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Another Famine in Africa
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Jean (Monmouth) | Report | 26 Jun 2008 19:58 |
Well, as an OAP myself, my worry is not for myself, believe it or not, most of us old un's manage not at all badly compared to the young families. I give to medical charities and those who cannot help themselves, but a lot of what goes on on Africa is caused by the people themselves and their tribal warfare, and we seem to be always called on to pick up the pieces.I do not wish to see anyone suffer unnecessarily, but I cant see myself sitting quietly under such oppressive regimes, nor many of the people I know. We need to encourage the opposition with more help in most cases, and with more education for the downtrodden. Education is agreat leveller. Jean |
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JoyBoroAngel | Report | 25 Jun 2008 21:40 |
SORRY FOLKS |
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pablo1513 | Report | 25 Jun 2008 21:34 |
I spoke with a friend today (yes believe it or not I do have some). |
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Dermot | Report | 25 Jun 2008 16:11 |
There are too many people and too few human beings. |
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Onwe | Report | 24 Jun 2008 22:28 |
You are all right its our reasoning and humantarian intelligence that sets us above all other living species to help out when there is a world crisis and bomb the hell out of another country. |
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Lindy | Report | 24 Jun 2008 21:30 |
Pablo, |
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♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥ | Report | 24 Jun 2008 21:21 |
The people are the ones starving...............through no fault of their own. |
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Dermot | Report | 24 Jun 2008 21:18 |
Only a few weeks ago, a child died of starvation in 21st century Britain. |
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♥ Kitty the Rubbish Cook ♥ | Report | 24 Jun 2008 21:14 |
keeping strictly to the famine relief needed urgently. |
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pablo1513 | Report | 24 Jun 2008 21:07 |
Shiela I also give to charity as and when I see fit, but my point as has been recieved by others is that as soon as there is a disaster overseas then this government spends our hard earned taxes to bail out another country. |
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SheilaSomerset | Report | 24 Jun 2008 20:37 |
It's so easy to say 'charity begins at home', but we are fortunate in this country. We rarely experience extreme weather or natural disasters, our shops are bulging with goods from all over the world, nobody SHOULD have to go hungry, we can vote how we please (or not at all) without fear of reprisal, we don't answer to a dictator, and we have clean drinking water on tap. Isn't it easy to take it all for granted? I give to charity as I please and where I think it will be most effective. |
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Jean (Monmouth) | Report | 24 Jun 2008 19:58 |
It seems never ending, and some of the countries have only their govmnts to blame, warring between themselves. We are not the largest country in the world but all seem to come to us with their problems. How many would help us in time of trouble? Every time we get more refugees and our land is disappearing under concrete. I despair of the future sometimes. Maybe this down turn in the housing market will put a stop to some of it. How can we afford homes for refugees when we cant house our own young people. Jean |
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pablo1513 | Report | 24 Jun 2008 18:21 |
This time its Somalia. |