tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666533987461945220.post4964409994179316035..comments2023-08-13T05:42:50.000-04:00Comments on DanJanifesto: Fuck the Starving Kids in AfricaDan Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003691092934995730noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666533987461945220.post-88030289138584278762011-11-25T22:03:59.821-05:002011-11-25T22:03:59.821-05:00I agree - fuck 'em. Alternatively, you might j...I agree - fuck 'em. Alternatively, you might just be a mug.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666533987461945220.post-20052116121558352452011-07-25T17:53:13.481-04:002011-07-25T17:53:13.481-04:00Just back from my second trip to East Africa in th...Just back from my second trip to East Africa in the past couple of years. Global Climate Change(our politically correct title for what's happening) is affecting us, and climatologists that I met this past winter in Winter Park, CO are still a bit divided on this issue, yet agree that we are negatively affecting climate due to our various noxious emissions (including by climatologists themselves). The East African drought from 2008-9 killed somewhere around 85%+ of livestock and the drought in Tanzania are seriously impacting farmers this year and the local population with a serious lack of supply, farmers are also unable to repay their loans for heavy equipment they rent to plow and harvest, it's a mess I heard on the plane ride back from a business man in the region. In some places like Karatu, Tanzania for instance, it's not a lack of water but rather a lack of infrastructure in order to deliver that water to the people who need it most. In Kenya, Shompole group ranch some 157,000+ acres, the water is being piped from over 50 kilometers away and maintained by a guy in a truck that needs the right tools, team, and necessary funds to keep their Maasai community hydrated. In northern Kenya, refugees are competing with the local populations there for their limited resources. In short it's a multi-tiered issue that the world community should value as much as themselves, ah but wait, then there really wouldn't be any war happening if we did that in our world. All I can and will do, is to do my best to make a direct contribution towards water relief in these affected nations and hope that everyone I know, contributes towards this cause and shares organizations that they believe are making positive waves in this direction. Thank you Dan for the wake up call to your community, I hear you and I hope others do too, I have a feeling they do!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11453336059241148824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666533987461945220.post-18844474477116880242011-07-24T21:00:29.081-04:002011-07-24T21:00:29.081-04:00I have a suggestion. While debating the political ...I have a suggestion. While debating the political and socioeconomic implications of blah blah blah we all should take a moment to do something. No, we're not going to solve the problem. Big fuckin deal. Maybe one kid won't die tomorrow if we all give a little something to a reputable organization. When we're talking about a human life, maybe is worth a few bucks.<br /><br />Here's a link to an article with a number of options:<br /><br />http://usat.ly/qf6ScMmediaslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945254927661091616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666533987461945220.post-40826473566143901432011-07-24T20:56:21.830-04:002011-07-24T20:56:21.830-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.mediaslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945254927661091616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666533987461945220.post-29315841220671394212011-07-24T10:57:33.712-04:002011-07-24T10:57:33.712-04:00I agree that the catholic Church bears some respon...I agree that the catholic Church bears some responsibility - but it's really about economics. The wealthy thrive at the expense of the poor - always was, always will be. Occasionally, enough poor people rise up, take over, get in power - only to repeat the same cycle. Problem now is, we are close to the endgame(although people have also been saying this for a long time).<br />What will it take for us to finally pay heed? I wish I had a crystal ball - who the hell knows!veryfrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633303445718893264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666533987461945220.post-81492060446452023132011-07-23T14:59:12.587-04:002011-07-23T14:59:12.587-04:00I agree, but...
The major problem in Africa is ove...I agree, but...<br />The major problem in Africa is over-population. I blame the Catholic church for this. Rather than hand out contraceptives, the church preaches abstention from sex or the rythm method. Abstention takes away the only entertainment they have and the rythm method simply does not work. Look at all the very large Catholic families in the US. Another terrible consequence is the rapid spread of AIDs & other sexually transmitted diseases in Africa and southeast Asia.<br />Overpopulation leads to deforestation, loss of water retention and thus starvation.<br />I have an old friend who advocates mandatory sterilization for all but the very wealthy. There is something to be said for this: in another 30 years or so, only the wealthy will be able to afford/educate children,<br />Food will become scarce for everyone. Many species of fish are on the verge of extiction today.<br />I feel sorry all the starving people all over the world. I am proud that I am not catholicBigOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13264530439500586482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3666533987461945220.post-63968377965550469642011-07-23T14:43:34.716-04:002011-07-23T14:43:34.716-04:00True, and eloquent.True, and eloquent.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809756896109851590noreply@blogger.com