always the case.  Sure, you can get a job working at a fast food place to support your kids, but will that one job pay the rent, or house payment, the utilities and buy food, clothing and other incidentals?  How about child care?  Then lets consider the dead beat dads out there, that seem to think its a badge of honor to have kids but when it comes time to pay, shirk their duties.  They leave sole support on the mother's shoulders while the courts slap them on the wrist.  Yes, there are people that abuse the system, there are people that abuse any situation from employees that steal from their workplace, people who cheat on their taxes, etc.  I would much rather my tax dollars go to taking care of those children and less fortunate than spending it in other countries, on an unjust war, on another space mission, on a $400 hammer, or a study of the mating habits of fruit flies.  This country is supposed to be one of the richest on earth, we hand out money like we have an endless supply, yet our own people go hungry and cold.  It is a disgrace.
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My "charity dollars" as you call them usually go to the directly needy in my surroundings.I don't like charities or the word charity. It stinks of elitism. That today in 2006 we even need to think about charity saddens me. There is more than enough to go round if it was shared out a little better.\nI remember some years ago, in Eritrea there was famine and thousands of tonnes of flour were sent to relief the hungry.\nSo much flour that they stopped cultivating it, causing another crisis.A crisis caused unwittingly by "help" from charities.\nShow those in need how to help themselves give them tools housing, farm equipment, better sanitation, water de salination.  \nCharities are self indulgent. Those that choose to help the needy would be far better putting the effort into prevention rather than cures. Change the policies that a partly responsible for this human catastrophe.\nHow much of your charity dollar actually reaches those you donated it for? 10% maximum! All the other "charitable parties taking their cut.\nI am fed up with being stopped on the street , sometimes several times by different beggars, good causes and charities and then feeling bad about not contributing. I don't always have money to give and I'm sure most people are in the same boat.\n Don't you get fed up with the likes of Oprah, Bono, Bob Geldoff, Tom Cruise,Angelina all multi- millionaires with 25-50 million dollar homes and enormous bank accounts telling us on prime time TV what we should be doing.\nHow much went to the needy after "live Aid"\nSorry about this I'm Ranting but it is a subject near to my heart.\nThanks for your question. Now I know what i am going to rant about on my famous site. http;//thebaldchemist.blogspot.com   see you there.