Why don't starving africans move by the coast?

[AkiraSS]

Where they can fish and stuff?

Also, is it just me, or from all the money collected worldwide for starving africans, only bits get delivered from that aid to them?

[johndoebob]

The money never gets there, all the foundations that take donations are either more or less big scams or some dictator, military, tribe leader or foreign organization / helper in africa takes the money.

Africa is reigned by chaos and a few who take it all, beside the areas where mainly white people live like parts of south africa.

Donation business is big business run by hypocrites and scammers.

[chodadog]

The only place in Africa that i would even consider living in would be Botswana. The above poster is correct. Africa is a shithole and sending money doesn't do a thing because every person along the chain is taking their cut. What's left at the end is handed over to corrupt governments. The people who need it the most will never see it.

[KRL]

Originally Posted by johndoebob

The money never gets there, all the foundations that take donations are either more or less big scams or some dictator, military, tribe leader or foreign organization / helper in africa takes the money.

Africa is reigned by chaos and a few who take it all, beside the areas where mainly white people live like parts of south africa.

Donation business is big business run by hypocrites and scammers.

This is the true reality and the main problem in the poor countries worldwide. You've got a bunch of elite political or military people running the purse strings that siphon it all off before it gets to the folks that really need it and even when some money does trickle through its just a trickle.

[pr0]

Reminds me of the war lords skit on Saturday night Live...

Clinton goes jogging, stops by the mcdonalds & starts grabbing peoples bigmacs & attempts to show how warlords were stopping aid shipments

hahahaha

[sicone]

if they had the money to move... chances are they would have money to eat as well and therefore wouldnt be starving and in need of moving

[Matt 26z]

I saw this show on TV where these families were growing and eating weeds to survive. That's all they ate, ever. Why don't they plant real crops and farm the land?

[escorpio]

George Bush!

[polish_aristocrat]

Originally Posted by johndoebob

Donation business is big business run by hypocrites and scammers.

so you're saying people who donate = hypocrites?

so they shouldnt donate?

[pr0]

Originally Posted by Matt 26z

I saw this show on TV where these families were growing and eating weeds to survive. That's all they ate, ever. Why don't they plant real crops and farm the land?

it's a giant fucking desert?

the real reason is africa needs to keep poor....the area is rich in minerals, the world needs its diamonds & gold & oil....and its alot cheaper without a unified government of any sort, & having lots of slave labor present

but i agree, the areas need irrigation systems & more farming

[cyber_ninja]

Originally Posted by polish_aristocrat

so you're saying people who donate = hypocrites?

so they shouldnt donate?

the people takeing the donations are the hypocrites

[AsianDivaGirlsWebDude]

Sam Kinison on world hunger...

You want to help these people? Stop sending them food. Don't send these people another bite, folks. You want to send them something, you want to help these people? Send them U-Hauls, send them luggage, send them someone like me, I'll walk out there..send a guy who'll go,

'Hey, we just drove 700 miles with your food and it occurred to us that there wouldn't be world hunger, if you people would LIVE WHERE THE FOOD IS! YOU LIVE IN A FUCKING DESERT! YOU LIVE IN A FUCKING DESERT! NOTHING GROWS OUT HERE! NOTHING'S GONNA GROW HERE! YOU SEE THIS? HUH? THIS IS SAND. YEAH. DID YOU KNOW NOTHING CAN GROW IN THIS SHIT? HERE, EAT SOME OF IT, TASTE IT. KNOW WHAT IT'S GONNA BE A HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW? IT'S GONNA BE SAND! YOU LIVE IN A FUCKING DESERT! GET YOUR KIDS, GET YOUR SHIT, WE'LL MAKE ONE TRIP, WE'LL TAKE YOU TO WHERE THE FOOD IS! WE HAVE DESERTS IN AMERICA -- WE JUST DON'T LIVE IN THEM, ASSHOLES!"

The man knew how to rant.

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[johndoebob]

Originally Posted by polish_aristocrat

so you're saying people who donate = hypocrites?

so they shouldnt donate?

I'm saying people who're in the donation business are hypocrites or scammers.

People who donate are either naive, hypocrites, like to feel good while they're saving on taxes or just do it on social pressure.

[Antonio]

the only good thing about living in Africa is that we know black magic, the next person that says a bad word about Africa in this thread will have his left testicle surgically removed two weeks from now

[fraggle]

im presuming you must mean, by 'Africa', the Central African Republic.
If so, and i did live there. Sure i would go move by the sea.

Simply i would pick up my worldly possessions (naturally balancing them on my head) and walk north across 2600 miles of desert, most likely taking the scenic route via Lake Chad,a quick tour through Manda national park and on up to the Tibetsi mountains in Niger before decending into the saraha desert.

