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NGO Networks In Haiti Cause Problems For ISPs
angry tapir sends in an article from GoodGear Guide that begins: "While the communications networks that aid groups set up quickly following the earthquake in Haiti were surely critical to rescue efforts, the new networks have had some negative effects on the local ISP community. More than a month after the earthquake devastated the island nation, local ISPs are starting to grumble about being left out of business opportunities and about how some of the temporary equipment — using spectrum without proper authorization — is interfering with their own expensive networks, causing a degradation of their services."
SIDA has repeatedly come under fire however, both domestically and internationally, for their approach, especially from religiously influenced charities, for their method of not donating stuff directly, main accusation being that it's "not compassionate enough".
Give a man a fish, and you make him dependent on you for food. This is what organized religion has been up to since it was invented. You learn to go to them with all your problems, appropriate or not.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
Of course the fact that the idea of working with and training locals is something that was first introduced by religious organizations is completely irrelevant.
Living up to your nickname, I see. It's entirely relevant; the problem is that "working with and training" is also known as "indoctrinating" and they're continually taught that god is the root solution to all their problems, just as the Salvation Army does today. Believing in yourself is the real answer.
"You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"