Purple, you do give me a laugh sometimes, this being one of them
Occasionally people post regarding issues relating to other Countries and from what I have seen being advised is that this is a site dealing with Irish issues. You can trawl through previous posts and prove me wrong if you wish, I don't mind.
With regard to the UN I agree with your points. I know a couple of very well educated people who have worked in very deprived areas for the UN and want to work for them again, simply because it was such a cushy number for them. Highly paid work, house keepers, gardeners, cooks provided for next to nothing. excellent accommodation, the best of food. All while people starved, or close to it within a couple of miles or so away from them. One of them actually threw in a comment about feeling "guilt" given that she had been a history teacher and felt bad regarding the Irish famine, but that didn't stop her wanting to go back. "The lifestyle and social scene for the UN workers is that good apparently!! But this is just hear say from my point of view, I have not experienced it myself.
You are correct I probably have on more than one occasion commented that you are somewhat harsh on what I would call underprivileged people or people who simply do not have the ability (you would probably call it desire) to do things for themselves.
You are also fairly correct imo when you say that poverty can be corrected from one generation to the next. There are two problems that jump out at me.
1, We have a large adult population who are now having children who fall into the unable / unwilling category mentioned earlier. These are now the carers of the next generation. We have as a country gone through the situation where the state did step in and take these children into care in the past in some instances. We all know the outcome of what happened there. Or have been living under a stone for the past 10 years if we don't. Do you have a suggestion as to how this can be addressed?
2, There is only room at the top for very few. Room in the middle for quite a few more. And then there is the bottom of the pile where are lot of people reside. Including a lot of people right now who would have considered themselves quite wealthy a few years ago. The number is growing. I would also appreciate your suggestions as to how this is to be addressed?
With regard to personal comments about you. I have no idea who you are, sometimes I disagree with you, it is an open discussion forum, it probably would not last long if everyone agreed on everything.
I won't be pm'ing you with regard to your work schedule............ but you do list your location as being "in your own little world" and I can't disagree with that.
I do think like a lot of people on here we both would like to see a better world / Ireland. To put it in very simple terms you would use the stick approach whereas I would use the carrot, this may stem from our upbringings or our experiences of what works for us in life, I don't know.
It would be nice if you answered the questions I asked above. Previously you have never done so. I appreciate the answers are difficult, no one seems to have come up with them yet.