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Across Africa, the worst food crisis since 1985 looms for 50 million
Guardian UK ^ | 22 May 2016 | John Vidal

Posted on 05/22/2016 8:50:55 AM PDT by Lorianne

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To: exDemMom

Its an embarrassment, but the things done by China in Africa are far smarter, more effective, and are built to give China an advantage.

And then we send liberal college women with no skills to go sing songs with children.


21 posted on 05/22/2016 9:09:22 AM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,)
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To: gaijin

Pretty much. So much aid has flooded into Africa that some countries now have higher populations than the carrying capacity of their agriculture, thanks to improvements in vaccines and education. All it takes is one hiccup in the food production system and suddenly all those extra people don’t have enough to eat.


22 posted on 05/22/2016 9:11:17 AM PDT by Little Pig
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To: gaijin

Bingo!


23 posted on 05/22/2016 9:14:04 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Lorianne

If the UN bigots would allow ENERGY DEVELOPMENT in the third world, agricultural development and self-sufficiency would follow.

But, the U.S. and U.N. loath the idea of third world population growth and cultural development, least they compete to retain the benefits of their own natural resources.


24 posted on 05/22/2016 9:14:46 AM PDT by G Larry (ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants.)
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To: DesertRhino

I had a friend from college who went off in the Peace Corps to I think the Central African Republic.

The Village had no water system really for bathing so was common for Village People to go to the local Watering Hole too bathe, the men at a different time than the women.

as she walked there the women the men would call out to each other, openly alerting one another to the fact that she was soon going to be nude at the river. Then as she bathed they would openly masturbate.

these were the people she was helping. they fully understood that she would be seeing them, looking into their faces in hours, and they were perfectly fine with that.

I must allow that actually she was very pretty.


25 posted on 05/22/2016 9:17:05 AM PDT by gaijin
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To: Doc91678

That was my question. Is this the same area that murdered successful white farmers, confiscated their farms and put a learn as you go plan in place? Not much sympathy except for innocent children . . . Who will grow up with same mentality. Stop force feeding that culture civilization and in 3 generations they will be back living in pre civilization conditions. Dirty, ignorant and victims no more.


26 posted on 05/22/2016 9:19:32 AM PDT by chit*chat
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To: gaijin

These cultures are whacko. Until the people become less moronic they are doomed.


27 posted on 05/22/2016 9:22:39 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?.)
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To: Lorianne
Another day, another "African food crisis." They're as regular as the tides, but in 4,000 years of ongoing starvation, the residents haven't managed to figure out how to

1) Stockpile food for the lean times;
2) Move.

And for the millionth time, the appeal goes forth to the world to bail these ignorant primitives out so they can continue to breed and produce yet another generation of ignorant primitives.

Sorry, but my boo-hoo well done run dry.

28 posted on 05/22/2016 9:23:24 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: Lorianne

Sam Kinison has the answer. I actually got to see him live once.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0q4o58pKwA


29 posted on 05/22/2016 9:24:24 AM PDT by doug from upland
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To: Lorianne

How China gives aid. And can anyone imagine us building a hydroelectric dam there and insisting an American company get the contract?

“As many Chinese analysts observe, the Foreign Ministry in recent years has been fighting fiercely for the authority to manage China’s foreign aid projects, which are currently under the purview of the Ministry of Commerce.

The intention of China’s aid to Africa is benign but not altruistic. China does not seek to use aid to influence the domestic politics of African countries or dictate policies. Instead, it truly hopes to help Africa achieve better development while avoiding meddling with the internal affairs of African countries through conditional aid. But on the other hand, China is not helping Africa in exchange for nothing. Chinese projects create access to Africa’s natural resources and local markets, business opportunities for Chinese companies and employment for Chinese labors. When Chinese officials emphasize that China also provides aid to countries that are not rich in natural resources to defuse international criticisms, they often forget to mention that China may have its eyes on other things which these countries can deliver, such as their support of Beijing’s “one China” policy, of China’s agenda at multilateral forums, and of China as a “responsible stakeholder.” In this sense, China’s comprehensive, multi-dimensional agenda of its aid to Africa defies any simplistic categorization. “


