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Is it really possible to eliminate poverty around the world? or is it just an utopia?
I'm from Mexico, and this Sunday Mexicans will elect a new president. Why do I give this explanation? Because the main topic that all the candidates had was the elimination of poverty in our country. But those statements really make me think deeper in the subject, and look back across human kind history, just to find out that poverty is almost inherent to human kind, and across all this years the people have been in this world, there always have been poverty.
Why? simply for the very own nature of the human kind and the relation between each other.
Then I ask myself, how a single person, in this case the president of a nation, can promise millions of persons, that will eradicate such a big problem, that has been with us for thousands of years.
Going in another line, millions of persons across the world are becoming more aware of the world situation about poverty, but it just stay there, very few people do something about it, including myself, I must say. But how can a few persons can make a difference? and going on with that idea, will it be sufficient to really solve the problem? Will it be eradicated for good? or just because our nature it will never be possible?
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pat gilbert 50+
This video might give you some insight. In a word it is education. I have been told that the average amount of education a Mexican has is 4 years is that true? If so that is the problem.
http://www.ted.com/talks/yasheng_huang.html
Other than that opportunity is taken away by the oligarchy colluding with the government. But you can not do much about that so worrying about it is a waste of time.
At the end of the day everyone is responsible for their own education if you have the internet you can educate your self.
Edward Webber
Something can always be done about government. There are revolutions being fought on the planet right as I type this reply. There are too many who are comfortable in their lives to do what must be done. Donating a few dollars to a charity or soup kitchen is enough for most people to feel better about themselves and sound all righteous. What they pretend is it will lead to the end of poverty around the world.
These casual "poverty is so uncool" people ignore the fact people have been trying to work within the system to end poverty in my country hundreds of years, yet we have the technology to do it, but the political will isn't there and never will be as long as profit is heralded as King. It requires more than a yearly donation to charity or volunteer work, it requires real change where exploiting people as much as possible stops being promoted as "The American Way" (speaking of my country).
Do I wish a revolution were not required? Absolutely. I'm comfy on my sofa as well. But we have to wake up and realize the greed is good mentality has a limit, and beyond that limit initiative stops becoming a factor to the lifestyle success of people, the elite become slave owners via legislation, monopolies and political parties, just claiming the populace is still free. The sad part is many of the slaves wish to keep the status quo, using facebook as the virtual sand to stick their heads in.
pat gilbert 50+
Revolution is a bloody thing that rarely makes much change as the revolutionaries focus on what they want to stop but don't have a clue what they want to accomplish. Mexico is pretty bloody as it is.
I think the trick is an evolution one that puts people to work which is really what is going on in Egypt and Mexico and a bunch of other places.
What is miraculous is when you have some guys who have the genius to frame written constitution that created the exceptional Republic of the United States of America. Because this set a goal that was inclusive of all and created more employment than a nimrod like Keynes could ever dream of. So the U.S. is the paradigm to create a BOTTOM UP evolution without the blood shed and with the results of a Republic the likes of which this planet had never seen.