After the 1000 mile or so walk across the desert, two countries and half a continent, i would climb 10,000 feet up the Atlas mpountains before decending into Algiers for a quick breather prior to my swim across the Mediteranean sea to spain where i would fish and shop in between shopping trips to Harvey Nics and Harrods in london.

[AsianDivaGirlsWebDude]

Originally Posted by fraggle

im presuming you must mean, by 'Africa', the Central African Republic.
If so, and i did live there. Sure i would go move by the sea.

Simply i would pick up my worldly possessions (naturally balancing them on my head) and walk north across 2600 miles of desert, most likely taking the scenic route via Lake Chad,a quick tour through Manda national park and on up to the Tibetsi mountains in Niger before decending into the saraha desert.

After the 1000 mile or so walk across the desert, two countries and half a continent, i would climb 10,000 feet up the Atlas mpountains before decending into Algiers for a quick breather prior to my swim across the Mediteranean sea to spain where i would fish and shop in between shopping trips to Harvey Nics and Harrods in london.

Sounds like a plan.

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[korzon]

this is one of the most shallow posts ever on gfy

way to go

[baddog]

Originally Posted by fraggle

im presuming you must mean, by 'Africa', the Central African Republic.
If so, and i did live there. Sure i would go move by the sea.

Simply i would pick up my worldly possessions (naturally balancing them on my head) and walk north across 2600 miles of desert, most likely taking the scenic route via Lake Chad,a quick tour through Manda national park and on up to the Tibetsi mountains in Niger before decending into the saraha desert.

After the 1000 mile or so walk across the desert, two countries and half a continent, i would climb 10,000 feet up the Atlas mpountains before decending into Algiers for a quick breather prior to my swim across the Mediteranean sea to spain where i would fish and shop in between shopping trips to Harvey Nics and Harrods in london.

I think I like you. You saved me from having to respond to the children.

[fraggle]

Originally Posted by baddog

I think I like you. You saved me from having to respond to the children.

i didnt realise how my last sentence was - was off on on i think

[Frank The Tank]

Corrupt govenments - no aid

[Ramos]

Originally Posted by AkiraSS

Where they can fish and stuff?

Laughing My FUcking Ass Off

[baddog]

Originally Posted by fraggle

i didnt realise how my last sentence was - was off on on i think

It got the message across. I am sure the ignoramuses in this this thread wouldn't notice the grammar, spelling, or punctuation errors anyway.

[AmateurFlix]

Originally Posted by korzon

this is one of the most shallow posts ever on gfy

way to go

whats shallow about it?

[Drake]

What's the history of those places? How did those people end up located in the middle of nowhere with no food? Was it colonialism?

[baddog]

Originally Posted by Mike33

What's the history of those places? How did those people end up located in the middle of nowhere with no food? Was it colonialism?

They were hitchhiking, and someone dropped them off there as a joke.

[baddog]

Originally Posted by korzon

this is one of the most shallow posts ever on gfy

way to go

Maybe shallow is the wrong word . . . ignorant might be better.

[digi]

Originally Posted by AkiraSS

Where they can fish and stuff?

Also, is it just me, or from all the money collected worldwide for starving africans, only bits get delivered from that aid to them?

They dont have to move to the coasts to get food. In a lot of places in africa they have great soil for farming, its just not utilized. I think its in Zaire where they use less than 10% of the potential soil to grow crops. If they used all they would be able to feed all of southern africa without a problem, yet a lot of the population still starve.

[Furious_Female]

Forget the food and relocating them... send them birth control. They need to stop having children that they can't take care of!

I know a lot of it has to do with the women in Africa being raped... but for the ones that have a choice, they need to enforce population control. So many children wouldn't starve to death if they weren't born to begin with.

[leedsfan]

Originally Posted by baddog

Maybe shallow is the wrong word . . . ignorant might be better.

ignorant posts on gfy?

Maybe in another parallel dimension idiots like this run governments, and those same governments aren't willing to help out poor countries, by sending money; and experts to help begin the process of agricultural reform.

No wait. That's what happens now. Maybe in another parallel dimensions your nic is gooddog, and the board is called www.gofuckeveryone.com

[Antonio]

Originally Posted by Furious_Female

Forget the food and relocating them... send them birth control. They need to stop having children that they can't take care of!

I know a lot of it has to do with the women in Africa being raped... but for the ones that have a choice, they need to enforce population control. So many children wouldn't starve to death if they weren't born to begin with.

having many children is common in 99% of the 3rd World countries, it doesn't matter if they're in Africa, Asia, or South America, it's just a matter of survival

[MrJackMeHoff]

I SAY FUCK MUMOOMBA, IF THEY TOO STUPID TO START WALKING TO THE FOOD FUCK EM.. ID DIE TRYING AT LEAST.

