Are people Greedy

[gnomon]

Originally Posted by herushura

Do you think people are greedy when they over feed themselves with food, in which nearly 1 in 3 people are obese in western society when they are starving people in Africa.

Africans who work for super rich coorperation get Paid soo little money.
who usally have to spread the money to the entire family. While the Minimum range in western society is 1000 times more then what they get paid in africa

It's usually better to speak of specific areas and issues rather than generalize a whole continent.

Also. No, obese people are not to blame nor should they feel responsible for starving people elsewhere. Every time I hear someone complain about fat Americans I ask them to find a way where world leadership has tried and failed to get past the violence in famine stricken areas to deliver food and supplied to those specific people who need it. They usually respond with some anti-government B.S. until I remind them of those specific instances where governments tried and failed.

So if someone has TWO of those ginormous calorie packed breakfast burritos I'm not going to bludgeon them with the starving children mantra. Bludgeon them with the heart exploding mantra instead.

[Charity]

Originally Posted by Ben Masada

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This is conformity with no objective purpose.

Ben

Lighten up Ben, have a little fun in life....Go with my purpose, live, love, laugh and be happy......... I find joking is the best answer for life's problems, life gets way too serious sometimes........

[Ben Masada]

Originally Posted by Charity

Lighten up Ben, have a little fun in life....Go with my purpose, live, love, laugh and be happy......... I find joking is the best answer for life's problems, life gets way too serious sometimes........

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As a matter of fact, it does. Thanks for the suggestion.

Ben

[3.14]

its just nature supporting itself, killing 1 with to much food and the other with to little

[Ben Masada]

Originally Posted by Dream Angel

Yes, unfortunately there are greedy people in this world! But I think it is unfair to put the starvation of Africa onto Obese people. Even if the obese people of the western world didn't eat - people would still starve in Africa, why? because the money would just be spent elsewhere! One of the things I hate is when parents say to kids "eat all your food, it is unfair on the kids starving in Africa" - well yes, starvation is a sad, terrible reality, and it shouldn't happen in todays world, but forcing a kid to eat something he cannot is not going to help that child is it??? or the child in Africa...or do you think some little gremlins inside the body magically transport the food over to Africa??? In fact it will probably only add to the number of obese children in the western world, as they then learn to eat even when they are full!

I believe that something should be done to help Africa, I dont think it should be reducing what we can have and are able to have....as it has no direct effect on Africa anyhow! If you want to help, send money over there...preferably to a charity that doesnt take half the profits for itself! Alternatively, people should go over and volunteer! Sponsor a child....

The other issue with Africa is their government! They are the problem!

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To feed the starving people in Africa won't help either. I mean, a long term help. People are supposed to struggle for their own food. At least, while they are struggling to find food, that's time they won't have to be making babies. The more the other nations "give the fish instead of the 'how' to fish," every year they will have to do the same to the same people who have been doubled in population. My policy is no-handouts. They must struggle to gather their food or starve. Something must be done to curb the over-population in the planet.

Ben

[Azakel]

Originally Posted by gnomon

It's usually better to speak of specific areas and issues rather than generalize a whole continent.

Also. No, obese people are not to blame nor should they feel responsible for starving people elsewhere. Every time I hear someone complain about fat Americans I ask them to find a way where world leadership has tried and failed to get past the violence in famine stricken areas to deliver food and supplied to those specific people who need it. They usually respond with some anti-government B.S. until I remind them of those specific instances where governments tried and failed.

So if someone has TWO of those ginormous calorie packed breakfast burritos I'm not going to bludgeon them with the starving children mantra. Bludgeon them with the heart exploding mantra instead.

I would also like to add that not ever obese person is that way because they eat to much. Some of us do have a glade problem that makes it hard for us to lose weight even though we don't eat a lot.

[Don Penguinoini]

I dont think anyone is going to say, no, people are mpt greedy. And i also think the OP'er knew most people are going to say...

Dont understand the reasoning behind questions like these.

[Ben Masada]

Originally Posted by Don Penguinoini

I dont think anyone is going to say, no, people are mpt greedy. And i also think the OP'er knew most people are going to say...

Dont understand the reasoning behind questions like these.

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Everyone is greedy somehow, some more, some less.

Ben