by PorkPiePorn » Tue Mar 21, 2017 1:48 pm
RBD wrote:PorkPiePorn wrote:
I wondered if these kind of things happening could be entrapment or sting. More of these APLE NGO types on the ground could be laying traps like this. It occurred to me how bad this is, because, people go and report that this happened, when in fact it might not have been real, and further to that, these kinds of reports will encourage the kind of men seeking this kind of thing to go to Cambodia. In the end, the NGO's create an industry, just like a fire department that hires arsonists.
The donor industry is absolutely self-serving. Take the case where these 'orphanages' that were set up because the parents supposedly could not bring up their kids - now we have NGOs that have been set up to 're-educate' the same kids who were brought up in institutions so that they can integrate back into the society were taken away from....If you look at what Oxfam/ CARE etc. are currently doing in Cambodia, it bears no relation to what they originally came to Cambodia for. The incidence of AIDS has plummeted in Cambodia to less that 0.4% while increases in Estonia (1.2%), the Ukraine (1%) and Latvia (0.7%) - but who the hell wants to live the Ukraine or Latvia? Women can't afford to give birth so donors provide free hospital birth services; then they can't feed the same kids, so donors provide food; then they can't provide education, so donors provide free schooling; then they become junkies and share needles so donors provide ARVs etc etc....It's a great industry and I have been lucky enough to make a fortune from it.
It's true, and the people on the ground are working for peanuts believing in the cause while the CEO's and executives study what ways bring in the most money. If the problems were actually solved, the gravy train would end so that is totally counter intuitive. Take the case of breast cancer awareness and fund-raising. I mean, who doesn't love breasts, and we all know someone who has had breast cancer. What kind of a cheap bugger wouldn't support breasts and give a little bit? Answer: Me, and the enlightened who know what is really going on and wont let others guilt me into supporting their schemes. Some of these charities (western based) are bordering on illegal.
Good on you for calling it as you see it even though you are profiting from it.
[quote="RBD"][quote="PorkPiePorn"]
I wondered if these kind of things happening could be entrapment or sting. More of these APLE NGO types on the ground could be laying traps like this. It occurred to me how bad this is, because, people go and report that this happened, when in fact it might not have been real, and further to that, these kinds of reports will encourage the kind of men seeking this kind of thing to go to Cambodia. In the end, the NGO's create an industry, just like a fire department that hires arsonists. [/quote]
The donor industry is absolutely self-serving. Take the case where these 'orphanages' that were set up because the parents supposedly could not bring up their kids - now we have NGOs that have been set up to 're-educate' the same kids who were brought up in institutions so that they can integrate back into the society were taken away from....If you look at what Oxfam/ CARE etc. are currently doing in Cambodia, it bears no relation to what they originally came to Cambodia for. The incidence of AIDS has plummeted in Cambodia to less that 0.4% while increases in Estonia (1.2%), the Ukraine (1%) and Latvia (0.7%) - but who the hell wants to live the Ukraine or Latvia? Women can't afford to give birth so donors provide free hospital birth services; then they can't feed the same kids, so donors provide food; then they can't provide education, so donors provide free schooling; then they become junkies and share needles so donors provide ARVs etc etc....It's a great industry and I have been lucky enough to make a fortune from it.[/quote]
It's true, and the people on the ground are working for peanuts believing in the cause while the CEO's and executives study what ways bring in the most money. If the problems were actually solved, the gravy train would end so that is totally counter intuitive. Take the case of breast cancer awareness and fund-raising. I mean, who doesn't love breasts, and we all know someone who has had breast cancer. What kind of a cheap bugger wouldn't support breasts and give a little bit? Answer: Me, and the enlightened who know what is really going on and wont let others guilt me into supporting their schemes. Some of these charities (western based) are bordering on illegal.
Good on you for calling it as you see it even though you are profiting from it.