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To two problematic problems. There are millions of starving people in Africa. I propose that we take our anorexics and drop them off in Africa. Simultaneously, we take the starving Africans and put them where the anorexics were. It's a win-win situation. The anorexics happily starve to death and the starving africans get bounties of food that were being pushed on hopeless anorexics.

I came upon this solution in Health class today, while the teacher was babling on about eating disorders.

Problems solved. :)

ho do we pull this off though. I'm sure it will not be easy.

A continent of anorexics?

Jack Sprat would be proud.

that is a plan worthy of Baldrick in its cunning!

To two problematic problems. There are millions of starving people in Africa. I propose that we take our anorexics and drop them off in Africa. Simultaneously, we take the starving Africans and put them where the anorexics were. It's a win-win situation. The anorexics happily starve to death and the starving africans get bounties of food that were being pushed on hopeless anorexics.

I came upon this solution in Health class today, while the teacher was babling on about eating disorders.

Problems solved. :)What did your teacher say about this "solution" ?

To two problematic problems. There are millions of starving people in Africa. I propose that we take our anorexics and drop them off in Africa. Simultaneously, we take the starving Africans and put them where the anorexics were. It's a win-win situation. The anorexics happily starve to death and the starving africans get bounties of food that were being pushed on hopeless anorexics.

I came upon this solution in Health class today, while the teacher was babling on about eating disorders.

Problems solved. :)

I thought you were going to say "The FINAL Solution" or something like that. I need to get my head off of that stuff.

This would've been funnier if you'd named it something clever.

I don't know about interesting, but it's certainly modest.

To two problematic problems. There are millions of starving people in Africa. I propose that we take our anorexics and drop them off in Africa. Simultaneously, we take the starving Africans and put them where the anorexics were. It's a win-win situation. The anorexics happily starve to death and the starving africans get bounties of food that were being pushed on hopeless anorexics.

I came upon this solution in Health class today, while the teacher was babling on about eating disorders.

Problems solved. :)

Kewl. The trick, however, lies in the execution.

What about the obese peoples? :D

Kewl. The trick, however, lies in the execution.

How many anorexics can one fit on a plane? I wonder if you could get half off on the airfare?

What about the obese peoples? :D

I already thought up a solution for that problem. Just feed them to the anorexics.

Anorexia is a serious problem that needs to be treated, they should not be killed.

I do have a good idea though. America/Britain should stop being such dicks and share their wealth.

I thought you were going to say "The FINAL Solution" or something like that. I need to get my head off of that stuff.godwin in seven posts. pretty impressive. and it's not even one of the usual issues for that.

What about the obese peoples? :Dlike americans ?

Anorexia is a serious problem that needs to be treated, they should not be killed.

I do have a good idea though. America/Britain should stop being such dicks and share their wealth.

Whyever should we do that? Why should weakness be rewarded?

Whyever should we do that? Why should weakness be rewarded?
Which part?

Anorexia:
Should we give a clinically depressed guy a gun and let him do his thing? Thats not something someone with any semblence of developed morals would do.

America/Britain sharing their wealth:
Because we really don't need all the money.

Which part?

Anorexia:
Should we give a clinically depressed guy a gun and let him do his thing? Thats not something someone with any semblence of developed morals would do.

America/Britain sharing their wealth:
Because we really don't need all the money.

The welath sharing element. Having suffered from depression myself, I fully endorse anything to counter mental illness.

However, whyever should the west remedy the rank weakness of Africa? What compels us, beyond morals based in post-colonial apologism, to sacrifice our wealth at the altar of Africa. Indeed, the principle notwithstanding, aid does sod all to improve Africa for the most part. Unless tin-pot dictators with ex-Soviet weaponry are currently in vogue, of course.

However, whyever should the west remedy the rank weakness of Africa? What compels us, beyond morals based in post-colonial apologism, to sacrifice our wealth at the altar of Africa. Indeed, the principle notwithstanding, aid does sod all to improve Africa for the most part. Unless tin-pot dictators with ex-Soviet weaponry are currently in vogue, of course.
I am fairly sure there are legitimate governments in Africa who's people are starving. Giving money to a government like Sudan and Somalia would be pointless, but the less corrupt governments could use the money to do good for their people.

If you don't want to give money to the legitimate countries in Africa, I must ask why. Even if they don't contribute majorly to the world economy, we would have helped fixed a major injustice.

The welath sharing element. Having suffered from depression myself, I fully endorse anything to counter mental illness.

