Isn't it disgusting how the western world is having an obesity crisis& children in Africa are still starving

Question

it makes me really pissed off how we in the west are having a problem with people eating too much food because there is too much food available. and people and Africa are starving because there's not a enough food.

Answer 1

well if people in africa would spend less time breeding there would be fewer mouths to feed.

Answer 2

On the face of it, you're right, but if you think about it a bit more deeply there's not such a direct link there. After all, it's not like there's a big pot of food and the West are grabbing more than their fair share. If we ate less, there wouldn't be a load of spare food suddenly going to Africa. Of course there would be health benefits to people who currently eat badly, but that's not really the point. All that excessive consumption (whether of food or electronic goods or toys or whatever) is what gives millions of people a living (many of them in under-developed parts of the world which desperately need Western money). I think we need to look at the bigger picture. Things are not as simple as they may seem at first sight.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

yes it is we spend so much money on stuff that dont matter like rappers and singers and tv shows and all kinds of stuff that dont matter .How can a rapper have enough to buy ten cars when people are starving by making songs like who mike jones thats all he say through the whole song but people are starving we pay a lot to hear gossip and we pay a lot for name brand clothes a hundred dollars for a pair of pants nten thousand dollars for a celebrity dress and a couple of million dollars for a house whats more important guys a song or starving people . a dress or starving people yes American eat good but look at what the majority of the money is being spent on . A burger at Macdonald's cant compare to that. Oh and a hotel for celebrities ten thousand dollars .

Answer 5

i am an American and i agree with you our government is to busy trying to stick its nose in other Poles business and waste money that they take from me to cause more drama than the world does not need with all its problems then drops peanut and pop tarts and expects a pat on the back , I was a child to a poor family but i have done OK for myself .I was recently invited to a toys for tot drive mixer . two weeks before the event 20 people every shift donated their tips and raise 180.00 i threw in 100.00 of my own and shopped for all the toys , we filled up 7 enormous bags shaped Locke stockings.when we arrived at the mixer I saw people only bring one . it was one big party that was catered in 3 model homes and door raffles we 1 week vacation fully paid they were all wealth or owned a business and all talk was spewing advertisements for their business the toys that they raised was not even enough to fill a barrel . i was so sickened .I had a hard time finishing the party with my other co workers .

Answer 6

You don't need to connect these two serious and complex problems. In both regions the poor are hurt.

In the US a lot of the obesity problem is in low income areas. these people can afford the cheap pleasure of junk food. They may not have the money for a bike or a gym membership or the energy after working at a dull job to work out.

Answer 7

so should we obese people eat the africans?
my grandma told me ages ago you can only handle so much. you are not responsible for the whole world.
what about the starving dirt poor people here in america?
you take care of your own first, then lets see about the rest of the world.
its not like it just happened yesterday, they have become so dependant on hand outs they dont even fend for themselves. how can a person starve when theres all kinds of wild food walkin around all over the place

Answer 8

i will go along with that to some extent, you raise a good
point, but we also have a problem with hunger in america.
many poor and middle class families are having a hard
time feeing their kids. sure, food is readily avaliable inamerica, but some peole still cannot afford to feed
their familes. i will go along with your comment
to some extent.

Answer 9

yea its very disgusting to see a 1000 pound man eating on his bed where he can stop himself to eat and see a starving child who couldnt help or preventing becoming hungry
Im african and when i sometimes go home we give our clothes and toys away to ppl in need so they could be happy for one moment in their life.

Answer 10

If you truly are concerned why don't you do something about it? I understand they could use some help planting their fields, digging wells, caring for their stock, the list is endless. But noooooooo, you want to sit on your butt and point fingers. What a hypocrite.

Answer 11

Yes it Is disgusting...as a result America should no longer call itself the greatest nation on Earth...As far as The best place to live, that doesn't even qualify any more...we should not be proud of ourselves as a nation, or people...we seem to be greedy self-enveloped gluttons with no end in sight...