Aid to Africa Debate: David Rieff (2 of 14)

The motion: "Aid to Africa is doing more harm than good"

Moderator: Brian Lehrer
Speaking for the motion: George Ayittey, William Easterly and David Rieff
Speaking against the motion: C. Payne Lucas, John McArthur and Gayle Smith

IQ2US marks the launch of Oxford-style debating -- one motion, one moderator, three advocates for the motion, three against -- in New York City. Each evening begins at 6:00P with a complimentary cocktail period. As you enter the theater before the debate starts at 6:45P, you cast your vote for or against the evening's motion. Those results are displayed midway through the debate as each side makes its statements. After all six panelists speak, the audience has a chance to ask the speakers questions and vote again. The debate finishes with brief summations from the panelists, the votes are tallied and a winning side is declared.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• intelligence
• squared
• u.s.
• iq2
• debate
• africa
• foreign
• aid
• development
• corruption
• poverty

[charbonelle]

"the "Afri" were Semitic people..." if that is true, then Afri is a semetic language spoken by people in what was known as Carthage...hence the source of the name AFRICA ...am I incorrect?

"American blacks are indeed descended from "SUB-SAHARAN" Africa..." By "African in origin", I mean the beginning, starting-point, CAUSE, or ultimate source, from which a thing is derived or generated...hence "American blacks" exist beCAUSE they where brought from the continent of AFRICA...am I incorrect?

[shitonMOHAMMAD]

@charbonelle

the "Afri" were Semitic people who originated in what is now Lebanon and were descended from Amorites, the ancestors of Carthaginians and Phoenicians. American blacks are indeed descended from SUB-SAHARAN Africa, unrelated to North Africans who are Caucasian. They happen to be AMERICAN now, whatever "African" cultural heritage they had died with them within generations of being slaves. They have no more in common culturally with the Ashanit, Songhai, Hausa etc...

[charbonelle]

@shitonMOHAMMAD

Africans are people who inhabit a part of the world currently known as Africa which come from the indigenous languages spoken in Carthage by people known as the Afri, hence the term Africa.

What should be done about these "canibalistic machete waving savages in Zaire or Congo? Those genital eating savages in South Africa" ? What would you suggest that they do to solve their problem?

American blacks are African in origin if not please tell me where they come from.

[shitonMOHAMMAD]

@charbonelle

who the fuck are "Africans"? Do you mean those canibalistic machete waving savages in Zaire or Congo? Those genital eating savages in South Africa? You mean Americna blacks, they are not Africans!

[charbonelle]

Africans can redeem control over their land and resources by accumulating and ministering capital, organize industry catering to under-served [low -income i.e the global majority] markets by way of commercial enterprise in the form of :

Social Enterprise --(Social Programs that are turn into businesses)

Small and Medium Enterprise -- (Businesses that use a franchise model)

Co-operative Corporation -- ( Integrates: credit unions, worker co-op and R&D)

In this way Africans can be self-reliant.

[donbyro1]

Aid money == terrorism sponsorship. Most dictators unleashed terrible suffering to its citizens are backed by some kind of foreign government (especially europeans, americans and most recently the chinese). Stop sponsoring terrorism in africa. Remember karma is a bitch.

[633390]

@AFRIKTODAY i thought it was always the most hated

[AFRIKTODAY]

@oakmeal53

I am judging you from what you write! My arguments are not off topic at all. The dollar has lost 95% of its value since 1913! Inflation is rampant in some major sectors of society ( Healthcare, education, even housing!). The military is over-extended in useless conflicts ( The japanese prime minister has just resigned because of the US military bases in their country). The US used to be the most respected country in the world, it is now the most hated! continuing!

[oakmeal53]

"i stay in my country crap"????? uh... haha ok. ignorant? my my you are an excellent judge of character based on youtube comments. please explain how its ignorant to love my safety and high standard of living? and how its ignorant that my goods are made in china? your arguments make no sence you are always off topic. cars and olympics now? come on. you suck at arguing!

[oakmeal53]

i couldnt be blinder eh? i live here bub and trust me were not going under. debt? of course every country has debt. our debt as a % of GDP is not uncommon in any of the developed countries. show me a country that has NOT had bank failures recently. I have been to war and its not "taking a toll" in fact military recruiting is up! never even heard of your "secessionist movements". your generalities sound great in your bigoted brain but they are invalid in real life.