[Mr. Silverback]

Saddle up folks.

[Mr. Silverback]

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[marron]

What is the cause? Before there was war in Ethiopia, and an irrational Marxist government that was uprooting people and actively destroying the economy. Under those conditions, famine was not surprising.

In the absense of war in Ethiopia, what is happening there to cause this, this time around?

[neutrino]

If so many are starving, why does the population keep increasing? Ahh, but we aren't supposed to ask that, now, are we?

[mabelkitty]

Last famine was in 1985. Why are we just hearing about this now?

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Blame the corrupt, ruthless dictatorships and the UN whose globalist policies supports them. Most of the food and supplies we gave to Ethiopia in 1985 was taken away by the Marxists.

Until the people rise up and realize they've been had, they deserve neither American money nor support.

[Billy_bob_bob]

The history of Africa. A one act play.

< scene one >
A village of hopeless, helpless people sit in the dirt and mud, quietly starving to death. Along comes the WESTERN DUPE, who is touched by the misery he sees. "What ho, we cannot allow this. We must send in food to help these starving people."

< scene two >
Planeload after planeload of food is shipped to the hopeless African people. For some unexplained reason the food never gets to the hungry villagers, because the local warlords grab it up for themselves and their loyal followers. The WESTERN DUPE wises up, realizes he's been played for a fool, and gives up on Africa.

< scene three >
A village of hopeless, helpless people sit in the dirt and mud, quietly starving to death. Along comes the NEXT WESTERN DUPE, who is touched by the misery he sees. "What ho, we cannot allow this. We must send in food to help these starving people."

< scene four >
Planeload after planeload of food is shipped to the hopeless African people, although it is a few less planeloads this time around. For some unexplained reason the food never gets to the hungry villagers, because the local warlords grab it up for themselves and their loyal followers. The NEW WESTERN DUPE wises up, realizes he's been played for a fool, and gives up on Africa.


< scene five >
A village of hopeless, helpless people sit in the dirt and mud, quietly starving to death. Along comes YET ANOTHER WESTERN DUPE, who is touched by the misery he sees. "What ho, we cannot allow this. We must send in food to help these starving people."

< scene six >
Planeload after planeload of food is shipped to the hopeless African people. Well, more like one or two planeloads but it's the thought that counts. For some unexplained reason the food never gets to the hungry villagers, because the local warlords grab it up for themselves and their loyal followers. The YET ANOTHER WESTERN DUPE wises up, realizes he's been played for a fool, and gives up on Africa.


< scene seven >
A village of hopeless, helpless people sit in the dirt and mud, quietly starving to death. Along comes the WESTERN DUPE, the NEW WESTERN DUPE, and the YET ANOTHER WESTERN DUPE. They are no longer touched by what they see, in fact, deep inside they start thinking about what could be achieved by sending them grain laced with arsenic. They no longer care about the plight of the permanently hopeless, and they have learned a hard lesson about extending charity to a place as pitiful and wretched as Africa. This revulsion spreads across the entire planet, and pretty soon nobody in the whole world cares about Africa any longer. Sooner or later they all die of famine, disease and want. Nobody cares.

The End.

[AppyPappy]

Where did the billions of dollars go? (rhetorical question)

[SamAdams76]

Oh great. Does this mean that recording artists like Prince, Huey Lewis & The News, Tina Turner and Kenny Rogers are going to record some new B-sides to slap on an album that they will still be charging $17.98 for 20 years from now?

And the money will go to what? Propping up the dictatorship regime that oppresses these people? No thanks. I'll just get these tunes from Kazaa and I'll wish those poor Africans a happy Kwaanza. Hint: The system you got right now ain't working.