tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395646.post4478210288252700025..comments2024-03-06T19:21:15.708-05:00Comments on RealChoice: High on the Hog for Poverty PimpsChristina Duniganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04785550737493692252noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395646.post-37062494800702057462008-09-26T06:59:00.000-04:002008-09-26T06:59:00.000-04:00There's an excellent book called "The Lords of Pov...There's an excellent book called "The Lords of Poverty" that looks at how people live like nabobs on the backs of the poor.<BR/><BR/>A lot of what goes on is based on the prejudicial idea that Westerners are the only ones who have a clue. We'll send some pimply-faced kid fresh out of college who's never organized anything bigger than prom decorations in her life off to a refugee camp to tell doctors how to set up a medical station. Why don't they ask who in the camp has skills, and give THEM the jobs? Just because you're displaced (and have dark skin) doesn't mean you're a skilless, clueless sad sack who needs somebody else to tell you what to do. Maybe you just need practical things like a building to work out of and some equipment to use.Christina Duniganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04785550737493692252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395646.post-15485348320228672262008-09-26T01:29:00.000-04:002008-09-26T01:29:00.000-04:00i agree with you and fusilier...heck i think it wo...i agree with you and fusilier...heck i think it would be cool if they got served what they feed the hungry on china plates. kinda like bate and switch thing. go to a summitt thinking you are going to dine like the royals and find out whats really for dinner. bet it isnt beef. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8395646.post-85077157458552064932008-06-06T08:55:00.000-04:002008-06-06T08:55:00.000-04:00I agree, although perhaps it is being too hard on ...I agree, although perhaps it is being too hard on folks who are actually meeting to try to do some good. But I see your point. I am currently writing a book on Christianity and what it/the Bible has to say about simple living, consumption, greed, riches, etc., and will see if I can tie this episode into what I'm trying to say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com