Lord Summerisle
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Anyone watch?
anyone care?
Anyone hear about it in Philly?
anyone care?
Anyone hear about it in Philly?
Date: 7/3/2005 10:20:36 AM
Author: icekid
I was at the Philadelphia Live 8!! Reports of about 1 millions people at the concert. It was crazy! Sooo many people. I''m not sure how many people were there to actually support the cause though. It was a free concert with a lot of big names, and I think that''s why the majority went.
For anyone who doesn''t know about it... http://www.live8live.com/ (by the same people who held Live Aid 20 years ago)
Basically, huge concerts were held in different countries to try to influence the G8 meeting that is happening next week. G8 summit = the meeting of the 8 most wealthy countries in the world, I believe. Some of the big music celebs are lobbying to forgive Africa''s debt, double the amount of aid to Africa, and give them free trade. All of which sound nice. Though it seems to me when we just give them money, it goes to the corrupt government officials rather than the poverty-stricken people. I guess there needs to be a better system.
I thought it was rather silly that they kept saying that they don''t want my money though (only my voice!). Do I look stupid? Money does not fall out of the air so that we can give it to Africa. It comes from my tax money- forced donations, basically. I have no problems with trying to help others, but don''t try to tell me that my money is not supporting the effort!
But it was a fun event... one of those once in a lifetime sort of things. So I am definitely glad that we went!
Date: 7/3/2005 4:19:13 PM
Author: Mara
Matatora, I very much agree: taking care of ourselves (meaning the US) first ... we do so much for other countries and yet we still have homeless people on the streets, and very poor people living in a substandard manner here in the US. Why don''t we fix ourselves first before trying to aid others?
Date: 7/3/2005 4:21:38 PM
Author: strmrdr
Date: 7/3/2005 4:19:13 PM
Author: Mara
Matatora, I very much agree: taking care of ourselves (meaning the US) first ... we do so much for other countries and yet we still have homeless people on the streets, and very poor people living in a substandard manner here in the US. Why don''t we fix ourselves first before trying to aid others?
Amen!
Im tired of having money stole from me and sent to other countries.
Date: 7/4/2005 2:30:14 PM
Author: Laralooblue
I actually don''t mind my money being sent to help hundreds of thousands of children and adults drinking polluted water that gathers in mud puddles after the rain, or the escalating number of orphans with little to no future. *My* country, *their* country... it doesn''t matter that much to me. We have enough to spread it around.