However, whyever should the west remedy the rank weakness of Africa? What compels us, beyond morals based in post-colonial apologism, to sacrifice our wealth at the altar of Africa. Indeed, the principle notwithstanding, aid does sod all to improve Africa for the most part. Unless tin-pot dictators with ex-Soviet weaponry are currently in vogue, of course.

Because western governments and businesses have been fucking around in Africa for the last 300 years?

I am fairly sure there are legitimate governments in Africa who's people are starving. Giving money to a government like Sudan and Somalia would be pointless, but the less corrupt governments could use the money to do good for their people.

If you don't want to give money to the legitimate countries in Africa, I must ask why. Even if they don't contribute majorly to the world economy, we would have helped fixed a major injustice.

A contribution which, no doubt, would make you feel all warm and snuggly at night. However, it is still tantamount to idiocy, given that the current situation suits the west rather well, and any government not prioritising the interests of its electorate, in this case economic interests, is an outrightly irresponsible government.

A contribution which, no doubt, would make you feel all warm and snuggly at night.
More like, would allow someone to fall asleep with a full stomach.

However, it is still tantamount to idiocy, given that the current situation suits the west rather well, and any government not prioritising the interests of its electorate, in this case economic interests, is an outrightly irresponsible government.
Both Britain, America, and even Japan have millions if not billions to spare for world aid. You may think each country's first priority is to look out for itself, and that is true, but once your own country is taken care of, you need to help the countries that are part of the same world you belong to.

Should we give a clinically depressed guy a gun and let him do his thing? Thats not something someone with any semblence of developed morals would do.

Which leads to an interesting question: Is it more moral to allow a depressed person to commit suicide or force them to continue living in misery?

Because western governments and businesses have been fucking around in Africa for the last 300 years?

So what? History is littered with exploitation and abuse, yet the perpetrators, and victims, seem to continue afterwards without great consternation. Whyever should that change?

So what? History is littered with exploitation and abuse, yet the perpetrators, and victims, seem to continue afterwards without great consternation. Whyever should that change?

because we have been fucking Africa like a bag of over ripe assorted vegetables for the last 300 years.

godwin in seven posts. pretty impressive. and it's not even one of the usual issues for that.

wait... What's godwin?

More like, would allow someone to fall asleep with a full stomach.

Just like the starving poor in the west, who still exist, and hence should be prioritised over bongo bongo land.

Both Britain, America, and even Japan have millions if not billions to spare for world aid. You may think each country's first priority is to look out for itself, and that is true, but once your own country is taken care of, you need to help the countries that are part of the same world you belong to.

However, our own houses are not in order, hence by your own logic, aid should be subsumed by other concerns.

I don't know about interesting, but it's certainly modest.
It's nice to see someone's thinking of the children.

Just like the starving poor in the west, who still exist, and hence should be prioritised
We could feed our own and still be able to feed most of Africa, its just the majority feel the same way you do, and just do not want to.

over bongo bongo land.
Wow, just wow.



However, our own houses are not in order, hence by your own logic, aid should be subsumed by other concerns.
Again, we could fix all our problems and still have money left, but we choose not to because it may not be profitable to the people that are doing it.

because we have been fucking Africa like a bag of over ripe assorted vegetables for the last 300 years.

Diddums. If they'd been sufficiently progressed to defend themselves, I'd have a modicum of sympathy.

In any case, the Mongols "fucked" countless states "over like a bag of ripe assorted vegetables" for a similar period of time, and with incomparaly greater brutality, and yet they are not required to pay what is tantamount to moral compensation.

wait... What's godwin?
Godwin's law states that as a discussion grows longer the chances of someone referencing a Nazi/Hitler becomes more likely.

Godwin's law. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law)

Diddums. If they'd been sufficiently progressed to defend themselves, I'd have a modicum of sympathy.

In any case, the Mongols "fucked" countless states "over like a bag of ripe assorted vegetables" for a similar period of time, and with incomparaly greater brutality, and yet they are not required to pay what is tantamount to moral compensation.
We aren't helping them as reparations, we are helping them because quite simply, its the right thing to do.

We could feed our own and still be able to feed most of Africa, its just the majority feel the same way you do, and just do not want to.

Did I contend that "feeding our own" is the sole goal of society? No, nor should you. Education, housing, healthcare, transport, pollution, immigration, taxation are all issues that require attention, and preclude aid being spent.

Wow, just wow.

Ever seen Blackadder?

