I'm talking about the billions of dollars spent in funding the space missions.
Are you telling me this is spare money the government has lying around?
( girlinthehole, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 13:29, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

regardless of where the money is coming from
if they don't use it for space they aren't going to use it to solve the 3rd world's problems.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 13:30, Reply)

You can't just throw money at the problem,
once again don't be stupid.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 13:32, Reply)

It's not 'a problem' as you put it.
It's a fucking disaster.

If the governments used a tenth of the brain power and money that they throw at shiny metal toys then we'd be on the way to eradicating child poverty. I'm all for scientific discovery and invention but not at the expense of everything else.
( girlinthehole, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 13:38, Reply)

Balls.
Fixing the problems of poverty in Africa could be done very simply.
The Western governments could choose to stop raping the African economy any time they chose to. It has nothing to do with the question of a CITY ON THE MOON.
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 13:45, Reply)

And where do you think some of that money that the goverments take from the third world countries goes?

( girlinthehole, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 13:48, Reply)

Not to science and technology development
you retard.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 13:50, Reply)

How can you possibly know that for sure.
You pillock.
( girlinthehole, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 13:52, Reply)

Why are you posting here while there are starving babies in Africa?

( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 13:53, Reply)

I don't like the heat.

( girlinthehole, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 13:55, Reply)

Moats for MPs.
To be serious it mainly goes into the pockets of shareholders of big companies.
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 13:50, Reply)

The African people
rape them-fucking-selves*. They've huge natural resources but so many of their governments are crooked beyond belief these resources don't benefit the people. And don't give me the 'shit deals done with Westernn governments' shit either. Shit deals, done with their own shit crooked governments. Look at Rhodesia. CUNTS.



*and other people, such as charity workers. The FUCKING CUNTS.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 13:51, Reply)

Couldn't agree more.
The documentary I watched about Liberia the other night was reeling off a load of statistics, such as 80% unemployment rate etc. So, with that in mind, why don't some of the unemployed set about digging some fucking latrines instead of pulling their knickers down and shitting where they stand.

All we need is a few soft focussed shots of babies with flies on their face, heart strings tugged? Farting strings plugged, more like it.
(Cancer Joy was short lived, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 14:07, Reply)

Realistically though
without first eradicating corruption which is obviously inherent in many African governments, it'd be impossible to eradicate child poverty.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 13:46, Reply)

the only way to eradicate corruption in Africa
is to eradicate Africans in Africa.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 14:25, Reply)

We spend far more on overseas aid
than we do on any government backed science and technology
(PsychoChomp, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 13:47, Reply)

So we give up and go to the moon then?
All I'm saying is that Obama seems to have his priorities in the right order which is about time for an American president.
( girlinthehole, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 13:52, Reply)

That may be what you're saying now,
it wasn't what you were saying at the start of the argument.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 13:54, Reply)

I was trying to make it simple for you to understand.

( girlinthehole, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 13:57, Reply)

Yes, because I'm very ignorant of how the world works,
as proven in this thread.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 13:58, Reply)

I know how the world works.
I'm saying it works incorrectly.

You're saying this is how the world works and there's nothing we can do about it so let's all just enjoy ourselves with a trip to the moon.
( girlinthehole, Wed 3 Feb 2010, 14:00, Reply)