http://www.unpackingdevelopment.com/2009/05/13/enjoy-poverty/ Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:17:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 http://www.unpackingdevelopment.com/2009/05/13/enjoy-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-606 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:17:01 +0000 http://www.unpackingdevelopment.com/?p=281#comment-606 [...] http://www.unpackingdevelopment.com/2009/05/13/enjoy-poverty/ [...] [...] http://www.unpackingdevelopment.com/2009/05/13/enjoy-poverty/ [...]

]]> http://www.unpackingdevelopment.com/2009/05/13/enjoy-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-503 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:47:01 +0000 http://www.unpackingdevelopment.com/?p=281#comment-503 [...] on the humanitarian crisis in any number of African countries. But if I learned anything from Renzo Martens it’s that our awareness of the plight of many impoverished Africans isn’t really [...] [...] on the humanitarian crisis in any number of African countries. But if I learned anything from Renzo Martens it’s that our awareness of the plight of many impoverished Africans isn’t really [...]

]]> http://www.unpackingdevelopment.com/2009/05/13/enjoy-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-501 paul Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:51:11 +0000 http://www.unpackingdevelopment.com/?p=281#comment-501 i was there for this movie and i've been talking about it ever since. i think his other solution to poverty was for the rich to realize just how priveledged they are and that unless we start connecting the dots between consumerism, war, aid, media, and development we're living in a dream world. development 'aid' is shown as marketing of change for the rich, rather than supporting actual change for the poor. the rich are very comfortable enjoying other people's poverty and rather than accept this butual reality, some of us prefer to ignore it or create elaborate defence mechanisms for feeling better about it. i was there for this movie and i’ve been talking about it ever since.
i think his other solution to poverty was for the rich to realize just how priveledged they are and that unless we start connecting the dots between consumerism, war, aid, media, and development we’re living in a dream world.
development ‘aid’ is shown as marketing of change for the rich, rather than supporting actual change for the poor.
the rich are very comfortable enjoying other people’s poverty and rather than accept this butual reality, some of us prefer to ignore it or create elaborate defence mechanisms for feeling better about it.

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