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.

I saw a TV commercial yesterday that got me thinking. You know the ones…feed the children of the world.

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).

OK, here is where my thinking kicks 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?

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Then again I'm a "Vacuous Asshat"  

Political Correctness:
A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority, and rapidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. 

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1.) Why doesn't the photographer give the poor hungry kid a sandwich

Or

2.) Why don't we spend the money to move the people where the food is???

Sad, but remember the movie Jurasic Park..."Life will find a way" so if left alone the people will either evolve, move or become extinct.

35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.'

 37"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'

 40"The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'

All well and good, but do we keep feeding the millions till we need to feed the billions?

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I'm a Sagittarius...If you don't want to hear the truth then don't ask my opinion!
Then again I'm a "Vacuous Asshat"  

Political Correctness:
A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority, and rapidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. 

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