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http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl General Discussion >> Thinking Globally >> Band aid 30 years on http://www.ozpolitic.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1416129762 Message started by Sprintcyclist on Nov 16^th, 2014 at 7:22pm

Title: Band aid 30 years on
Post by Sprintcyclist on Nov 16^th, 2014 at 7:22pm

What a failure.

Title: Re: Band aid 30 years on
Post by ColdFact on Nov 17^th, 2014 at 6:22am

Sprintcyclist wrote on Nov 16^th, 2014 at 7:22pm:

What a failure.

It was only a band-aid solution.

Title: Re: Band aid 30 years on
Post by ian on Nov 17^th, 2014 at 6:37am

africa still burning through billions in western Aid every year with nothing to show for it

Title: Re: Band aid 30 years on
Post by George_Orhell on Nov 17^th, 2014 at 6:54am

Bob Geldof trying to reinvent himself again. Who knows maybe a Lordship in it for him this time round.

Title: Re: Band aid 30 years on
Post by Garfield. on Nov 17^th, 2014 at 7:25am

Theres no bigger waste of money than foreign aid, apart from maybe climate mitigation schemes ;D

Title: Re: Band aid 30 years on
Post by Sprintcyclist on Nov 17^th, 2014 at 7:44am

ian wrote on Nov 17^th, 2014 at 6:37am:

africa still burning through billions in western Aid every year with nothing to show for it

yes, that's it.

Oh, and the extinction of larger animals.

Title: Re: Band aid 30 years on
Post by ian on Nov 17^th, 2014 at 7:46am

Sprintcyclist wrote on Nov 17^th, 2014 at 7:44am:

ian wrote on Nov 17^th, 2014 at 6:37am:

africa still burning through billions in western Aid every year with nothing to show for it

yes, that's it.

Oh, and the extinction of larger animals.

just blame white people for that.

Title: Re: Band aid 30 years on
Post by cods on Nov 17^th, 2014 at 9:05am

ian wrote on Nov 17^th, 2014 at 7:46am:

Sprintcyclist wrote on Nov 17^th, 2014 at 7:44am:

ian wrote on Nov 17^th, 2014 at 6:37am:

africa still burning through billions in western Aid every year with nothing to show for it

yes, that's it.

Oh, and the extinction of larger animals.

just blame white people for that.

well I dont know of too many black people with tiger skins on their lounge room floors or ivory handles on their cutlery... do you?.

Title: Re: Band aid 30 years on
Post by cods on Nov 17^th, 2014 at 9:09am

Sprintcyclist wrote on Nov 17^th, 2014 at 7:44am:

ian wrote on Nov 17^th, 2014 at 6:37am:

africa still burning through billions in western Aid every year with nothing to show for it

yes, that's it.

Oh, and the extinction of larger animals.

Africa is doing a lot to save their animals sprint..

if there wasnt a market for something there would be no need to police the landscape 24/7 to stop the poachers..so dont blame Africans..

Title: Re: Band aid 30 years on
Post by ColdFact on Nov 17^th, 2014 at 6:58pm

Garfield. wrote on Nov 17^th, 2014 at 7:25am:

Theres no bigger waste of money than foreign aid, apart from maybe climate mitigation schemes ;D

As Ron Paul famously said, "Foreign aid takes money from the poor in rich countries and gives it to the rich in poor countries."