I agree with you entirely, but sadly, to be realistic, you have to try to fix Africa from a standpoint devoid of moralism to actually get progress. We live in a world of capitalism, where everything DOES revolve around money, and when people are comfortable, they don't feel the need to make changes. Sure, they can have the token sympathy for others, but at the end of the day, the TV goes off and their lives, our lives, are still okay. To stem this tide, short of a miracle of epic proportions to greatly spur a change of opinion, a case has to be made to fix Africa that can benefit those who'd be undertaking this.

Right now, doing something because we owe it to them won't get you anywhere in the political world, or the law making world or the business world because all are ruthless places, where looking out for number one is the only rule. To make any of these groups truly care, you have to sadly make it worth their while to get involved.

There is no reason why Africa has been allowed to suffer for as long as it has. Nothing any sane person can rationalize can justify turning a blind eye to the death toll that Africa has suffered in the last 500 years. Yet somehow, it's never been solved and because money is a major factor in helping these people, business interests will become a primary motivator in pushing anything positive through.

I wish people would just get up and help fix Africa, but things have been horrible for hundreds of years now, even despite some of the most amazing survival and inspiring stories that have come out: Mandela and Desmond Tutu in South Africa to name one, and little real progress has been made from a global perspective to get involved.

Shame is a powerful tool, but for some reason, it just isn't strong enough anymore. To fix Africa, you have to go straight for the wallet. We've become a world where lives are marginalized by dollar signs, where so long as "I can feed my family, then who cares if millions are suffering and dying elsewhere?" With great effort, this mindset can be changed, but right now, mindsets should be secondary to actual progress and saving lives. Maybe, just maybe, if progress does get made, people's minds will change on their own. I have hope in that, but action has to be taken now to have any chance to salvage this situation and to allow for those of us who live right now freely and comfortably to truly not have any degree of shame in our lives.

Take care all.