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user-inactivated · 4063 days ago · link · · parent · post: Africa's Aid Mess: "For God's Sake, Please Stop"
Yeah, I think it's the same article, maybe, that puts forth the idea that the west's primary motivation in donating stuff to Africa is to remove surplus that we don't need -- both in foodstuffs and clothes. -James ThurberThe animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics and of how to apply them; Man, with his powers of reason, has reduced economics to the level of a farce which is at once funnier and more tragic than Tobacco Road.