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Originally Posted by roflwaffle
Jesus Christ, you might as well say that slaves in the south were poor because they didn't work hard enough. 
It's not like most people over there have a choice in terms of what they spend their money on. Stop breeding, and the corrupt have more food to sell off or whatever they do w/ it. I don't think screwing w/ food or population will change the problems w/ corruption in Haiti. |
It doesn't apply specifically to Haiti, so much as applying to the general issue at hand.
If I hear an alcoholic or a smoker complain that they can't afford to pay their bills repeatedly, yet they still have their alcohol and/or cigarettes, I pay them no mind.
If I see a family who can't afford to feed the children they have now, refusing some form of birth control, regardless of the various social/religious reasons for it, I pay them no mind. (Insofar as when they ask for help, charity, etc. I pay them lots of mind when I start noticing mal-nourished children, abuse, etc. and I'm usually the first person to involve authorities.)
I will not give a beggar money. I'll buy him food. If he's trying to support a family, I'll buy enough to feed them all, and try to help as best I can, on a personal level. The way I see it, the ones who give money
en passant are only doing it for peace of mind for themselves, and the ability to say they "made a difference", no matter how small of a difference it was, even though a dollar or your pocket change really means nothing.
I have regard for fellow man, I hold a very sincere regard for anyone in need, especially children. That doesn't mean that I'm going to perpetuate an easy way out for anyone.
Frankly, if people don't like the way they're being treated, just like any other animal, they have the choice to oppose, even violently. It's worked thousands of times throughout history, and it can continue to work.
None of that affects the choice that the people of Haiti can make to discontinue breeding (so much), though.