The Christian Science Monitor posted an article describing not only President Obama's visits to Africa during his international tour, but also his intentions made clear through speeches.
It seems as though the African leaders were excited to say the least to have a United States president of African descent, but, as said by Steven Ekovich, Obama has an edge no white president has ever had. This president can enforce "tough love" in Africa as well as in the United States, and during his tour proved his determination to end rigged elections and bribery.
Through the media, Americans have been exposed to an idea that the improvement of many conditions in Africa has settled itself into the hands of the United States. Mission groups, as well as monetary and awareness supporters have been working rigorously, doing all in their power to make these changes less of an idea and more of a reality. Groups such as TOMS and Invisible Children, along with countless other organizations, have found various ways to support the social and economic hardships that are common in African societies, and it's a breath of fresh air to see that the president himself is linking arms in this fight for change.
About Me
- Lea
- Though I never thought of myself as specifically Democrat or Republican, I've been told by a quiz that I am a Social Conservative (Republican). I'm taking this ACC Government class because I'll be voting in the next election, and do not think I'm at all prepared to have a say in the government of the United States.
1 comment:
sounds great.
I would like to see a more practical approach to helping impoverished nations though. Often money or food is tossed at Africa and it ends up in the government warehouses or spend poorly. It is a feel-good issue with Americans I think that tossing money at a problem is a quick and easy way to help the world. Now, I'm sure there are wonderful programs helping right now (Doctors without borders is amazing) but overall, it seems more to be about a quick and easy solution. This is a common mistake I believe.
Instead, what nations in Africa need is tools and methods to use what they have better. Increase better production with easy simple and cheap tools. To help a poor nation requires looking at history to understand why the advanced nations are where they are. Imagine if aliens came to us, saw how backward we are with agriculture and instead just gives us food, or gives us a machine we don't know how to use. We would become reliant on these (hypothetical) aliens and, if anything, we would have been far worse off for the wear!
Poor nations need practical help, a guide through development so they can become independent. The question is, does the U.S really want that?
Let's see what happens
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