On Jan 22, 2020 09:57am, Ward Dossche wrote to Terry Roati:

Hi Ward,

 WD> It's very simple, there will be no improvement in countries which are
 WD> under a blanket of war, where people are poor, where there's hunger,
 WD> lack of human rights and where women are not on equal terms with men
 WD> because these folks have other priorities than dealing with plastic
 WD> bags from shopping outlets or drinking through plastic straws. It's a
 WD> global thing, not just local in Sweden, or Belgium, or Honduras or
 WD> whatever. There are totalitarian regimes oppressing people and religion
 WD> ... "any" religion ... is playing a dirty role too.

Around 20 years ago, the Western countries decided to stop corruption and
under the table payments in Africa, it worked so well that it let China into
most of Africa instead so it actually created a bigger problem.

 WD> Change has to be global. I doubt I will see any significant change
 WD> during my lifetime...all wars need to come to an end first, no more
 WD> human rights violations, erradicate hunger ... before people will start
 WD> thinking with their head not having to wonder what they will be eating
 WD> that evening ... if there will be food at all.

I agree about change in our lifetime, the United Nations (silly words) can't
do anything, change will only come when the major powers get together and
punish other major powers like China and Russia if they don't do their part by
reducing trade with them. At the present the west is too dependant on trade
with China so it is difficult to do.

This will take real leadership and political will from the west as a group
instead of thinking about their own self interest.


Terry

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