Bush gives 16 billion to Africa: Was it really Necessary?

[Paul12]

Kinda reverse logic there. As we grow, that gives disease more chances to emerge, especially in under developed countries. It's pretty much been a trend thru out human history. Disease is a natural event and it's spread is aided by people living in close proximity to each other in unclean enviroments. Doesn't take an act of god to spread diseases, just human nature.

What I meant was that as soon as we eradicated some of the planet's deadliest diseases (smallpox, to some extent malaria, polio), new ones pop up in their place (AIDS, Ebola, all these weird flu strains in Asia). I'd bet thet house that as soon as we find a cure for these diseases, new, deadlier diseases will pop up that we'll have to deal with.

On that note, I read a while ago and did a paper on a disease from Latin America, Chagas disease, that may be soon hitting our nation's blood supply with a vengence. And there is no cure for it...and once you get it, it almost will certainly lead to death in 10 or so years.

 

[Michael0701]

Kinda reverse logic there. As we grow, that gives disease more chances to emerge, especially in under developed countries. It's pretty much been a trend thru out human history. Disease is a natural event and it's spread is aided by people living in close proximity to each other in unclean enviroments. Doesn't take an act of god to spread diseases, just human nature.

Can't argue with that.

But another added cause could be some of the "unnatural" acts man does. If I recall correctly, back in the 70's we were told that syph originated in sheep. Aids was supposedly from monkeys, and so on. I'm sure a big, big part of it is man's encroachment into territory where he is new (the Amazonia comes to mind), but I suspect at least some of it was from bad "behavior". My two cents.

 

[GiantGerbil]

it makes me shudder when I see 30 posts from people and they all react with this feminine disgust at mention of AFricans 'breeding'. Nevermind the actual content or meaning of what I said, it's all emotional, programed thinking, programmed emotional reactions to ink blotches.
European and western civilization is already doomed I believe when I read the thoughts of Duh-mericans. I don't understand it. It's all the TV programming pounding feminine thought habits into your brains, thrusting impotent messages of fear and submissiveness into your heads. RISE UP AND FIGHT LIKE MEN FOR GOD'S SAKES. DON'T LAY DOWN ON YOUR STOMACHS AND WAIT FOR THE ENEMY.!!

 

[SqueezetheShaman]

whatever dude.

 

[Crazy Liz]

Who else received the OP of this thread as a PM?

So far, I have received it twice this morning. Can't report a PM, though.

What do they do to PM spammers around here?

 

[praying]

it makes me shudder when I see 30 posts from people and they all react with this feminine disgust at mention of AFricans 'breeding'. Nevermind the actual content or meaning of what I said, it's all emotional, programed thinking, programmed emotional reactions to ink blotches.
European and western civilization is already doomed I believe when I read the thoughts of Duh-mericans. I don't understand it. It's all the TV programming pounding feminine thought habits into your brains, thrusting impotent messages of fear and submissiveness into your heads. RISE UP AND FIGHT LIKE MEN FOR GOD'S SAKES. DON'T LAY DOWN ON YOUR STOMACHS AND WAIT FOR THE ENEMY.!!

Okay if you say so ...NOT

 

[GiantGerbil]

yeah, 'whatever'. That pretty much sums people like you up.

 

[praying]

yeah, 'whatever'. That pretty much sums people like you up.

NOT

 

[Jenna]

Wow. It's been a while since I've come across someone so rude 'round here. Hey, you're entitled to your opinion gerbil, but stop the finger pointing and name calling, eh? Oh, and STAY OUT OF MY INBOX.

 

[alliedone]

Well I do agree that just by sending money isn't good. I mean you take a horse to the pond, but you have to teach it to drink. Ok I'm sorry...I shouldn't say something like that. What I mean is that Education is the key to stopping AIDS and things like that, not just in Africa but everywhere. Alot of people [especially in Africa] think that AIDS is just a homosexual disease

It's a good thing that Bush sent the money, but what will they do with the money is the key to helping the problems in the african nations [if I'm not mistaken, Egypt and other countries are in Africa, but they didn't get any of that money ]. What they should do is try and get rid of the corruption in those countries first, then try and help to fix the lands, and things like that.

 

[GiantGerbil]

It's just like Mexicans chanting 'Osama, Osama' at the soccer game. These other countries don't respect America for giving them money, or pardoning their crimes. It's as simple as that, even Bush should be able to understand something so simple.

hopeless fools.

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[armed2010]

Thanks for spamming my inbox with your OP, youve really changed my mind about your mindless banter

 

[GiantGerbil]

Did you know Nikita Kruschev credited SPAM with saving the lives of millions of Russians, kept them from starving after WWII?

My Great Uncle invented SPAM, the meat product.

 

[armed2010]

Did you know Nikita Kruschev credited SPAM with saving the lives of millions of Russians, kept them from starving after WWII?

My Great Uncle invented SPAM, the meat product.

WHOOP DEE FREAKING DOOO

 

[Jenna]

*sticks tongue out at gerbil* Silly rodent.........

My way of thinking about money issues is really quite simple. Until we can dig ourselves out of the big holes that our government likes to plunk us in, maybe we shouldn't be sending money out. That aside, but money doesn't make friends. You can't buy them....

 

[Crazy Liz]

That aside, but money doesn't make friends. You can't buy them....

Jenna, see Luke 16:9.

 

[PhantomLlama]

DNFTT

 

[indigo tree]

*shakes head* I really don't know what to say to this apprent lack of human kindess.

 

[faerieevaH]

Also received the OP in my inbox. Isn't there a rule against that kind of spamming? And against this kind of language and insults?

 

[SqueezetheShaman]

everyone do not forget about the report button. the mods dont catch everything.