Attacking poverty on afull somach

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Attacking poverty on a full somach

It is easy for many people to help the poor. they make valiant efforts to reach out and demand justice and simple human rights for the poor. They are that rare breed that are not selfish, greedy, or egocentric. But what about the poor who want to help the poor? It is the poor who know the most about what it is like to be poor.

If I am hungry, I only care about changing that hunger. It makes a world of difference what I can do after I have eaten properly. Not many people can help others if they themselves are suffering. We need to be en masse. This can best be achieved by helping our neighbours. I have repeated this several times, yet I feel compelled to repeat it again. No hungry kid in Asia or Africa is going to get my attention more than a neighbour who lives on food stamps and can't guarantee his child will have a meal on any given day. This saddens me. It is sad that I give less importance to the far-away poor. But we can't just ignore what is happening in our own communities.

It is the job of this group to eradicate the problem at home and away. If you have read some of my essays, you will have noticed that I mention several ways that this can be done. The first is to join a few groups on care2 that directly or indirectly deal with the problem. Some of these are: Homeless Civil Liberties, Money...., Anarchy and the All-Pervasive Eye, End Americanism Now, Boycott, Circle of Simplicity. These are not the only ones. They can be found by going into my profile and clicking on them.

Capitalism needs poverty. It is the poor who run the machinery. So there must be an end to capitalism. The best way to do this is to stop supporting corporations. We have to think more small business and more local production, especially of clothing and food.

Empowerment is making people know what is going on. An informed population is a dangerous one for the bourgeoisie. It is the ultimate cog breaker in the enormous capitalist chain.

Bartering and other money-alternate activities are also very essential, as is living a simple and sane lifestyle.

After people are able to alleviate poverty in their own communities, they will be so much more useful in global poverty eradication.

Perhaps some of my thoughts and terminology are very political for a group like this you may think, but if you look at several threads, you will find that it is in fact politics that creates this poverty.

I thank you all for reading and wish you well on our continuing battle. I would like to thank my co-hosts on their great insight. Seems they are more informed about the global part of this than I am. I am an emotional and sensitive person and react more to what I see. that is why all perspectives are welcomed.

thank you

Pastor Fred Mwanje.