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Old 23-03-2018, 12:34 PM #11
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It's not an image, there are huge swathes that are poor and dirty, you can't coddle people from that. Whether Ed is there wiping tears or not they will still be there still be poor and still be dirty... What's the alternative?

Govts don't decide who to trade with based on how many telethons their country has, corruption and exploitation play a part.
Part of the reason for them being poor and dirty is that people consider them to be poor and dirty, though. It's a vicious circle, and parading these nations as victims on national television doesn't help matters. They might raise £50 million but that is absolute piss in the ocean when it comes down to the sort of economic troubles that these countries have.

Many African nations themselves have said that rather than feeling sorry for them and sending chump change, it would be much better if people simply started buying from these countries, visiting these countries, and basically allowing them to function as a "real" country.

The perception of the African continent as the world's poor neighbour is massively damaging.
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