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[MarsKitten]

The bigger problem is the tribal mentality of these regions. Education and its avaliablity mean nothing if the chief says they're western lies. Speaking as an Arab, I see this alot even my own family, if the matriarch or patriach of a clan or tribe forbids or accepts something, it makes a huge difference. IE: The elders in my family have a huge Israel bias, so siding with Thomas Friedman's latest editorial, pro-Israel or not would get me a few cold stares.

Granted its alot more intense in the Middle East than that.

[DistantRelative]

Yet no one talks about the Arab Slave trade..... EVER. It might acount for alot of raps, and spreading of AIDS.

Why do these discussions on this forum always lead to Africa, and Aids anyway?

[g0zen]

The bigger problem is the tribal mentality of these regions. Education and its avaliablity mean nothing if the chief says they're western lies.

In their defense, most Africans have little reason to trust Westerners. After hundreds of years of brutal colonialism, followed by overnight independence leaving the majority of these countries to resort to settling long-standing tribal (see Rwanda) or regional (Uganda, Nigeria, Congo, etc.) bloodfueds that descend the areas into total anarchy.

So, they ask the West to send help, and what do they get? Very little, nothing most of the time. The majority of Western governments have all but completely washed their hands of their African legacy (including the US).

Combine all this and you have a deep resentment and distrust of the West.

As for education meaning nothing in the face of tribal authority, well that's pretty much bunk. The people want an education because they know that it equals a job and food. The problem is, obviously, that it isn't available or it's available in very restricted amounts.

[arjue]

Its not so simple as the big bad west abandoning them poor black fellas. I think the last time America sent humanitarian aid to an African nation was Somalia, which turned out very bad. To be able to educate the people, you'd have to stabilise the countries they live in, and the armies and guerrilla bandits on both sides are fucking ruthless. For example, in Sierra Leone, the rebel army cut the limbs off children and babies to intimidate and deter other countries from sending in aid.

Why do these discussions on this forum always lead to Africa, and Aids anyway?

Because its an epidemic of monstrous proportions and we have no idea how to fix it.

[MarsKitten]

I contend that the west has the means to "fix" Africa, just not the political will or reason to do it. Mostly because it would take a very long time, with consistant effort and absolutely no immediate payoff.

[Diff-chan]

I contend that the west has the means to "fix" Africa, just not the political will or reason to do it. Mostly because it would take a very long time, with consistant effort and absolutely no immediate payoff.

No, nobody can "fix" anybody else. Africa is already 100% dependent on the meager aid we give them, groveling for scraps instead of building a stable economy, a solid infrastructure, or a strong legal system. It must be up to them to provide the impetus for change. Of course there are ways to help those that help themselves (to use a tired phrase) but the idea that the West's infinite supplies of cash and caring progressives can reshape the continent is ridiculous.

[Vasteel]

I think a big obstacle when approaching this issue is that westerners insist on referring to this as 'Africa's' problem. And that's fucking stupid- Africa is a large continent, with many different countries, cultures, and ethnic backgrounds. Africa's problems vary greatly from Rwonda to South Africa to Ghana, etc -the only things these places have in common are they are on the same continent and some black people who often like soccer live there. Everything else, from religion to industrial level, is wide open.

People need to get over this tendency to act like Africa is some unified land where negroes live in tents and hunt elephants with spears.

The reality is a lot of African countries are first-world, a lot more are third-world, a whole shitload of Africans are white, Indian, and Arab, and more Africans than not have never even seen an elephant or lived in the bush somewhere.

[Ayana]

Well now you can expect that rape to become rape/murder.

Or is this supposed to act as a deterrent?

"I was all about raping that bitch until I saw the commerical advertising the razor tampon. Now I'm gonna think twice before forcing myself on a woman. I could get HURT!"

Maybe it will be a rape/murder (taking in account that many rape victims actually commit suicide later on, that rapist won´t do it again. AND if he is still phisically capable of doing so, he will think it twice before doing it...

I totally agree.

[Grave]

Maybe it will be a rape/murder (taking in account that many rape victims actually commit suicide later on, that rapist won´t do it again. AND if he is still phisically capable of doing so, he will think it twice before doing it...

I totally agree.

Did you really sign up here to bump a two year old thread?

[Space Pirate Roberts]

You know sooner or later we're gonna hear about a man-hating psycho-bitch luring some poor sap into bed with one of these abominations in her on purpose.