[Furious_Female]

Originally Posted by Antonio

having many children is common in 99% of the 3rd World countries, it doesn't matter if they're in Africa, Asia, or South America, it's just a matter of survival

I don't mean to single out Africa, I believe in population control everywhere.. US too. With the AIDS crisis in Africa however, it's a bit more important there.

[Drake]

Originally Posted by Antonio

having many children is common in 99% of the 3rd World countries, it doesn't matter if they're in Africa, Asia, or South America, it's just a matter of survival

True, and Africa is actually very underpopulated unlike Asia or India

[korzon]

Originally Posted by AmateurFlix

whats shallow about it?

the spirit of it

[Johny Traffic]

Originally Posted by fraggle

im presuming you must mean, by 'Africa', the Central African Republic.
If so, and i did live there. Sure i would go move by the sea.

Simply i would pick up my worldly possessions (naturally balancing them on my head) and walk north across 2600 miles of desert, most likely taking the scenic route via Lake Chad,a quick tour through Manda national park and on up to the Tibetsi mountains in Niger before decending into the saraha desert.

After the 1000 mile or so walk across the desert, two countries and half a continent, i would climb 10,000 feet up the Atlas mpountains before decending into Algiers for a quick breather prior to my swim across the Mediteranean sea to spain where i would fish and shop in between shopping trips to Harvey Nics and Harrods in london.

LMAO funny post but waisted here dude

[Kassidy]

Originally Posted by Furious_Female

Forget the food and relocating them... send them birth control. They need to stop having children that they can't take care of!

I know a lot of it has to do with the women in Africa being raped... but for the ones that have a choice, they need to enforce population control. So many children wouldn't starve to death if they weren't born to begin with.

Poor countries in Africa rely heavily on assistance and support by non-profit organizations, not only for food, but for health and education as well. The 'highly enlightened' US government has pressured these agencies that provide aid, controling the message they are allowed to teach regarding birth control and sexual health - forcing them to preach an 'abstinence-only' platform. Not only effecting the birth rate in a negative way, but the spread of HIV/AIDS as well.

http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i...reland20020516

"For the millions of girls who marry before the age of 18 or who are forced into sexual relationships, abstinence is not an option, and lack of access to appropriate education and services can be life-threatening." And the International Women's Health Coalition's Adrienne Germaine underscores that "particularly in Asia and Africa--where sex with a virgin is considered safer, and where there is a widespread myth that having sex with a virgin cures AIDS--the American abstinence-only position is a dangerously sick joke." The United States has already spent $500 million in abstinence-only sex education at home--more than twice as much as it has donated to Kofi Annan's Global AIDS fund."

To suggest that 'moving to where there's more food' is the simple fix to an entire continent's social, economic, and cultural issues is such a monumentally ignorant statement.

[Johny Traffic]

To suggest that 'moving to where there's more food' is the simple fix to an entire continent's social, economic, and cultural issues is such a monumentally ignorant statement.

stick around, you will hear far more ignorant than that

[AmateurFlix]

Originally Posted by Johny Traffic

stick around, you will hear far more ignorant than that

Such as suggesting that the entire continent is starving?

[VeriSexy]

Originally Posted by KRL

This is the true reality and the main problem in the poor countries worldwide. You've got a bunch of elite political or military people running the purse strings that siphon it all off before it gets to the folks that really need it and even when some money does trickle through its just a trickle.

Pretty sad how greedy some assholes can be

[tranza]

Some people over here are such idiots.

[baddog]

Originally Posted by Furious_Female

they need to enforce population control. So many children wouldn't starve to death if they weren't born to begin with.

Wow, I had no idea you were such a Nazi

[alec]

Africa is starving simply because they don't have enough money to buy food..

[DWB]

Originally Posted by pr0

it's a giant fucking desert?

the real reason is africa needs to keep poor....the area is rich in minerals, the world needs its diamonds & gold & oil....and its alot cheaper without a unified government of any sort, & having lots of slave labor present

but i agree, the areas need irrigation systems & more farming

There is some truth to that. Nobody every thinks about the horrible hardship that goes into mining the raw diamonds over there. All they think about is how pretty it is and/or how big a baller they are for buying it. Sadly, some of those people in Africa (and other parts of the world) are working in slave labor camps to get these stones.

I don't wear gold or diamonds... or buy it because of those exact reasons. Though as one person living in the Midwest I really can't do much to stop it all but I'll be dammed if I will support it. That's the least I can do.

[DWB]

And let me add that anyone who has a "brilliant idea" on how to feed these starving countries, go and visit one. Go to ground zero where its all going down. Go to the shelters and camps. Then try to come up with some ideas.