with Nicholas D. Kristof - Traveling with Nicholas Kristof

From Guinea-Bissau in West Africa, this year's winner of Nicholas Kristof's win-a-trip contest, Paul Bowers, reflects on his experience inside a hospital where he visited sick children.

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• Nicholas D. Kristof

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• winatrip

[funnyman117]

What is wrong with the people commenting? Have they no compassion? It's truly disgusting to see how desensitizing the internet has made us, especially Americans.

On a different note, I agree with citizentube, keep up the good work Paul.

[mr007tycoon]

It was heartbreaking to see that baby being resuscitated in that hospital. I pray he survived somehow.

[OctopusTickler]

they speak spanish there? huh

[flowrpowrlovechild]

I'll agree w/ that without the name calling.But no big deal, I apprreciate your reply.

[Daniloman2908]

i never said that you said Africans are idiots, i mean they are poor cause powerful governments impedes their development, not because they are unlucky...Damned criminal fags.

[flowrpowrlovechild]

I never said Africans are idiots. To the c get it straight,please

[Daniloman2908]

and this guy need to eat, he's so skinny, just one punch can kill him.

[Daniloman2908]

did you reply to me? i don't know what you mean. Bill gates have a fundation that help sick and poor children, he's helping more people than you...

However, the reason why Africa people is poor isn't they are idiots, there are a wall that impedes their development, maybe are some powerful company, maybe a corrupt government, maybe anything.

[Janusha]

When did this happen ? During the colonial times. like 100 to 150 years back. For the record most slaves taken out of Africa were bought. One tribe were simply paid to go and round up another tribe and sell them off as slaves. This has been going on for hundreds of years in Africa. How do you think they built the pyramids 4000 years back. There has been people in Africa 100 000 years longer than Europe and still NO technology or inventions have ever come from there. Nothing to do with racism.

[flowrpowrlovechild]

well then its not the poor peoples fault that rich white assholes take their countries riches and let them starve. BTW-I'M WHITE for all of you that think i must be a black racist for making this comment

[flowrpowrlovechild]

oh yeah? well maybe the world would be a better place if people like Bill Gates didn't hoard millions of dollars forhimself. I dont believe in socialism either but its ridiculous that people can keep all that money for themselves and turn a blind eye to the problems in this world that could easily be fixed by money such as hunger. It's sinful to let people go without when you have themeans to help. Bill Gates is not gonna be able to take his money w/ him when he dies . wtf does he need tha much4

[Janusha]

who did they save... what happens when they leave and go elsewhere.. Why can NO country in Africa take care of themselves without billions of dollars in aid ? why is every government in Africa rich from diamonds, gold, oil and more while their people starve ?

Because in Africa.. its in a nations best interest to make their people look as poor as possible so that they can demand aid money.. Its a demand now, not a gift or help. Its naive to sit here and think were helping anything in Africa.