Quote:
ledge wrote:
"You asked why these countries are fucked up? It all stems from the west fucking with them."
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"All" is a strong word, "Most" without question.
Every society has problems of their own, whether they've been colonized/taken advantage of or not.
Ultimately, blaming others for one's problems is of little benefit.
The western domination of Africa (and India and the middle East) sure as hell didn't help things, but I can't help but think that all people, in the here and now, have a choice each and every day to do the right thing or not.
Old Vantaa Man, I had no idea about the myth of curing AIDS by having sex with a virgin. Jesus, that's sick, and ignornat.
What's the estimated percentage of the population of Africa that is infekted with HIV? Isn't it like 50% or greater in some regions? That alone is a very grim outlook. Those infected young will become sick and non-productive very early in their lives, and become needy of substantial medical/humanitarian care in societies that are already resource depleted. There's no way to fix that for the current generation. All that can be done is to try and save those not yet born via educating the living. There's no hope if all the virgins/non-infected girls are going to get raped by ignorant, HIV-positive older men because they expect her young, pure flesh to be a panacea for their ailment.