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Old 08-29-2006, 07:00 AM   #36
socialkiiii

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you don't die from poverty , you die because you don't have food to eat..

these people need food more than money
Thats a terribly naive concept.

People die because of lack of food, shelter, health care, education, employment, etc., and on top of all these you have military conflicts being fought with teenage armies...

Quite a lot of commodities and raw materials, ranging from gold, diamonds, oil, hardwoods, rubber, cocoa beans for chocolates, etc. comes from Africa. Unfair trade also leads to poverty. Who's buying these things?

The poorer countries in Africa are heavily in debt from the UN or individual aiding countries. This is what the G8 is talking about.

http://www.makepovertyhistory.org

I am not saying you should stop buying coffees from now on, but the incident last week should at least inspire you to find out what is happening on earth, because sooner or later, you'll find the same thing burning at your doorstep.

Sorry for the thread drift.
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