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Old 09-21-2005, 11:27 AM   #35
Dreamer128
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Join Date: March 21, 2001
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Age: 40
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I don't think African poverty is the sole result of laziness. It's mostly due to lack of infrastructure (schools, roads) and unfair trade laws from our side. (Europe at any rate, not sure about the U.S) People who are forced to live under the worst possible circumstances, in poverty and war, and work from dawn to dusk to provide for their (often rather large) families deserve better then a life with no hope at all for a better future. Many people are prepared to give everything, but when there are no jobs or schools (and your country is either to poor to provide them, or your government is so corrupt all the money vanishes into the pockets of a rich elite), your options are rather limited.

[ 09-21-2005, 11:29 AM: Message edited by: Dreamer128 ]
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