Comments on: G8 Africa0 http://www.blacklooks.org/2005/10/g8_africa0.html black looks Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:10:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Brian http://www.blacklooks.org/2005/10/g8_africa0.html#comment-1045 Brian Thu, 03 Nov 2005 08:28:54 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2005/10/g8_africa0.html#comment-1045 "A lot of young people trusted these guys and I think to a large extent they have betrayed that trust and betrayed Africa." Unfortunately the link to The Independent piece now requires me to pay so at this point, I can't agree or disagree with your assertion. “A lot of young people trusted these guys and I think to a large extent they have betrayed that trust and betrayed Africa.”

Unfortunately the link to The Independent piece now requires me to pay so at this point, I can’t agree or disagree with your assertion.

]]> By: owukori http://www.blacklooks.org/2005/10/g8_africa0.html#comment-1044 owukori Wed, 02 Nov 2005 04:02:31 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2005/10/g8_africa0.html#comment-1044 Fair enough Brian but I dont think it is simply about condemning Geldof et al just for the sake of it. I agree that an argument can be made that they did try to do something positive. However it is a condemnation of the farce and the lies that surround the whole G8 debt deal and Live8 concert. A lot of young people trusted these guys and I think to a large extent they have betrayed that trust and betrayed Africa. Fair enough Brian but I dont think it is simply about condemning Geldof et al just for the sake of it. I agree that an argument can be made that they did try to do something positive. However it is a condemnation of the farce and the lies that surround the whole G8 debt deal and Live8 concert. A lot of young people trusted these guys and I think to a large extent they have betrayed that trust and betrayed Africa.

]]> By: Brian http://www.blacklooks.org/2005/10/g8_africa0.html#comment-1043 Brian Wed, 02 Nov 2005 03:52:43 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2005/10/g8_africa0.html#comment-1043 Sorry if I'm not willing to condemn Geldof, Bono, etc. for not successfully changing the world in the course of two months. They're trying to do something positive (bearing in mind that they've been active far more than just organizing a concert). I'm not going to condemn someone for trying to do something positive, just because they don't achieve all their goals in a few months. Far from it: I'd encourage more people, African and non-African, to become active in building a fairer world. Sorry if I’m not willing to condemn Geldof, Bono, etc. for not successfully changing the world in the course of two months. They’re trying to do something positive (bearing in mind that they’ve been active far more than just organizing a concert). I’m not going to condemn someone for trying to do something positive, just because they don’t achieve all their goals in a few months. Far from it: I’d encourage more people, African and non-African, to become active in building a fairer world.

]]> By: soul http://www.blacklooks.org/2005/10/g8_africa0.html#comment-1042 soul Sat, 29 Oct 2005 21:41:36 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2005/10/g8_africa0.html#comment-1042 Self hate is such a pity. When African stars like Seal and Sade Adu do their things on the hush no one says a word. especially Africans. It takes for Bob Geldof, to parade us on the tv like pathetic fools who cannot do any better, for Africans to say.. yes he is doing for us. Orinkile... you posts are wholly inaccurate. Why do we like to denigrate ourselves?. Does Seal have the same clout as Geldof? Can he walk up to Tony Blair and demand he do something?. Can he publicly insult the leaders of African countries without his family going through wahala?. Did parading African poverty on TV do anything for the dignity of Africans or how they are viewed?. Where is the money?. Do we want to survive on a diet of constant aid?. Self hate is such a pity.

When African stars like Seal and Sade Adu do their things on the hush no one says a word. especially Africans.
It takes for Bob Geldof, to parade us on the tv like pathetic fools who cannot do any better, for Africans to say.. yes he is doing for us.

Orinkile… you posts are wholly inaccurate.

Why do we like to denigrate ourselves?.
Does Seal have the same clout as Geldof? Can he walk up to Tony Blair and demand he do something?. Can he publicly insult the leaders of African countries without his family going through wahala?.

Did parading African poverty on TV do anything for the dignity of Africans or how they are viewed?.
Where is the money?.
Do we want to survive on a diet of constant aid?.

]]> By: owukori http://www.blacklooks.org/2005/10/g8_africa0.html#comment-1041 owukori Sat, 29 Oct 2005 20:02:40 +0000 http://www.blacklooks.org/2005/10/g8_africa0.html#comment-1041 Have you bothered to check the links I left in my comment! Have you bothered to check the links I left in my comment!

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