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te_pakeha
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14. "Cosign"
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Especially this...
>but the idea of going "back/somewhere/anywhere/ancestral
>homeland" to "help" "them" or the "land" is pretty
>condescending. it is no different than the white man going
>to africa/asia/americas and saying, we the
>"enlightened/advanced/civilized/educated" are here to
>help/educate/civilize you because you yourself cannot do it.

This....
>the color of your skin makes no difference. the priviledge
>that you have of being born/raised/educated in the first
>world, having basic amenities, state repression (although
>vastly different), etc etc. (YES, even if u colored and
>broke)

And this...
>>- ONE PERSONAL IDEA I have had for a project is to get all
>those white missionary/student/save the world organizations
>to give STOP GOING TO AFRICA and instead GIVE THEIR money to
>local organizations that already do the same work. (EX:
>spending $6000 in travel and other expenses to build a
>school building that would cost $2000 for local workers to
>build AND PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT) THAT TYPE OF SHIT IS MORE
>ABOUT FEELING GOOD BOUT YOURSELF and being able to say I
>WENT TO AFRICA...and all other condescending, patronizing,
>racist shit that they always say....


This last point most of all, I know too many people who talk about either going to or just getting back from "3rd World" missions talking about how it gave them (or will give them) a sense of real accomplishment...they're doing it for themselves as much as anything else, otherwise why not help out locally and donate abroad?

  

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