let me explain something…
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economics = supply and demand.
Your crusade against the West has blinded you to the simply obvious. Most of the money from research does come from the African and Asian continents. Western money is often donated to those Countries to help them. Drug industries base their research and development on profits, not “Western Profits”. Where they get their money from is of no importance to them.
Like I said, Bono has good intentions, but doesn’t understand the problem. If you judge by intentions, then you would have to admit that most of the American government is good, because they are doing what they think is best. Somehow, I don’t see you doing that. 😛
Genocide is a strong word, and the way in which you use it makes me think you don’t understand the meaning of it. The results of disease in Africa is devastating. You can’t fathom it. You haven’t seen what people like me have seen.
My mother, along with a group of other people, helps to run an aids orphanage on the outskirts of Durban. Trust me, it’s not something people want to see. The most common medication is morphine. That’s all they can do to make these poor children as comfortable as possible. It is a terrible and horrific problem we face here in Africa.
To sort it out, you have to look at it without emotion. You have to look a the cold hard facts. There is no conspiracy of the West to kill out black people in Africa. Human nature is one that pursues gain. By this I mean profit. If the cure or treatment is not profitable, the cure and treatment will take much longer to come about.
The best way at the moment to combat Aids in the world at the moment is prevention. However, in Africa this is a major problem because most of the ethnic groups in Africa have incredibly promiscuous cultures, and trying to change/educate their ways is seen as not very politically correct.
There are many great people doing wonderful things to combat aids; you should do a little bit of research Fatguy. You would be surprised with what you would learn.
Sadly, not enough is being done.