I think that one of the biggest points discussed in the opening of the movie Poverty Inc. is how there are so many companies and pushes for the eradication of poverty and yet it is still a huge issue. This is interesting, because there are so many companies, fundraisers, and government support systems that are put into place so it seems very contradictory that we still struggle with currently. I think that one of the interesting points brought up in this movie is how a majority of Americans are very patronizing and have this sort of image of "poor people" and one of the most common misconceptions is that it is only or majorly a big problem in foreign countries. I do feel that this is a huge issue, especially with how large of a gap there is in the modern income and also the homelessness population seen here in America. This is a very ignorant and also hypocritical thought of Americans, because we cannot judge others when we struggle with similar things. I feel that patronizing and arrogance are the reason why poverty is the big issue it still is today because many of the rich and wealthy people do look down on those who are less fortunate and don't want to help them because they picture them as dirty, homeless, and foreign. In order to help the issue of poverty I feel that it is necessary to educate people better on what poverty is and how people who are seen ass "poor" are still human and deserve help just like everyone else. Personally having already been to Tanzania, I sort of already realized how their life is. Without attempting to undermine the issue of poverty and hunger, I do feel that the image most modern Americans have of Africa and other impoverished places is very demeaning. I thought it was so great how the movie illuminated how they have so many resources in these thought of poor and terrible places, and how the issues aren't that there isn't a way to provide for people leaving here it is an issue of over-bearing capitalism and a lack of understanding for world trade/distribution. When talking about rice distribution in Haiti, the movie discussed how when cheap rice was brought in from these capitalism environments, this caused a ton of competition that ended up beating out the local farmers and thus creating more poverty. I think this is also an illumination of how America and other first world countries lack an understanding for how to help impoverished countries because the attempt to feed them and provide them with resources backfires and ends up enlarging the issue. I think this movie brings up the point of how to help these countries is to bring them up and help them provide their own resources for their people and make income through trade and distribution just like we have in our first-world societies.
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