Pensacola Fishing Forum - View Single Post - Do we really need to feed the hungry of the world?

Tuna Man · 11-13-2007, 07:24 PM

Before you read this, I want to let it be known that I feel charity begins at home first and foremost; I go out of my way to help people, donate monies along (along with my tax dollars) with goods, to charitable organizations, so I?m not heartless, by any means.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com

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>I saw a TV commercial yesterday that got me thinking. You know the ones?feed the children of the world.<o

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>Well this was one that was asking for $10.00...See they have this BIG rice donation from some Malaysian country, tons and tons of rice. What they want the $10.00 for is to cover the transportation costs to get this rice to Africa. Of course they flash pictures of these ole shacks, no doors, no windows, corrugated roofs, and these children with grotesque stomachs sticking out (you all have seen them). Naturally trying to play on our sympathy. They claim to be able to feed something like 500 children for a year on this shipment (number is right, not sure exactly how long but you get my point).<o

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>OK, here is where my thinkingkicks in. First of all, the country they live in can?t grow or buy (import) enough food to sustain the population they have today. Now, you have this poor, uneducated population, no contributing skill of any sort, with no employment opportunities in the foreseeable future dying. So we (as in people in general) get this rice delivered to these children today and they continue to live (as they have been doing, do you expect a change) growing up to child bearing age. Being uneducated, takes no responsibility for raising their children (their parents didn?t) supplying the basics?food, clothing and shelter. Thus multiplying by the hordes. I?m completely with helping those that can and will make a difference in the world but???..what or should we do? Say enough is enough or continue with feeding the breeding population. There will be a time down the road where we can look back and say it was such a small problem. Isn?t that the way it is today?.look back a generation or two. What will happen in the next generation or two?three? or four?

11-13-2007, 07:24 PM	#1
Tuna Man Senior Member Grand Slam Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Calera, AL....25 Miles S of Birmingham Posts: 6,583	Do we really need to feed the hungry of the world? <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Before you read this, I want to let it be known that I feel charity begins at home first and foremost; I go out of my way to help people, donate monies along (along with my tax dollars) with goods, to charitable organizations, so I?m not heartless, by any means.<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">I saw a TV commercial yesterday that got me thinking. You know the ones?feed the children of the world.<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o></o><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">Well this was one that was asking for $10.00...See they have this BIG rice donation from some Malaysian country, tons and tons of rice. What they want the $10.00 for is to cover the transportation costs to get this rice to Africa. Of course they flash pictures of these ole shacks, no doors, no windows, corrugated roofs, and these children with grotesque stomachs sticking out (you all have seen them). Naturally trying to play on our sympathy. They claim to be able to feed something like 500 children for a year on this shipment (number is right, not sure exactly how long but you get my point).<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o></o><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">OK, here is where my thinkingkicks in. First of all, the country they live in can?t grow or buy (import) enough food to sustain the population they have today. Now, you have this poor, uneducated population, no contributing skill of any sort, with no employment opportunities in the foreseeable future dying. So we (as in people in general) get this rice delivered to these children today and they continue to live (as they have been doing, do you expect a change) growing up to child bearing age. Being uneducated, takes no responsibility for raising their children (their parents didn?t) supplying the basics?food, clothing and shelter. Thus multiplying by the hordes. I?m completely with helping those that can and will make a difference in the world but???..what or should we do? Say enough is enough or continue with feeding the breeding population. There will be a time down the road where we can look back and say it was such a small problem. Isn?t that the way it is today?.look back a generation or two. What will happen in the next generation or two?three? or four?