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Re: documentary screening

Post by Hank Fist » Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:35 pm

Tampa Josh wrote:
Hank Fist wrote:so, tampa josh, you're not going to be attending the screening, i guess? Oh, you're in tampa. What's it like to be a completely compassionless person? Maybe you'll need help one day, and then get stomped in the face. Would a sprout of compassion grow from the pulp that was once your head?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I have plenty of compassion.
Sure dude.
You really seem to be able to be able to understand other people and where they're coming from.
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Re: documentary screening

Post by creepykid » Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:55 pm

crumpty's got some back!

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Re: documentary screening

Post by ilikehorses » Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:02 pm

Crumpty Williams wrote:You guys are definitely right about aid money being misused... Humanitarian intervention has all too often been used as an excuse to promote private and state interests that have nothing to do with helping the people who really need it; and even when it's legitimate in purpose, it usually gets misused ayway, for all the reasons that have been described here.

And yeah, there is a lot of violence over there that has a lot to do with the with colonialism, oppression and destruction of African culture by the Europeans, and other things white-man related. There's also a lot of barbarism going on that has nothing to do with Europeans coming into Africa. But to chalk all the problems and violence there up to tribalism in general or an overarching "they're just lesser and more ingorant human beings" argument is beyond asinine....

Regardless, the level of undeserved human suffering going on on that continent is simply unfathomable and undeniable. You can blame the warring natives and there violent ways all day and night, but you can't blame innocent children for something they were born into (bleeding heart argument or not, its true).

If people want to help (and there are certainly a plethora of ways in which individuals from the west and all over the world can actually contribute to improving the situation over there), why get angry about it?

I mean it's one thing to criticize foreign policy and to call BS on most of those "dollar-a-day" campaigns, but there's a million things that outsiders can do help, or at least try to help, diminish the trauma that's ravaging Africa. There are also millions of people in Africa that (1) can and do need, appreciate, and learn from such efforts; and (2) are doing all that they can to help themeselves, their people, and improve the situation on all fronts. I don't buy the idea that Africa is simply an entire continent full of warring, ingrate, ignorant fools that will never be able to be helped or help themselves.

In any case, Tampa Josh, I think you implied that you've had some personal experience with Africa? I'd definitely be more interested in hearing about the details of that than this endless (and silly) ranting about how Africans are totally worthless....
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all i have to say is that everyone has said something true and is correct at some point. but to say that it's not worth trying to help the innocent is not compassionate and is completely horrible. there are a lot of groups and organizations that do a lot of good for a lot of people.

and yes, there are a lot of places in africa that are horrible and warring and seem incurable. but we cannot judge all the other parts and all the other people on the basis of the minority.

and fact is, if africa were to eat itself alive and they were to all destroy each other, we can either look back and say that we gave it our best shot to help them or we can look back and say that we let it all happen and didn't care. i'd rather at least try to help than pessimistically let others suffer.
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Re: documentary screening

Post by El Rhino » Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:10 pm

creepykid wrote:crumpty's got some back!

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I dispute this until Crumpty somehow backs his statements that there's reasonable hope for Africa or goes further into "But to chalk all the problems and violence there up to tribalism in general or an overarching "they're just lesser and more ingorant human beings" argument is beyond asinine"[/i]

Until then all I'm pretty much reading is "that's stupid!" and "think of the children!"
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Re: documentary screening

Post by El Rhino » Fri Apr 17, 2009 3:12 pm

ilikehorses wrote: and fact is, if africa were to eat itself alive and they were to all destroy each other, we can either look back and say that we gave it our best shot to help them or we can look back and say that we let it all happen and didn't care. i'd rather at least try to help than pessimistically let others suffer.


...Or we can get some sweet resources, enjoy some wonderful beaches and go check out some cool wildlife like elephants and giraffes and shit.

http://www.amren.com/mtnews/archives/20 ... _of_af.php
Here's a good read about Africa, based on a Peace Corps member's writings.
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Re: documentary screening

Post by creepykid » Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:15 pm

be it crumpty's statement may lack "facts" but he stepped with a full explanation and reason as to why we should care about africa. so it still stands.

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Re: documentary screening

Post by God » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:40 pm

I SHALL TURN THE DESERT TO GLASS, AND GIVE ALL THE NEGROES SHORT SLEEVES, REPENT, YE NEGROES AND NEGRESSES, REPENT!
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Re: documentary screening

Post by El Rhino » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:44 am

creepykid wrote:be it crumpty's statement may lack "facts" but he stepped with a full explanation and reason as to why we should care about africa. so it still stands.

ryan/josh - 1 crumpty - 1

Whatever. This is the kind of referee you are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-3cuCEt9k8
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Re: documentary screening

Post by Hank Fist » Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:04 pm

See you guys at 1:00.

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Re: documentary screening

Post by creepykid » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:25 pm

wow that really is me!

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Re: documentary screening

Post by servo » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:51 pm

all these problems exist because you have a continent full of africans acting like a continent full of africants
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Re: documentary screening

Post by Captain Caveman » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:57 pm

i smoke pot and im punk

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Re: documentary screening

Post by servo » Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:58 pm

Captain Caveman wrote:i smoke pot and im punk

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Re: documentary screening

Post by vegan ss » Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:11 am

How did this go? I forgot what day it was on. Im a douche.
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Re: documentary screening

Post by El Rhino » Mon May 04, 2009 7:33 pm

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/ar ... SRF5uXQxtw

Things are starting to look up for Africa, they're going to the moon. :lol:
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Re: documentary screening

Post by Hank Fist » Tue May 05, 2009 1:34 pm

Doesn't it seem like they have some other things to invest in? Maybe it's just me.

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