Sorry guys, I know I'm a little late but I wanted to talk a bit about the OXFAM Hunger Banquet last week and how hunger can effect a community. We've learned about genocidal conditions and how exposure and famine/starvation are considered methods of mass execution so I was wondering if any of you would consider global hunger genocide.
I think that in specific areas, like a providence of a country, where there is a government or party that is intentionally inhibiting access to necessary food and/or water that that could be considered genocide. But it would be extremely difficult to make a case and punish someone for this crime.
In terms of the effects of hunger:
- Do you think that it is possible to eliminate global hunger?
-> if yes, is it possible to have capitalism and no hunger?
-> if no, why not? Is it because of specific individuals? Habitats? distribution?
- If it is a distribution problem, how could it be fixed? Would it have to bes based on socialism or communism?
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I think that there should be a difference between a government and a form of economic organization. I know that they both work together and that it is hard to differentiate them at times, but I would like to remind you all that US democracy does not necessarily have to be linked with capitalism. Tell me if I'm wrong, but I believe that nowhere in the constitution does it mention capitalism. This way of living is just something that has come about with our interpretations of the constitution and of course other social and economic factors.
In terms of world hunger I do think it can be solved in the distant future, but severely helped in the near future. To me the central problem that leads to hunger is lack of education and a sense of entitlement. If we had good universal public education and made an effort to change people's minds that make them think they are more eligible for food, then we would be taking a large step to combating hunger.
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