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Originally Posted by Bender
<misguided eugenic arguments snipped>
harsh as it seems, ALL civilisations had to go through option 2, and we didn't turn out too badly for it. the difference is, no one came to our help on such a scale. we did it ourselves.
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Oh right, so third world countries just haven't finished the process? What exactly are you implying here?
Anyway, you are probably alive today thanks to the inoculations you had as a kid and because you live in a sanitised world. If you ever decide to visit the developing world (which I hope you do, as it seems you could learn a lot from seeing what poverty is like), you will probably be visiting the travel clinic and getting your shots against: Hepatitus, Diphteria, Tetanus, Polio, as well as your malaria prophylaxis. You'll be spraying on bug repellent against mosquitoes. During the day, if there's Dengue fever. Throw in Yellow Fever shots if you want to travel to Africa. When arriving at your destination: remember to not drink tap water. Use bottled water. Brush your teeth with bottled water. Yes, natural selection has really prepared you for the dangers of the world...
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so tell me. how is our aid going to help in the long term? a short term fix, maybe. but we will only be making it worse for the future.
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Obviously, nobody is helped in real terms if people become dependent on aid, which is why aid should be targeted at enabling people to better themselves. Create infrastructure. Educate people. Teach tem skills that will allow them to earn a living. Of course those pesky trade barriers that the 'free market' Western world applies don't exactly help...