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re: Bill Gates pledges bulk of $200 billion fortune to Africa’s development
Posted on 6/2/25 at 3:14 pm to Fun Bunch
Posted on 6/2/25 at 3:14 pm to Fun Bunch
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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
He'll never learn.
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Posted on 6/2/25 at 3:14 pm to L.A.
What a dumbass. Those people would bludgeon him in a heartbeat.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 3:21 pm to L.A.
Because he will still control what is done with the money and he will do illegal genetic research that he can’t find here the US!
Posted on 6/2/25 at 3:25 pm to TrueTiger
There is no guilt. He is spending it all before he dies, he wants to be treated like a liberal icon instead of a known Epstein guest in his remaining days
I don’t blame him. This is as good as it gets for him, it’s going to be quite toasty in his next destination
I don’t blame him. This is as good as it gets for him, it’s going to be quite toasty in his next destination
Posted on 6/2/25 at 3:26 pm to LNCHBOX
quote:To whom? Which international constituency shows they care about Africa? We certainly know the west doesn't after what happened with covid.
Because pandering
Posted on 6/2/25 at 3:29 pm to L.A.
200 billion thrown at a problem in the most corrupt continent that ever existed, war lords and criminals are dancing in the street. Not a dime will be spent on anything that may improve the country. And lets say it did, 200 billion wouldnt scratch the surface. It wont move the needle in any significant way regarding quality of life in that third world mess.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 3:31 pm to jnethe1
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Speaking of free money, does anyone remember that $100 million raised by JJ Watt after hurricane Harvey? I have lived in Houston for a long time, and I do not know anyone who received that money or help from it. I wonder what happened to it.
41.6 million, distributed among 8 charities
Posted on 6/2/25 at 3:35 pm to L.A.
Trying to buy goodwill in advance of the release of the Epstein tapes and data
Posted on 6/2/25 at 3:43 pm to L.A.
A chicken in every pot and a gold necklace around every neck. Seriously, I hope somebody honest manages this money to build decent infrastructure for the good poor folk there instead of political grift. But we know that we cannot legislate morality and higher vision or buy it. Check out the results of Johnson’s “Great Society “ gambit. An idle mind is the devil’s work shop.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 3:49 pm to L.A.
I'll add my non-tinfoilhat explanation. People, as they get older and realize that they are mortal, start to focus on legacy. Sure, he's the Microsoft guy.
But if by some chance, his $200 billion makes a huge difference in Africa, he'll be immortalized there in the history books for ages.
But if by some chance, his $200 billion makes a huge difference in Africa, he'll be immortalized there in the history books for ages.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 3:52 pm to L.A.
I thought they wuz kangz n shite
Why do kangz n shite need help from the white man who “stole everything from the almighty kangz”
Why do kangz n shite need help from the white man who “stole everything from the almighty kangz”
Posted on 6/2/25 at 4:15 pm to L.A.
quote:More blacks, less whites.
My question is, why Africa? Can someone explain this to me?
More blacks is really all you get when you give 'aid' to Africa. Not better, not worse, just more.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 4:19 pm to The Torch
quote:And African warlords aren't gonna touch a dime of Bill's Billion$?
He could have solved the homeless problems in America with that.
But here the politicians would steal all the money
Posted on 6/2/25 at 4:20 pm to L.A.
China thanks him, so they can continue raping the continent…
Posted on 6/2/25 at 4:24 pm to L.A.
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My question is, why Africa?
Money laundering
Posted on 6/2/25 at 4:28 pm to L.A.
If Gates wants to leave his money in the hopes of a utopian “Wakanda” emerging on the African continent someday then that’s up to him.
I think all that money will eventually find its way into the hands of a corrupt few and most regular African people will be left the same as they’ve been the entirety of my life.
But if it makes Bill feel good about himself before checking out of planet Earth, then that’s his call.
I think all that money will eventually find its way into the hands of a corrupt few and most regular African people will be left the same as they’ve been the entirety of my life.
But if it makes Bill feel good about himself before checking out of planet Earth, then that’s his call.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 4:28 pm to beaux duke
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41.6 million
I thought it was more, but you are correct. Still the largest crowd sourced fundraiser in history.
quote:
distributed among 8 charities
Yes. I have heard that as well. I am saying that I don’t know a single person who was helped by this effort.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 4:28 pm to The Torch
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here the politicians would steal all the money
There you go. He knows where this money is going to actually go. This is probably just the new slush fund now that stashing it in Ukraine or China is a no go now.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 4:33 pm to L.A.
10 years after Gates is dead, Africa will have the same problems, but the warlords will be much much wealther.
Posted on 6/2/25 at 5:13 pm to L.A.
Might as well light it on fire.
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