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Originally Posted by Sarah_Jayne
Bob Geldoff is an angel with a dirty mouth. I don't agree with him on everything or even like more of his music beyond four songs. However,he has done more to raise awareness and aid than near enough any actual politician in my lifetime. How many people do you think saw that news report and sat on their asses and did exactly nothing? Those far, far more rich and powerful than he was at the time and still did nothing and he and Midge Ure got off their backsides and did something pretty darn big.
Long term solution? Well beyond the agricultural programs that the organizations they have helped to create have implemented teaching locals how to grow in that climate amongst other things..no nothing.
And most of us in this thread have done what? Yeah.
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The guy is a veritable saint Sarah, I don't think anyone's really questioning him or his accomplishments. I think there's been some very valid points raised in this thread though.
When does the poverty and starvation crisis in Africa end? Never? That's not good enough. Live Aid alone raised nearly $300 million back in the mid 80's, that money and all money raised for this cause since had to come from somewhere. I'm pretty sure it was 100's of thousands of people all over the world that contributed. I've contributed in the past. I'd like to think a few others in this thread have, or at very least someone else in their families has.
I'm sorry, it's in my nature to problem solve. This one has statesmen and scientists and world economists and experts of all stripe and manner working on it but no solution can be found why? Yeah. CORRUPTION has been named by Geldof and others in his circle as being the biggest obstacle over there, and it comes from other Africans. In other words they're their own worst enemy.
If every "fatcat rich person in the USA" and 10 other of the "world's richest countries" were to each donate $1, or $10, or a $100 the problem (and Geldof's criticisms) will still be here 20 years from now.
Making people feel like shit for not giving enough isn't the answer, obviously.