Oprah Winfrey is doing more harm than good in Africa.

Although O is doing the best she knows how from her personal life experiences, I believe she is not qualified to lead the education of the children in Africa.O was born and raised in america as an american. The people and especialy the mothers of Africa have a completly different culture and value system.O is even dressing the girls in uniforms as she was dressed, not in traditional african dress.Is oprah causing more harm than good by educating these children to american standards when africa will never have the resources to sustain an american way of life?Edited by Admin, : Fix spelling error in title.

I agree with that completely. The white folks over here thought they were doing the Aboriginal community a favour. They still live in poverty today. They have suffered so much and only now are these people being heard. Oprah ain't even asking never mind listening.Edited by paula rose, : No reason given.

Why take issue, Magda? You have highlighted my point exactly. Where does America get all their resourses from? This is just not true. So now the whites are out of work? If we all aspired to these heights and reached these levels of professionalism, do you think the world would be a better place?You know Magda, it is quite possible you have a pair of drapes hanging at your window that I made whilst earning a living for my family. I churned out hundreds that were distributed all over the world. There will be no more sewing machinists. I made jeans and lingerie too. No more cheap mass production. I can't wait. I can make my own clothes.There are far reaching possible disastrous consequences that we are leaving as a legacy for our children. We need to see them now, not wait for the future and learn again in retrospect, or not as the case may be. Wrong again. I matronize them because I am them. Edited by paula rose, : No reason given.

This was the only comparison I made.

Yes, time will tell. I just hope it isn't too late when it does.

Nator, I have obviously not been clear on what I am implying. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.It is a complicated issue. I believe the education of the african children in this way is missing vital steps. The education should be built on what they already have.The example I can give is of the Aboriginal peoples here. The indigenous people were here thousands of years before the whites invaded. The whites only a couple of hundred. The aboriginal people already had a huge history in the spoken language and in art.The black african peoples are exactly the same in that they have thousands of years history and a culture that is founded on their history. This is the starting point. They have the solutions themselves if only they were asked.The good deeds of the whites dispossessed the Aboriginal poeples from their families and their history. They were expected to become extinct. A much reduced population is finally being heard. We are now learning much from them. I bow my head in shame. The implications of this view point truly gives me the shudders. The inequality is staggering.Edited by paula rose, : No reason given.Edited by paula rose, : No reason given.

We meet again and again. Are you following me? I'm glad you do. I do a lot of implying and do not always state clearly what I mean. I know what I mean and think everyone else does, so thanks again. ..............I was implying that it would be good if the cheap labour was lost and the 'pool' paid a living wage equal to other workers who put in the same amount of labour.
These skills and these jobs are an important part of our survival, just as the manufacture of every other commodity that comes from cheap labour. Hope this clarifes my position.Through personal experience of working for many years in British sweat shops, cotton mills and clothing manufacturers, I know it was bloody hard work in cockroach, hot, dirty smelly conditions for low pay. I was lucky compared to others still enduring worse conditions and lower pay than I.These skills and these jobs in the labour market are the backbone of the world. We cannot and should not educate ourselves out of these jobs. Who will empty my bin or yours?

Would this not be for the greater good? Could we not buy less and send them the money we would have spent on things we did not need? Don't you think these people are not already suffering a serious disaster?I understand there would be huge economic upheaval to bring equality to the world's population but don't you think it may be worth every penny?

I see your observations are from an economis viewpoint. Although it is important, whilst the value of money is prioritized above the welfare of humanity, nothing will change. Many don't wish for change. Many do, and nothing can stop change. It's only a matter of time.
The world economy suits only some and is very detrimental to others. If the money game collasped, the only ones untouched will be those with nothing to lose or are willing to lose. The poorest people would survive as they have for god knows how many years. Could we survive? Is money worth worshipping or are we?

It would level the playing fields for those millions already in poverty. The balance of power would be equal. Fantastic.
It isn't the money that is of value but the goods that are traded with money. The goods have value far above the monetry value. Peoples lives are invested in these goods which are just thrown away.I would think most people fear poverty and whilst poverty exists, there will always be the fear of poverty perpetuating itself over and over again. The power of money is the creator of poverty. An ingenius game don't you think?