30 posted on 05/22/2016 9:40:49 AM PDT by DesertRhino ("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,)
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To: exDemMom

They won’t adopt even the most innocuous technology. My daughter spent seven months at an orphanage and they cooked in a hut: a two by four foot adobe hut with a roof without a chimney. The women who cook die from the smoke inhalation, but they refuse to change. I suggested a rocket stove to produce a clean fire and reduce wood consumption, but the idea was ridiculed, even though the stoves were produced relatively locally.

The culture is the problem. Tribalism and stupidity are a cruel mix; however, it is the perfect mix for leftist dictators. People would rather spend time waiting on their government rice than building any sort of infrastructure. Production sources are not viewed as means of support; they are viewed as targets.


31 posted on 05/22/2016 9:41:59 AM PDT by antidisestablishment (If those who defend our freedom do not know liberty, none of us will have either.)
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To: gaijin

I’ve come to something close to that conclusion myself.

They are giving them fish, and not teaching them how to.

This goes beyond food too.

When you think about it, who runs those aid efforts? Isn’t it the global Leftists for the most part?

What does those folks know about an economic system? N O T H I N G !

They all think government handouts is tantamount to some tree that money grows on. They never quite grasp that there needs to be an economy. Without one, there wouldn’t be handouts from the first world nations.

What we should see happening is the introduction of entry level, intermediate, and advanced jobs over there. That’s the only way Africa will climb out of the mess.

Handouts, or simply growing a subsistence level of crops will never be sufficient to lead Africa into an average type existence.

If more attention was paid to all tier jobs, the place would improve overnight.


32 posted on 05/22/2016 9:44:09 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (He wins & we do, our nation does, the world does. It's morning in America again. You are living it!)
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To: DoughtyOne

Grammar police... < emergency > LOL


33 posted on 05/22/2016 9:45:00 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (He wins & we do, our nation does, the world does. It's morning in America again. You are living it!)
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To: Doc91678

So much for getting rid if all those white foreign farmers in South Africa. Eh? Sub South Africa is fully capable of feeding their people. It’s the people themselves that have caused their own disaster.


^^^^^ This


34 posted on 05/22/2016 9:46:56 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democratic party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: Snickering Hound

Sally doesn’t appear to have missed too many meals...
If she’s giving of herself to convince us to give, good for her. If she’s demanding that it be taken from us, no good at all.


35 posted on 05/22/2016 9:47:19 AM PDT by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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To: Lorianne
Across Africa, the worst food crisis since 1985 looms...

This can only mean one thing. That all the top recording artists of the world will come together in their limousines, their private jets and their entourages and collaborate on a sappy pop song that will win all sorts of Grammys and make everybody involved feel good about themselves.

36 posted on 05/22/2016 9:51:48 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (Delegates So Far: Trump (1,160); Cruz (566); Rubio (166); Kasich (159)
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To: antidisestablishment

So much for getting rid if all those white foreign farmers in South Africa. Eh? Sub South Africa is fully capable of feeding their people. It’s the people themselves that have caused their own disaster.


It’s the same here only we call it “ghetto mentality”.


37 posted on 05/22/2016 9:52:18 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democratic party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: exDemMom
"Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime."

Make a man fish instead of shop with EBT and you're a fascist bully and probably a racist.

38 posted on 05/22/2016 9:56:47 AM PDT by JimRed (Is it 1776 yet? TERM LIMITS, now and forever! Build the Wall, NOW!)
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To: Lorianne

it could be worse..... venezuela


39 posted on 05/22/2016 9:59:40 AM PDT by Thibodeaux (leading from behind is following)
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To: Lorianne

The average IQ in Malawi is 69. Could that contribute to the problem?


40 posted on 05/22/2016 9:59:42 AM PDT by Senator_Blutarski
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