1 billion go hungry in 2010

[glowy]

That nigga god need to snap his fingers.

 

[ThaChozenWun]

It should never happen. The world as a whole wastes 2.4 billion tons of food a year.

I understand that nature is survival of fittest, but when we are advanced to the point that we mass produce and over produce food products on that level there is no reason anyone should go hungry. Some of the countries bring in on themselves by governing rebels denying imports from outside countries, but the rest it's a shame.

 

[northside7]

And how are you gonna stop world hunger?

 

[Hyde Parke]

And how are you gonna stop world hunger?

I dont think there is a such thing as stopping it. No more than we can stop killing, poverty, sickness, or illness.

I do believe as more attention is brought to the matter each man may do their part as a responsible contributer to the welfare of our society to make an impact.

 

[Hyde Parke]

It should never happen. The world as a whole wastes 2.4 billion tons of food a year.

I understand that nature is survival of fittest, but when we are advanced to the point that we mass produce and over produce food products on that level there is no reason anyone should go hungry. Some of the countries bring in on themselves by governing rebels denying imports from outside countries, but the rest it's a shame.

i agree, it should not be at this level, however your statement on these countries bringing it on themselves, needs further clarification. I dont see it that way. I cant comment in detail right now, but I will a little later when my time is freed up.

 

[Hyde Parke]

People in the United States take for granted so many things that they have.

unfortunately this is a true statement. I would say many, not all from my personal observations.

 

[ThaChozenWun]

i agree, it should not be at this level, however your statement on these countries bringing it on themselves, needs further clarification. I dont see it that way. I cant comment in detail right now, but I will a little later when my time is freed up.

Well I noticed Chad on the list. For an example I'll use them being that a civil war is the reason why alot of people aren't getting food. While it doesn't effect the entire country it does dent the numbers. The Zaghawa's have for the last two years been ambushing and hijacking aid vehicles and trucks delivering goods into the country. Also because their are so many democracy rebel groups in Chad the Chadian government has been stopping food from being imported into cities and towns that have members of these groups inside of them. If the country has several groups including the government that is blockading trucks from delivering goods to people then yes IMO they are bringing it upon themselves. No matter what aid other countries send it will likely not make it because of it.

 

[shadb33]

Poverty is not natural. Get the fuck outta here with that social darwinist bs. It's not nature that makes people go hungry. It's greed. And it will continue until the masses wake up. Probably won't be during our lifetime or our children's or our grandchildrens.

 

[Hyde Parke]

Well I noticed Chad on the list. For an example I'll use them being that a civil war is the reason why alot of people aren't getting food. While it doesn't effect the entire country it does dent the numbers. The Zaghawa's have for the last two years been ambushing and hijacking aid vehicles and trucks delivering goods into the country. Also because their are so many democracy rebel groups in Chad the Chadian government has been stopping food from being imported into cities and towns that have members of these groups inside of them. If the country has several groups including the government that is blockading trucks from delivering goods to people then yes IMO they are bringing it upon themselves. No matter what aid other countries send it will likely not make it because of it.

I have not heard of or read of any blocking of food distribution in Chad, though it can and does happen, I think the overwhelming problem is Chad, like alot of the areas that are poverty stricken are due to lack of resources for agriculture to thrive, low vegetation, and huge population. the purpose of the thread is mainly for awareness not to appoint blame. With proper education, technology, and resource, that will ease up the dependency and reliance in importation of food. By the most of us are asleep this evening, thousands of people will have died of starvation/hunger. again, this is awareness, not a preachy, what are you doing type thread, that is not the intent.

 

[KTULU IS BACK]

Capitalism working fantastically.

 

[Chike]

Poverty is not natural. Get the fuck outta here with that social darwinist bs. It's not nature that makes people go hungry. It's greed. And it will continue until the masses wake up. Probably won't be during our lifetime or our children's or our grandchildrens.

Capitalism working fantastically.

Exactly! This world is in for a big ass wake up call. I CAN'T WAIT!!!!

 

[Hyde Parke]

Greed is one factor of the entire scope. Consider there is selfishness, where one thinks it is only themselves they should ultimately be concerned about, there is fear, that stems from misinformation or holding predjudice and biased views, there is is laziness of comfort, feeling that this is not our problem, but someone elses, some other thing, a label, call it capitalism if you will, but who is behind the label? Who knowingly and unknowingle feeds into the system? Then there is hopelessness, the thought that it is bigger than myself, what can i do. then there is the sense of urgency that is missing because there is no direct contact. you dont step over people on the street when you leave your house or see bones through flesh, rotting flesh from dead bodies,go one day without eating let alone five or six. have to bury your own child with your bare hands, or live in a tent no electricity or running water. these things go on every second of every minute of every hour, everyday.

 

[janklow]

Capitalism working fantastically.

true... no one has ever gone hungry in a communist nation...

 

[Chike]

true... no one has ever gone hungry in a communist nation...

Capitalism within the most powerful, most consummating nation in the world doesn't just effect that country... it effects the entire globe. America and it's economic network of allies are the reason 3rd world countries aint got shit.... You think America gets all it's resources from it's own land?

 

[Hyde Parke]

Capitalism within the most powerful, most consummating nation in the world doesn't just effect that country... it effects the entire globe. America and it's economic network of allies are the reason 3rd world countries aint got shit.... You think America gets all it's resources from it's own land?

exactly. speak on it. people trip up when they think it is one thing, its a whole system/network of things at work going on all at once.

 

[janklow]

Capitalism within the most powerful, most consummating nation in the world doesn't just effect that country... it effects the entire globe. America and it's economic network of allies are the reason 3rd world countries aint got shit...

people were going hungry in the Soviet Union when it was a superpower. but i'm sure that was totally the US's doing, right?

 

[ThaChozenWun]

people were going hungry in the Soviet Union when it was a superpower. but i'm sure that was totally the US's doing, right?

No they were part of the "Western Worlds system"

 

[Chike]

people were going hungry in the Soviet Union when it was a superpower. but i'm sure that was totally the US's doing, right?

Communism and Capitalism are separate heads of the same dragon....

 

[Niccolò Rossi]

people were going hungry in the Soviet Union when it was a superpower. but i'm sure that was totally the US's doing, right?

The USSR like ever other country at that time was capitalist.

On topic capitalism certainly is the cause of world hunger.

The fact that people are starving when there is enough food to go around shows that there is definite, concrete evidence that the price system is an inefficiant method of distributing food. The fact that more profits can be garnered from scarce recources shows that the price system requires scarcity to thrive.

The price system (inefficiant and scarcity based) is a cornerstone of the market economy, which is in turn a cornerstone of capitalism, therefore capitalism as a whole is inefficiant and requires scarcity - in this case manifested by the starvation and suffering in the third world.

 

[kingblaze84]

Some birth control and vasectomies are badly needed in these countries. Same with America......too many people having kids they cannot support = epic fail.