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IlovePizza@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoI disagree. There’s things we can do to help. If you have some money to spare, you can donate to charities that work in those countries, there are plenty. You can also vote to political parties that defend international justice and reducing inequality globally. You can also boycot conpanies that behave unethically in exploiting the natural resources of poorer. countries. If we are talking about Somalia, I heard many rich countries’ fishin boats go there to fish making it harder for local fishermen to make a living. We have a lot more power than we think. It starts with caring.
We can help but not doing the right way is really bad. It starts with caring and then understanding the problem perfectly to apply a solution.
This “understanding the problem” is what many fail to do when helping. Dont get me wrong, helping anyway is good but we should make sure it is effective.
“People will never understand what others experience unless they are in there place.”
Atlas_@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
There’s a significant emotional and mental difference between giving $100 to buy mosquito nets and directly helping resolve a topical conflict within a tribe you’re a part of. A lot of effort (on both sides) goes into bridging that gap.
So yes, absolutely do the good things you can at a distance. But also don’t be disappointed when that doesn’t make you feel better.
(And yes, I wasn’t very clear about that in my original point. Good job and thank you for making+helping me clarify)
joonazan@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
Also, it is relatively easy to understand conflicts happening near you. People take very strong stances on faraway conflicts even though it is hard to know what is actually going on, especially in issues that there is a lot of propaganda or polarized opinions about. You’d have to do a few days’ research to have a chance to understand some complex faraway problem.