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I feel that I am usually a compassionate person, but I will never give money to those charities. There are a few reasons, and one is sorta like what TheWolf was talking about with liberal America. If we give these people money now, we will be giving their children money, and their children's children money, and their children's children's children's money, for the rest of eternity. As harsh as it sounds, nature never intended for that many people to survive with the scant resources many of these people have.
Another reason is that I believe that money should go towards education, such as agricultural education, not an "African soup kitchen." It's like the proverb "give a man a fish, feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, feed him for a lifetime." Somebody needs to TEACH these people how to sustain themselves, and give them aid with their endeavors by helping them farm, etc. Don't just take them on as a pity case, giving them a bowl of rice here and there, for the rest of forever.
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