<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>Kelly Anderson wrote:</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>"One of the major problems in the third world </span></div><div><span>is that people come from the first world with </span></div><div><span>first world solutions connected to first world<br>money. They need to learn to think in third </span></div><div><span>world terms first, and then bring the money to </span></div><div><span>bear in a third world way. That's why we need<br>to Wikify third world solutions. Allow the third </span></div><div><span>world to solve their own problems from the </span></div><div><span>bottom up, and only then add money."</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>It is my view that first world people should</span></div><div><span>concentrate on things they can impact which</span></div><div><span>would allow
long term consequences for</span></div><div><span>improving people's lives. Many improverished</span></div><div><span>people will remain that way generation after</span></div><div><span>generation because of a lack of property rights.</span></div><div><span>Spend your 1st world resources helping such</span></div><div><span>people with property rights and a legal system</span></div><div><span>to enforce property rights.</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>I am one generation removed from what could</span></div><div><span>be viewed as 3rd world conditions here in</span></div><div><span>rural Missouri. I know a little something about</span></div><div><span>tin roof buildings since I have a garage built</span></div><div><span>of recycled material just like that seen in the</span></div><div><span>video starting this thread. I had/have close </span></div><div><span>relatives </span><span>who lived in such buildings - very
</span></div><div><span>common 1-2 generations ago and can still</span></div><div><span>be seen in some places in rural Alabama and </span></div><div><span>Arkansas. Ruining the resale value of tin in</span></div><div><span>your roof by </span><span>by placing holes in it is a tradeoff</span></div><div><span>some may have not considered while being</span></div><div><span>convinced of the value of lighting. The solution</span></div><div><span>may work for some people but you can bet</span></div><div><span>a few young kids got their asses whipped after</span></div><div><span>dad came home and there were holes in his </span><span>tin.</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>Dennis May<var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var></span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><br><br> </div></div></body></html>