[Republican Red]

I was watching Bill O'Reilly last night and one of his guests was some guy that was a "charity analyst". He follows charity funds from donation to use. He claimed that the 1985 Live Aid funds actually prolonged the famine and poverty of Ethiopia by 7 years. The billions raised by the rock stars and participating governments was used to further prop up the tyrannical regimes which kept the people famished.

It was quite pathetic really. All these pompous rock stars patting themselves on the back and they accomplished the opposite of what they set out to do.

We Are The World - NOT

[Diana in Wisconsin]

"All these pompous rock stars patting themselves on the back and they accomplished the opposite of what they set out to do."

Actually, IMHO, they DO end up accomplishing what they set out to do; promote THEMSELVES. They don't give a rat's rump about hunger. They're too busy pawing through their $12,000.00 "Goodie Bag," and ordering around their lackeys to be bothered with the "details!" ;)

Again, very, very good article! :)

[pau1f0rd]

the 1985 Live Aid funds actually prolonged the famine and poverty of Ethiopia

I did some searching on this and I found a great recent article which I have posted as another thread because it's so long