Feed the World?

So Band Aid 2 is going to help feed the poor in Africa and make the world a better place? Really? Well maybe, if all the money received was going to go straight to the poor, then yes, in the short term. But how much of the £3.99 a copy for this awful piece of music is actually going to get to the poor?

By the time the costs have been taken out, the expenses claims, the advertising industries cut etc, there will be very little left for the poor people of Africa. The cynical, myself included, might even say this is nothing more than a huge publicity stunt for the artists involved.

Just think about it a minute. They give up a few hours of their time and get the sort of publicity that would normally cost them a fortune. If you really want to help the poor DONT buy this crappy CD, instead donate directly to a charity. You will be doing far more good and a lot more of what you donate will go directly to help the people who need it, rather than making a bunch of millionaires feel better about themselves.


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