Again, we could fix all our problems and still have money left, but we choose not to because it may not be profitable to the people that are doing it.

I disagree. Do you genuinely believe the problems of western society to be so simple so as to be that easily resolved?

We aren't helping them as reparations, we are helping them because quite simply, its the right thing to do.

I was responding to an entirely different contention. Try taking posts in context before responding.

Incidentally, it's not the "right the thing to do", a statement that confirms my suspicions of your character in any case, given that the west itself requires attention first.

The title is sexist. it should be gentlemen and ladies. Just saying. As for the plan, capitalism is the only that can save Africa.

As for the plan, capitalism is the only that can save Africa.

Yes, along with democratic reforms. Corruption does more damage to Africa than all of its other problems combined; I recall reading a statistic that over $300 billion dollars have been stolen from Nigeria alone over the past few decades through government corruption. Its vast wealth is being plundered by corrupt governments as well as by the corporations that turn a shamefully blind eye to these abuses and even sanction government brutality in order to protect their investments.

That amount is equal to over three times the aid given by Western governments to the entire continent during that same timeframe (nominal dollars).

Did I contend that "feeding our own" is the sole goal of society? No, nor should you.
Fair enough.

Education,
If we stopped acting like idiots (speaking for the US), it would be easy.

housing,
We can only maximize ones opportunity to get housing...couldn't someone collect welfare and get a decent place in a city anyway?

healthcare,
Universal healthcare. Not only would it solve problems, it would save money.

transport,
What?

pollution,
America turned down the Kyoto accord.

immigration,
We don't need all of our focus and billions of dollars to fix our immigration problems.

taxation
Taxation is a problem? Unless you want everything you listed to go downhill, its needed.

are all issues that require attention, and preclude aid being spent.
All of the issues wouldn't take much money to fix, we may even break even because of universal healthcare.



Ever seen Blackadder?
All I know is that its a British sitcom.



I disagree. Do you genuinely believe the problems of western society to be so simple so as to be that easily resolved?
Yes. I am sure you can agree that the US generally a greedy country that first benefits its richest...then almost never gets around to the middle/lower class.

Diddums. If they'd been sufficiently progressed to defend themselves, I'd have a modicum of sympathy.

In any case, the Mongols "fucked" countless states "over like a bag of ripe assorted vegetables" for a similar period of time, and with incomparaly greater brutality, and yet they are not required to pay what is tantamount to moral compensation.

This is senseless. You haven't a clue.

The bongo bongo statement was crass as fuck...but the diddums...nah...I think the enlightenment passed you by son.

I was responding to an entirely different contention. Try taking posts in context before responding.
I am pretty sure I did.

Incidentally, it's not the "right the thing to do", a statement that confirms my suspicions of your character in any case,
If that means you know I don't want to write long winded explanation, you hit my character right on the head. Its easier to say its the right thing to do as opposed to write a long post you know the person you are debating against will just write off.

given that the west itself requires attention first.
It would not take decades or trillions of dollars to fix.

Diddums. If they'd been sufficiently progressed to defend themselves, I'd have a modicum of sympathy.

In any case, the Mongols "fucked" countless states "over like a bag of ripe assorted vegetables" for a similar period of time, and with incomparaly greater brutality, and yet they are not required to pay what is tantamount to moral compensation.

Well last time I checked, the states they "fucked" have populations that live past the age of 39.

Godwin's law states that as a discussion grows longer the chances of someone referencing a Nazi/Hitler becomes more likely.

Godwin's law. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law)

I win!

What did your teacher say about this "solution" ?

I didn't tell her, but my friends thought it was funny or perfect.

This would've been funnier if you'd named it something clever.

Like?

How many anorexics can one fit on a plane? I wonder if you could get half off on the airfare?

Lmao!

Which leads to an interesting question: Is it more moral to allow a depressed person to commit suicide or force them to continue living in misery?

Yes, better for the gene pool. But also encourage them to fight it on their own.

The title is sexist. it should be gentlemen and ladies. Just saying. As for the plan, capitalism is the only that can save Africa.
That's nice. And no. The only practical solution is Marxism in some form brought by the right dictator: me, for example.

How many anorexics can one fit on a plane? I wonder if you could get half off on the airfare?

Probably.

I already thought up a solution for that problem. Just feed them to the anorexics.

i resent that the why move all those anorexics out when we can keep them here adn just feed the africans the obese ppl.sides ide rather have skinny white chick that does anything for coke and meth then someone who is just gonna eat food and find another way to get coke and meth:p