I wonder how people in Africa can support Russia. Russia basically wants to starve them. Maybe it is our fault. By not taking them seriously. Because we colonized them and treated them paternalisticly. Maybe we just feel superior to them. Also concerning our values and actions.
I think most people don't want to waste much time on self-reflecting. Everyone is busy with their own life. I think this thought was one of mine when I was more into antinatalism. We here in Western society profit from the inequality on this planet. We just ignore it every single day in order not to feel guilty. I thought a child in Germany probably profits from all inequality on this earth. For example due to the cheaper products we can get here.
I think many people are not often self-aware about it. I don't doubt that also in Western countries you can have horrible life quality. And suffer due to poverty. But many people who procreate don't see which power structures they caburize.
It is one of these uncomfortable things we want to forget about. It is just unpleasant being reminded that we profit from their suffering.
Though I also think that many people in these country need more education. Also about contraception. I recently watched the news. I am not sure which African country but there is something like a famine. They interviewed a mother. She asked the journalists how she shall feed her 9 children without a job. Yeah when I hear stuff like that I get desperate about the world. This is a difficult topic. And you can often sound paternalistic or even racist when talking about it. But I think it should be questioned if parents without a job, future, income, health insurance etc. bring 9 new sentient beings in this world. I don't blame the people who do this. But they need better education.
It is better for them and their children. Lets say if they only have 2 children these little humans have way better life prospects. I just remember another report from Africa. Also about poverty. A mother with I think 7 children (cannot remember it exactly) had to leave some of her children alone. In order to save some of them.I think she wanted to save 2 of them and sacrificed the rest. I don't want to be in the shoes of this mother and it probably must be heartbreaking. But I get really depressed when I imagine how these people and children suffer under horrible circumstances. Sometimes it is just better not to procreate. In my opinion.
I think most people don't want to waste much time on self-reflecting. Everyone is busy with their own life. I think this thought was one of mine when I was more into antinatalism. We here in Western society profit from the inequality on this planet. We just ignore it every single day in order not to feel guilty. I thought a child in Germany probably profits from all inequality on this earth. For example due to the cheaper products we can get here.
I think many people are not often self-aware about it. I don't doubt that also in Western countries you can have horrible life quality. And suffer due to poverty. But many people who procreate don't see which power structures they caburize.
It is one of these uncomfortable things we want to forget about. It is just unpleasant being reminded that we profit from their suffering.
Though I also think that many people in these country need more education. Also about contraception. I recently watched the news. I am not sure which African country but there is something like a famine. They interviewed a mother. She asked the journalists how she shall feed her 9 children without a job. Yeah when I hear stuff like that I get desperate about the world. This is a difficult topic. And you can often sound paternalistic or even racist when talking about it. But I think it should be questioned if parents without a job, future, income, health insurance etc. bring 9 new sentient beings in this world. I don't blame the people who do this. But they need better education.
It is better for them and their children. Lets say if they only have 2 children these little humans have way better life prospects. I just remember another report from Africa. Also about poverty. A mother with I think 7 children (cannot remember it exactly) had to leave some of her children alone. In order to save some of them.I think she wanted to save 2 of them and sacrificed the rest. I don't want to be in the shoes of this mother and it probably must be heartbreaking. But I get really depressed when I imagine how these people and children suffer under horrible circumstances. Sometimes it is just better not to procreate. In my opinion.
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