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blahbleh112233 t1_j9uqugb wrote

Reply to comment by zsreport in Report says donors ‘turning away’ from Taliban-ruled Afghanistan by burningphoenix77888

Its the conundrum we face with NK too. On one hand, 90% of the money probably goes towards the ruling elite, but on the other hand, that 10% is still preventing some people from starving.

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zsreport t1_j9uru1f wrote

Your comment reminded me of this old incident involving giant rabbits that were meant to set up a breeding program to help alleviate famine in North Korea:

"Bunny boiler: Kim Jong-il ate my giant rabbits"

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pegothejerk t1_j9usi4q wrote

> Pyongyang's embassy in Berlin has denied the rabbits are dead.

No, no, 'e's uh,...he's resting.

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Valyrian_Kobolds t1_j9v7phm wrote

There's lots of places to donate to that will alleviate human suffering more efficiently than donating towards regimes that will obviously steal the money to enrich themselves.

Unfortunately, we can't help everyone, so we reach the ones who are closest or easiest to lend a hand to.

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blahbleh112233 t1_j9vao9y wrote

With places locked down like NK and the Taliban? Not really since they won't let them in. But that's the rub I guess.

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Valyrian_Kobolds t1_j9vax3a wrote

I mean like... Mosquito nets in Africa (although malaria is less of an issue) because they're cheap and there wasn't bureaucracy preventing the help. or helping dig wells in those places.

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blahbleh112233 t1_j9vbhlk wrote

Yeah. I'm more specifically referring to totalitarian regimes that won't let NGO's in. Like NK is suffering massively from COVID, but they won't let the red cross do their thing independently at all.

And don't forget that the entire Black Hawk Down episode happened because Somali warlords were essentially robbing people of their food allotments right after they got out of sight of the UN peacekeepers.

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swheels125 t1_j9wsolw wrote

I’d imagine it’s the same problem the international community is facing in trying to help earthquake victims in Syria. How many aid workers would even go? And who would donate money to the “government” of a failed state where we know the money wouldn’t be going to the right places?

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