Posted on Feb 13, 2020
Witness History - Diary of life in a favela - BBC Sounds
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A poor single mother of three, Carolina Maria de Jesus lived in a derelict shack and spent her days scavenging for food for her children, doing odd jobs and collecting paper and bottles. Her diary, written between 1955 and 1960, brought to life the harsh realities faced by thousands of poor Brazilians who arrived in cities like São Paulo and Rio looking for better opportunities. Her daughter, Vera Eunice de Jesus Lima, speaks to Thomas Pappon about how the book changed her family's life.
Witness History - Diary of life in a favela - BBC Sounds
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While stories like these are becoming less common - except in the USA where the bottom seems to be growing...still a large portion of the world's population wakes up hungry in substandard surroundings. On the good side though, when I was a kid in the fifties, more than half the world lived like this. Now it is supposedly around 10%...but I think those numbers a skewed a bit because there is a very thin line between poverty and just enough to get by.
Someday, maybe... this will be just ancient history.
Someday, maybe... this will be just ancient history.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - I wrote a long and elegant reply, quoting Steven Pinker's book on Violence and his data...and it got lost in cyberspace, or was to liberal for Rally Point Alogorhims to tolerate. LOL
So I will just write the punchline I used...which comes from one of my favorite Comics (Joe Rogan) : "Oh, year Mr. Silicon Valley millionaire, you think you are so smart? Well, let me ask you this question: "If I put you alone in the forest with only the clothes on your back and an Ax....how long until you can send me an email?"
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So I will just write the punchline I used...which comes from one of my favorite Comics (Joe Rogan) : "Oh, year Mr. Silicon Valley millionaire, you think you are so smart? Well, let me ask you this question: "If I put you alone in the forest with only the clothes on your back and an Ax....how long until you can send me an email?"
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