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aid 1 / 18 April 2008 / 0 comments
at base of [the concept of] aid is the intention of helping someone else than yourself, though much done in the name of aid disregards that definition. well, it is very difficult to be sure of someone else’s wishes. especially when that is the reason for not trying in the first place. ah, the beauty of that catch!
still, when the situation is so, that aid would clearly better someone else’s situation, why, if there’s even an expressed wish for aid, then aid should be simple, straightforward and plentyful.
so why the hell isn’t it?
1 humans. people are people and will be, people. first come yourself and your needs, then people you love, then nothing, then people like yourself and their needs
2 society. in a market economy, those needs are neverending. major crime, poverty, social injustices, those things don’t bother a consumer. also, societies on opposide sides of aid are fundamentally different
3 humanity. people get the society they deserve. aid in itself feels like a neverending story. the need of the receiver always being greater than the giver’s tendancy to give
4 aid setups. public aid (tax money thru governmental aid agencies), private aid (by individuals or corporations).
common and major aid typically treat the first 3 points as problems, instead of opportunites, which automatically makes also #4 a problem
an award winning advert. but not an especially captivating idea at base
