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Originally posted by Endymon32
Do you think Nigeria would even what us to help them change their society?
" here is money, all you have to do is change your education, seperate your church and state, and drop your rule by Islamic law"
" O boy, sure, I thought you would never show us ignorant people how its done"
Come on, places like Nigeria THINK they doing the correct thing, and WE are wrong. Do you actually think they will accept our help? Sure they will accept our money, but to actually do something with it?
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Props where props are due: That is an excellent comment. If we give money to a country with cultural strings attached, it is at best wasted, at worst, turns and bites us in the ass. That said, if we give money with only fiscal responsibility strings attached ("Use wisely on infrastructure, healthcare, and education in skills or get no more") it can, properly leveraged, have the effect of raising a country's overall standard of living. When people have money for leisure, that's when they start rejecting the kind of medieval practice Ustwo has highlighted.
So, handouts don't work, bribery doesn't work, but honest to god assistance can work handled with intelligence, deference, and proper humility.