Posted on Jan 25, 2018
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What I Learned in the Peace Corps in Africa: Trump Is Right
"In plain English: s--- is everywhere. People defecate on the open ground, and the feces is blown with the dust – onto you, your clothes, your food, the water. He warned us the first day of training: do not even touch water. Human feces carries parasites that bore through your skin and cause organ failure.
Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that a few decades later, liberals would be pushing the lie that Western civilization is no better than a third-world country. Or would teach two generations of our kids that loving your own culture and wanting to preserve it are racism
"In plain English: s--- is everywhere. People defecate on the open ground, and the feces is blown with the dust – onto you, your clothes, your food, the water. He warned us the first day of training: do not even touch water. Human feces carries parasites that bore through your skin and cause organ failure.
Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined that a few decades later, liberals would be pushing the lie that Western civilization is no better than a third-world country. Or would teach two generations of our kids that loving your own culture and wanting to preserve it are racism
What I Learned in the Peace Corps in Africa: Trump Is Right
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What gets me is that the liberal snowflakes upset about this are perfectly willing to use the phrase "third world country".
While "third world country" doesn't have a specific, well defined definition, there are two basic "definitions" in use:
1. "Developing countries" or "under developed countries"
2. Not aligned with the policies of the United States or the former Soviet Union.
The most common usage is the first one...which is simply a milder, more politically correct way of saying "sh*thole countries", when you think about it.
The article mentions issues with sanitation as, at least, one major factor of concern in such countries. But honestly? I've seen similar behavior in some supposedly "developed" countries.
For example, France. How difficult is it to clean up after your dog when you walk him/her? You'd think this would be fundamental to pet care, right? But nooooo...France has a problem, even in cities like Paris (perhaps especially in cities like France) with people literally letting their dogs sh*t and p*ss on the sidewalks AND LEAVING IT.
Now, I won't say EVERYBODY in France does this EVERYWHERE you go in France...but it IS a fact in France and it IS a problem.
One could reasonably use this to describe France as a "sh*thole".
Much of India deals with people who culturally have no problems with quite literally taking a dump wherever they wish out in the open. The concept of some kind of central bathroom facilities in homes or nearby is, quite literally, cultural anathema.
Fundamental to any society/nation is the very basics having to do with cleanliness and waste management. This is because it's essential to disease control...a basic health issue which historically has been proven to be a problem any time any significant group of people gather together in a closely populated society.
If one's nation (city, town, neighborhood, home, etc.) does not have a firm grasp on this, they are, quite literally, "sh*tholes".
One can apply this to any level of dirt/filth one can find examples to. And the United States is full of such examples across the board, as well.
Detroit? Run down sh*thole.
Gary, Indiana? Industrial sh*thole.
Neighborhood in which the homes have run down, are full of trash, aren't kept up, and gangs of hoodlums running things? Sh*tholes.
Mom had a similar name for my room when I was growing up, which she used quite frequently: "Pig sty". "I have never in my life seen such a pig sty!" (One could argue that this was an exaggeration, of course, because ANYTHING which didn't meet her standards of cleanliness was automatically a "pig sty".)
And pig sty's? Yep...literal sh*tholes.
While "third world country" doesn't have a specific, well defined definition, there are two basic "definitions" in use:
1. "Developing countries" or "under developed countries"
2. Not aligned with the policies of the United States or the former Soviet Union.
The most common usage is the first one...which is simply a milder, more politically correct way of saying "sh*thole countries", when you think about it.
The article mentions issues with sanitation as, at least, one major factor of concern in such countries. But honestly? I've seen similar behavior in some supposedly "developed" countries.
For example, France. How difficult is it to clean up after your dog when you walk him/her? You'd think this would be fundamental to pet care, right? But nooooo...France has a problem, even in cities like Paris (perhaps especially in cities like France) with people literally letting their dogs sh*t and p*ss on the sidewalks AND LEAVING IT.
Now, I won't say EVERYBODY in France does this EVERYWHERE you go in France...but it IS a fact in France and it IS a problem.
One could reasonably use this to describe France as a "sh*thole".
Much of India deals with people who culturally have no problems with quite literally taking a dump wherever they wish out in the open. The concept of some kind of central bathroom facilities in homes or nearby is, quite literally, cultural anathema.
Fundamental to any society/nation is the very basics having to do with cleanliness and waste management. This is because it's essential to disease control...a basic health issue which historically has been proven to be a problem any time any significant group of people gather together in a closely populated society.
If one's nation (city, town, neighborhood, home, etc.) does not have a firm grasp on this, they are, quite literally, "sh*tholes".
One can apply this to any level of dirt/filth one can find examples to. And the United States is full of such examples across the board, as well.
Detroit? Run down sh*thole.
Gary, Indiana? Industrial sh*thole.
Neighborhood in which the homes have run down, are full of trash, aren't kept up, and gangs of hoodlums running things? Sh*tholes.
Mom had a similar name for my room when I was growing up, which she used quite frequently: "Pig sty". "I have never in my life seen such a pig sty!" (One could argue that this was an exaggeration, of course, because ANYTHING which didn't meet her standards of cleanliness was automatically a "pig sty".)
And pig sty's? Yep...literal sh*tholes.
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SGT Kevin Berman
Easy on Detroit - their tearing down 1,000+ homes/buildings a year, so becoming less of a sh*thole every day.
Downtown has been transformed as well -
Going to take a while, and could always make a turn for the worse, but Detroit's on an uphill swing.
Downtown has been transformed as well -
Going to take a while, and could always make a turn for the worse, but Detroit's on an uphill swing.
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Anyone that has spent anytime in far away "under developed" countries has seen this type of behavior. This particular nation may have some extreme examples. Cultural norms and acceptable behavior are not the same everywhere. Many that think everyone is the same (in regard to behavior, cultural norms, human decency etc.) are either liars or they have never been to any of the under developed countries for more than a UN walk through.
That doesn't mean the people are bad, they are different and their acceptable behaviors are different. Those that get up in arms when Haiti is called a shithole would never live in Port-au-Prince on the rougher side of town. No one from a western nation would want to.
I have seen people, in this country, stop and relieve themselves right next to the street/sidewalk on a number of occasions. We are importing that sort of behavior. That is how some of these folks have lived their entire life. Why do we think they would change just because they have landed here?
That doesn't mean the people are bad, they are different and their acceptable behaviors are different. Those that get up in arms when Haiti is called a shithole would never live in Port-au-Prince on the rougher side of town. No one from a western nation would want to.
I have seen people, in this country, stop and relieve themselves right next to the street/sidewalk on a number of occasions. We are importing that sort of behavior. That is how some of these folks have lived their entire life. Why do we think they would change just because they have landed here?
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