Re: Bill Gates and Africa
It's beyond benign neglect. Policies followed by many Western people and governments have directly lead to incredible human suffering and death in Africa. And the consequences of these policies were (and are) obvious. These policies are, by and large, still ongoing.
How about the environmental lobby which has caused the deaths of millions of Africans due to their efforts to ban DDT? How about the attempts to restrict genetically engineered crops - the "green revolution"? There are other examples.
Sending money or food is just a stopgap, and may very well do more harm than good in the long run. It props up corrupt regimes, who steal most of it anyway. It can also cut the legs out from under the local farmers. If donated food actually DOES manage to get distributed, who's going to buy the local product when they can get the foreign aid for free?
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