May be he's using the money we didn't need to spend on our own recent and previous flood disasters because of all the aid that came generously flooding in (pun intended) from around the world
This video is about poverty, but more focused on Africa etc, but still thought the first bit was relevant.Bill Nye, Science Guy, Dispels Poverty Myths0.8% of America's budget goes to foreign aid, and I would assume it is a similar story for us. Now I'm sorry, are we so focing tight that we would rather watch people die and suffer than give a little money? Yes, we need it here more blah blah blah - that's a load of tosh. What makes us better than these other people? What makes us deserve that 50" tele when others don't even deserve fresh water, a bed to sleep on, access to basic medications? What, because we were fortunate enough to be born in a wealthy country? We could have just as easily been a Chilean, and African, and Australian (sorry, had to get that last one in to try and keep it light hearted).But yes, if you honestly think we can't afford to help those out in dire need. I mean truly dire, not "we can't afford to go to the pub" dire. If you think we shouldn't help, then you need your head pulling out your arse.EDIT: I've just checked. Britain spends less than 0.6% of its budget on aid. Foc me, whatever will we do with all that money that's 'leaking out of our precious haven'. Foc me indeed. Un-focing-believable
Well said hightower. Many people who complain about international aid are those who also complain about migration from poor countries. Well if their countries had any money, if there were any opportunities, then they wouldn't be so desperate to get away.We are like some rich middle ages family, living in a huge castle with all the starving hoards outside. We won't give them money for education or equipment to grow crops, and we object that they try to break into our grounds to take a share of what we have in abundance. We just spend our money on making the walls taller and stronger.They say that travel broadens the mind, I think that some people have never been beyond Cleethorpes.
bear in mind our lovely country is bursting at the seams with excess cash mountains. NOT !!
So Hightower, Farjo and any othersIt's xmas day the oversized turkey is about to come out of the over the spuds and sprouts are ready along with all the other belt busting delights of 1st world greed. WAY too much for your families needs but hey it's Christmas.You look out of your front window and on the pavement outside is a homeless person sitting there cold and hungry. Do youa. Go out invite him in to bathe and sit down for a meal with you at the tableb. Take a meal out for him As it is Christmas and that time for goodwill to all menor c. close the curtains and deny poverty exist in this fine country with an I'm alright Jack
In these situations I often wonder how many UK resident Chileans will be donating from their earnings and savings to help Chille or how many filipino's sent donations over to philipeansSurprising how many UK resident Africans keep their money in their pockets when Africa is starving.
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QuoteI'm not preaching, really. I rather think you are.
idiotic ignorant short sighted foccers like midden or answer their dumb straw man questions.
Now all we need is for iano to turn up
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Quote from: midden on 03 April 2014, 12:38:33 pmSo Hightower, Farjo and any othersIt's xmas day the oversized turkey is about to come out of the over the spuds and sprouts are ready along with all the other belt busting delights of 1st world greed. WAY too much for your families needs but hey it's Christmas.You look out of your front window and on the pavement outside is a homeless person sitting there cold and hungry. Do youa. Go out invite him in to bathe and sit down for a meal with you at the tableb. Take a meal out for him As it is Christmas and that time for goodwill to all menor c. close the curtains and deny poverty exist in this fine country with an I'm alright JackI'm a Christian, so I think you could guess my answer (and no, it's not counting the gold that we've just collected from the service!). I honestly would invite them in. We do a lot of work for the Church, and try to give as much as we can, especially in terms of time.As for your point about "I wonder how many Chileans living in the UK would donate back" - so what if they do, so what if they don't?! There's too much of that attitude of "I'll help if he does" in this world - if we all thought like that we'd all be sat on our hands waiting for others to act (sound familiar?).How many times have you seen (even youtube videos) people in trouble, in a city with many people around. How many times do people just watch and wait? It takes one brave person to do something and then suddenly he/she has a dozen helpers - where were those helpers before this brave guy stepped in? Watching, waiting.I'm not preaching, really. But I believe God left us the ability to make Heaven on this earth. As long as we're looking down our noses at each other coming out with "why should I help when they can't help themselves" then we'll never experience love as it's meant to in this life.I can't think of anything worse than being stuck in poverty, with no hope, no light at the end of the tunnel, no way out. And there's all these people with money who just stand and judge. Behind each and everyone is a heart, a person, a soul. And we just toss them to one side with things like "why should we help, we didn't have an earthquake". I sincerely pray that none of you ever have to experience poverty like some of these countries.
QuoteI'm a ChristianOh Christ!QuoteI'm not preaching, really. I rather think you are.But seriously, you, I or anybody else does not need to justify ourselves to idiotic ignorant short sighted foccers like midden or answer their dumb straw man questions.