Do you truly feel sorry for the starving people in 3rd world countries?

No. Or starving people in any country.

It's hard to feel sorry for people you don't know. However I am appalled that, as Oxfam reported today, the nations of the world spend 15 times more on weapons than on humanitarian aid. Even a third of the money spent on military hardware could probably wipe out famine across the globe.
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/press/releases/un_gen_ass2...

Yes, but |I forget about it until I see something that reminds me.

Yes, but, I don't know.
They just seem so far away.

Yes, I feel sorry for them. Who wouldn't? What is so frustrating is that there is really nothing I, (or we), can do.
Over population, coupled with ignorance and corrupt political systems makes it impossible to do much to help
them. Send food??? the crooked governments will just steal it. What is sad, I can see the same thing happening
here. Like a train wreck in slow motion. No one seems to notice our society is failing too. As long as people have
a sixpak of beer, half a tank of gas, and their cable TV is still hooked up and there is a good game on, everything'
is just OK. The Romans used the circus to keep the people amused. We use TV. End results will be the same.

Economic definition of a 3rd world country,,,,, They send raw material to other countries and buy finished goods
in return. Check out where everything you own (that works), was made. Look at the balance of trade for the last
50 years between the US and the rest of the world.

Don't be too hard on the fact that our defense budget is so high. Those that beat their swords into plows
unilaterally, usually end up plowing for those that didn't.

not really. To a certain degree, they have themselves to blame for their situation. Seriously, whose fault is it that they have 15 kids per women, don't let women get any education, and still live by outdated backward rules. I am more worried about the poor, uneducated people in this country. Whatever happened to them?

They send raw material to other countries and buy finished goods
in return. Check out where everything you own (that works), was made. Look at the balance of trade for the last
50 years between the US and the rest of the world.


well, yes, true, but they also export a lot of cheap labor back, which at least partially makes up for it. Theres always at least two ways of looking at it.

To be perfectly honest, it's not something I think about. When I see or hear something about it, I'll think "how sad" or something, then I go on about my life. I have myself and my child to worry about. I don't have the time or energy to worry about people who live half a world away.

Yeah, I've long heard a lot of really horrible stuff about how some people in some other countries have to live. When they're abandoned half-starved little kids it's especially depressing.

No. Just because they're living in Third World Countries doesn't mean they're unhappy. I feel bad for people who are starving and dying of diseases, but there are such people living in Developed world, too.

Yes, I truly feel sorry for the starving people in the world.

I do have compassion for starving people, whether it is for food, or for God's Word.

We have been sending billions upon billions to third world countries, and has there been any improvements? I don't see any.

The best way to help third world countries, is to teach them how to help themselves.

Yes, but I feel particularly bad for the kids in Africa going to horribly unsanitary, trash ridden uncomfortable and hot schools. That's probably because I've read about them and seen the pictures.

Yes I truly feel sorry for the people in 3-RD world countries.

Yes.

Yes, I do ....but its kind of an out of sight out of mind kind of thing

When confronted with film footage of their suffering I do, certainly, very much, but otherwise I don't think anywhere near as much as I should about them, which is wrong.

I guess if I really thought about it.

I wouldn't describe my feelings as "sorry". It is an issue that concerns me. For me, the phrase "feel sorry" conjures up images of bleeding heart, hand-wringing kind of crap. Goofball liberal namby pamby crap that accomplishes nothing. I'm indignant. This isn't just an issue of getting food to people that don't have any. The ramifications are a result of global political and economic policies.

Now I'll restrain myself before I launch into another Marxist rant...

Yes, I do feel bad that there are many starving people. I feel bad that there's so much suffering in the world. I don't live in that emotion, though.

I feel sorry for the kids, not so much the adults only because they knew what they were bring these kids into. I don't think I would ever give money to help feed them though; I would gladly donate food though if I knew for sure it was going straight to the starving kids.

we agree on something

I pity no one.

No not really.

I do when I actually think about it. Most of the time it is very distant from my thoughts. When I do think about it, I often think that I should do more, but then I don't

Of course. So much so that it's one of my goals to go and do some charity work in a third world country - or even work for an aid agency. Hopefully I can do that in the next few years.

I feel kinda bad for the kids, but there are starving people here too.

Yep

Of course, I believe that we all do but not to the degree that it destroys our everyday life. You do what you can, when you can, if you can. At least that is how I like to live. You never really know if the money that you pledge is ever used for food.

I never pledge money....Nore do I plan on it.... I'm more of an "everyone for them selves" kinda person.

That should bring you joy in life.

Nope..

I wonder why

Not sure..

OK, everyone feels really badly for all the starving people everywhere. Feeling badly I am sure is
appreciated, but is anyone actually doing anything more than "feeling" for these people. If you feel
that strongly about it, join the Peace Corp or some Missionary group. Talk is cheap. Actions, will
that takes a little more than just feeling.

Who?? Where?? Why??

Sometimes things like this keep me up at night.

Yes, I feel sorry for anyone in pain.