Why are the rich Western Christian countries not helping the Christian African countries?

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According to updated data for 2021, there are now nearly 685 million Christians in Africa, with 760 million expected by 2025. Why are the rich Western Christian countries not helping the Christian African countries? They are starving to death. 😔✝️💔

wolfcat87 · Accepted Answer

You're joking, right? American citizens have sent BILLIONS repeatedly for the past 40 years. Our government just sent another 6 billion in 2022! That's not including the billions also sent by charities. The U. S. has been trying to hold failing African countries up since before I was born.

We realized that some charities were skimming donations. Also, out of the charities that did send food and supplies, there was too much local corruption once supplies arrived. See, those countries don't have a lack of food. They have corrupt governments who prevent food from reaching their own people. So, when we send food they steal it just like when their own people do. There's no way to fix that except someone overthrowing their government.

Their own people have seen no need to do that or fix their own problems though. It's infuriating that the people there refuse to even try to fix it their selves and expect us to just keep sending money. People in the cities of those countries are doing just fine and ignoring the remote people suffering. But, we are supposed to deal with it from 10,000 miles away?

On top of that, we've actually caused problems for farmers in multiple starving regions, because they can't get back on their feet to grow and sell food when we keep just giving it away. So, there's no incentive for them to fix their food system or do anything at all.

Our reward is questions like this!

jennifer_bloom · Accepted Answer

I know people who risk their lives to visit the most dangerous neighbourhoods in the city to give food to homeless people and I know people who donate over $4,000 a year to the local police station. People donate, they just do it in secret. I would say at least 80% of Christians give money to charity.

FunkyMonkee · Accepted Answer

Why don't billionaires help them? Elon's African! why can''t he go over there and build an entire economy for them and whip a little civilization on them instead of letting the starve and live in squalor. Fuck those electric cars and rockets to Mars! we need help HERE, NOW!! For that matter, why haven't those African's caught up with the rest of the world? Part of Africa is civilized and the rest still hasn't caught on?
As for the religoids, all they give a fuck about is seeing to it that everyone believes in their fantasies about an invisible man that lives in the sky!

LiamJHayden · Accepted Answer

Not sure who told you this. Not including private assistance via organizations like Red Cross, Americares, and numerous churches, the USA government alone provides $B's per year in aid.

Anonymous · Answer

We are. The problem with sending aid is that so much of the money gets creamed off it by those in the charity, government etc b4 it reaches Africa, then it gets creamed off by those in government in Africa and then on the road it gets hijacked by African warlords who use the aid to feed their armies and recruit more soldiers or sold off to buy weapons to fight their wars which is why there's a humanitarian crisis in the first place

strateguy632 · Answer

rich Western Christian countries ARE helping the Christian Africans, as much as possible considering each country has its own government we can't control.

for example war causes food hunger but do you want western countries joining those wars?

or corrupt governments the money won't get to the citizens anyway.

Astarlessnightsky · Answer

On the one hand there are countless organisations helping countries on the African continent. Regardless of the religious aspect.

On the other hand, its really profitable exploiting the African continent for valueable rescources and dumping the waste onto them. Also regardless of any religion.

Miristheiss · Answer

Christian?

The churches help and have charities. Not the governments. The governments just server their political end goals and alliances. There are no "Christian" governments.

Tons of charities help Africa. Politically there are no real alliances with African countries. Those are usually with Europe and Asia.

HighValue · Answer

The western countries have been helping Africa my whole life with billions of dollars every year, free medical aid, food, building infrastructure, etc.

It would actually be better if the western countries didn't help and just let ignorant people die from their own laziness and stupidity.

Joshydavid25 · Answer

There have been so many missionaries and charities in Africa, not to mention the funds and aid sent by the government, which in of itself is actually a crutch since it hurts local businesses owners from making a profit thus not helping to build the economy, thus keeping those countries in poverty.. Not to mention all the corruption in the government which is why I say big government is the problem many times..

Krillanr · Answer

To my understanding, many western countries donate a great deal to Africa.

I'm not sure what says otherwise.

(Two cents) So long as a countries answer to starving is to have more kids for the chance to have one become rich enough to care for them, I don't believe this issue will not end.

purplepoppy · Answer

Governments have sent billions in aid which magically never filters down to where it's needed. Where it does help people, say to get an education they immediately flee Africa to Europe and you get a brain drain.

BadApple69 · Answer

Very simply the governments of these “Christian countries” are not run by Christians. I’m pretty sure most of them are satan worshiping scum. Christian churches do try to help, but there is only so much they can do.

NamerOfStars · Answer

What makes you think they aren't? The US government alone spends almost $60 BILLION a year in foreign aid to Africa. And that's regardless of religion, as it damn well ought to be.

What exactly do you want us to DO?

Anonymous · Answer

I don't think there's a ton of starving to death going on in Africa today. And where there is, the problem is war--not lack of food. So unless you're suggesting military intervention, I'm not sure what you want "rich Western Christian countries" to do.

OlderAndWiser · Answer

Why do you assume that Western nations are not providing aid to African countries?

blueonblack22 · Answer

Do richer Muslim counties help poorer Muslim countries? The last I heard absolutely no Muslim country wants to take in Palestinian refugees right now.

rigmarole · Answer

People follow Christianity for their personal relationship with Jesus, not for a welfare check. Christianity is an individual pursuit. I know that's hard for communist to understand.

CupcakeTheDestroyer · Answer

You really should look up “voluntourism” as that effects a lot of the impoverished communities in the nations of Africa. Most people just call it colonialism now.

VanityFair888 · Answer

Western countries do not care about Africa. They care about African countries as long as they can get some resources like gold and stuff from there.

KostasKouvalis · Answer

We've given them so much aid and nothing is changing for them. Maybe we're getting smart. They wanted indepence, they can run things on their own.

jshm2 · Answer

Because how else do you think those Western Christians got rich, if not by stealing and enslaving those "poor" Africans?

Dargil · Answer

Africa is rife with tribalism. Their governments are hopelessly corrupt and the money would never reach the village.

Anonymous · Answer

Uhm they do. Countries around the world sends countries in africa BILLIONS of dollars each year and have done for many decades.

Anonymous · Answer

They do. But everytime they try those Chtistian African countries rape and murder the western Christians for their trouble. It takes a special kind of Christian to do it anyhow knowing all the risks involved.

glennos89 · Answer

Because they are greedy and addicted to power and money 🤑💰

AmeerX · Answer

It's not just Christians that are starving in Africa. They are all starving and helping humans is more important than helping Africans

OddBeMe · Answer

Funny they’re only “Christian” to get free shit from Christian charities.

Anonymous · Answer

Because we're broke and no longer Christian according to the last census

Pyrofox · Answer

Simple out of sight, out of mind.

DextroShade · Answer

We tried to already, they called it "colonialism"

Anonymous · Answer

Well. It must be god's will.

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