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Bill Gates pledges bulk of $200 billion fortune to Africa’s development
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:25 pm
My question is, why Africa? Can someone explain this to me?
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Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:25 pm to L.A.
Because pandering
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:26 pm to L.A.
I don't mind this especially if it helps keep more Africans in Africa
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:27 pm to L.A.
I am sure 200 billion will do wonders for them, it will all be managed wisely and not completely pocketed by warlords and turn already worthless currency into toilet paper
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:29 pm to L.A.
Africa will still screw it up...
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:29 pm to L.A.
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Bill Gates pledges bulk of $200 billion fortune to Africa’s development
Wants to make sure they kill all the whiteys instead of just a portion.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:29 pm to L.A.
I will never understand why 10% of the global population is always responsible for the other 90%.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:31 pm to L.A.
Not happening soon enough
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:31 pm to L.A.
might as well just burn it
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:31 pm to L.A.
Trillions have been wasted in Africa with nothing to show for it. Probably hundreds of trillions in today’s money. Whats another couple billion.
It’s his money. Let him burn it.
It’s his money. Let him burn it.
This post was edited on 6/2/25 at 2:19 pm
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:32 pm to L.A.
It's the ultimate white guilt move now that they are murdering whites in South Africa too.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:33 pm to L.A.
He could have solved the homeless problems in America with that.
But here the politicians would steal all the money
But here the politicians would steal all the money
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:34 pm to L.A.
He can do what he wants with his money but that's a serious waste of resources. It's funny the lies liberals have to tell themselves.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:35 pm to SirWinston
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I don't mind this especially if it helps keep more Africans in Africa
With that much money available, I'm not sure that Americans of African Ancestry won't find it profitable to remigrate to help the locals spend the Gates fortune.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:37 pm to The Torch
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He could have solved the homeless problems in America with that.
But here the politicians would steal all the money
Spoiler
The politicians in Africa are going to steal it all too.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:41 pm to L.A.
One thing I do not understand about Africa.
There is a missionary organization that gets donations from churches all over and what they do is go to Africa and they dig wells for villages through out the continent.
Why? Why don't villages have wells already? Why does an outside organization have to do it? These villages have been there for hundreds of years. Why didn't they dig their own wells?
It's not new information that people can dig a well and get water. So, why have they not done so 100, 200, a 1000 years ago?
I can't wrap my head around this.
There is a missionary organization that gets donations from churches all over and what they do is go to Africa and they dig wells for villages through out the continent.
Why? Why don't villages have wells already? Why does an outside organization have to do it? These villages have been there for hundreds of years. Why didn't they dig their own wells?
It's not new information that people can dig a well and get water. So, why have they not done so 100, 200, a 1000 years ago?
I can't wrap my head around this.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:42 pm to SirWinston
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I don't mind this especially if it helps keep more Africans in Africa
it mostly will only help the rich African leaders and their friends
kinda of like Haiti
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:43 pm to L.A.
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My question is, why Africa? Can someone explain this to me?
I'm trying to be optimistic here so don't kill me:
He sees it as a place where his investments can make a great difference in saving future generations. Whether that is through clean water, medical supplies, building / updating infrastructure or generally stabilizing nations that need that little extra boost to get them over the hump. That's my sunshine pumping spin on why he's doing it.
Or he could just feel like buying a Nobel Peace Prize while throwing his money away as has been done for generations because most of the sub-Saharan nations have so many problems that they aren't fixable. Or maybe African farmland is really really cheap.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:43 pm to L.A.
Pissing money down a hole.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 1:43 pm to L.A.
I don't know what caused the guilt that he is trying to rub salve into.
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