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> "The American cultural narrative is that these countries are basket cases." And so, says Gostin, Americans assume that whatever their qualifications, they're
by marmaduke 7y ago
> "The American cultural narrative is that these countries are basket cases." And so, says Gostin, Americans assume that whatever their qualifications, they're sure to be of help.
I didn't grow up with this narrative at home, but I sure did and do see it a lot.
- arkades 7y agoIt’s upsetting to see how prevalent it is even in this thread. More than a few people are jumping in without having read the article to simply support that same narrative - better a random white lady than nothing! For what it’s worth, for every ridiculous naive fool out to pat themselves on the back, there are people out there actually working -with- local communities to try and build up sustainable improvements to local infrastructure so people can help themselves. Project Alianza is one of my favorite programs in this space. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccJfzS13ZtA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccJfzS13ZtA
- marmaduke 7y ago> better a random white lady than nothing += God-has-a-plan-those-kids-were-meant-to-die
- gridlockd 7y ago> More than a few people are jumping in without having read the article to simply support that same narrative - better a random white lady than nothing! There's actually only two people making this sort of argument in this thread. One person claims it outright. The other person is me. I have read the article. I'm saying it's possible that more children would have died without her care, than with her care. That's just a fact. The article mentions that other local facilities also had death rates of up to 20%. Why would people keep visiting her if there was a better alternative? > For what it’s worth, for every ridiculous naive fool out to pat themselves on the back, there are people out there actually working -with- local communities to try and build up sustainable improvements to local infrastructure so people can help themselves. Project Alianza is one of my favorite programs in this space. How do you know that? What do you actually know about Uganda and who works there? Project Alianza doesn't work there.
- iforgotpassword 7y agoAnd unfortunately > She says she agreed to help the children. And before long she came to feel that this was God's plan for her Is also a typical pattern. Not a freaking clue what I'm doing here, so just use the "god wanted this" copout so I don't have to make any difficult decision.