This video was surprisingly upsetting. There is so much global inequality and what the low-income nations have compared to what the high-income nations have is not fair, under the circumstances. First world countries are taking minerals and goods from third world countries and making so much money off of them. None of the money is being returned to the third world countries, essentially leaving them poor and with nothing. So while the high-income countries are steeling and living high quality lives, they are not being affected negatively by anything. And the low-income countries have no resources left. They have so many people dying from things that very few people die from in high-income countries, because they have no money for treatments. They also have no money for food so there are also a lot of people dying from starvation, were as we would rarely see this happening in high-income countries. All of these things happening are very sad and can easily be fixed, but there are a lot of parts of our world that is very stingy with their wealth.
I agree with you completely on this. I like what you said about some of these problems being able to be fixed, which is the sad part. If people around the world, like you said, would not be a stingy with their money and had a goal to give to the poor instead of researching far-fetched ideas, perhaps we could make a differences. I agree that it's not exactly fair some of these people working their ends off, only to be making barely enough to live. Then us on the other hand have plenty and may complain about our society and our economy. MacD001
Im right there with you. It kind of reminds me of our very own country as well but our problems are not as serious as the problems they have right now. We get a announcement telling us the problems that have came from under the rug and we figure out how to deal with it but when they notice they don't have any way of dealing with things. It makes me feel way more valuable for living in this country. Pineapples001
In my opinion after watching this video, it has made me feel rather discouraged and stressed. Clearly different countries and nations face their own personal struggles and what not. But in Africa and the people of Zambia, I think it would be fair to say they suffer one of the greatest due to these kinds of economic struggles. In the video it talks about Zambia's main source of export and product is copper. Well unfortunately with the way the economy is and money being a major issue, it has forced some major companies to shut down. This is causing a vicious cycle to continue through out this poor society. It's extremely unfortunate that such poverty and loss is occurring in one area of the world, while we have super high class people spending their money on all sorts of crazy stuff here in America. Situations like these make me feel stressed because of all the things even in other countries that people and researchers spend so much incredible money on, that is in my opinion unnecessary. MacD001
I agree that this is a very discouraging video. The societies in our world can be better than this but they choose not to. We need to be more caring for people of other societies and take in to consideration the way they live and how they will be affected by the decisions we make.
This video kind of makes me feel very mad in many different ways. It sucks watching other countries with low income struggle finding jobs with no job opportunities out there due to the domino effect of the businesses around them shutting down due to their lack of money and raw materials their country possess. Many other businesses around the world offer deals to trade their copper for money by the pound however their miners that dig up the materials aren’t getting paid for labor which means another family starving to death while the countries surrounding them are drenched in wealth and eating just fine. I don’t think it’s fair to show off fame and fortune to a country of economic distress and treat them as if they are the ones responsible for their country’s poverty. I look at our country and see a very wealthy country and then I see Zambia and it makes me sad to know that there are places out here that don’t have the normal necessities as we do and that we constantly have. Pineapples001
It really goes to show how much we take for granted. It’s sad to say, but many of the problems that our country suffers from, are problems that the low income nations would be lucky to have. We are entitled to basic rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, that give the people in our nation a more comfortable life than anyone in the low income nations would ever dream of having. Sandydog001
Many of what we have in our high income country is taken for granted. From our stores where we are able to buy any physical item, to our basic day to day rights, we are a privileged nation, despite our economic problems. Low income nations have less rights for their citizens, and less essential-to-life items, like water, food, medicine, and shelter. Many people in low income nations do not even have the luxury of life that we do. When infants are born in our country, we can almost always expect the child to live a long life, whereas these low income nations expect to lose a few of the many children they have. Even their life expectancies are significantly lower, while ours are still increasing. The issue of global stratification is looked over by many people in higher income nations, as the individual is not directly affected by these issues. Sandydog001
I agree that social stratification doesn't seem to be people from high income country's main priority, especially when you're talking about big business owners. Big corporations benefit from this kind of stratification, but at a sad cost. Like you said, the rights we enjoy in our country are taken for granted. In this way, I think the global economy is very dangerous. HAL001
I agree on how high income nations take most things for granted. Some countries do not even have clean water, but we have so much we can have huge water parks and play in. All the countries need to get together and somehow figure out how to get these nations out of poverty, but unfortunately they are too selfish and think about themselves. chicagoblackhawks001
I think it is very sad that people can't stop and think about other countries but instead they are worried about their own and making it better. We have more than enough people in multiple countries that can help these low income countries out. I'm not saying that it is our responsibility but it would be kind and thoughtful if we could help out these low income countries to get food and jobs and just help them get on their feet.We have more than enough profit coming in to the United States alone to at least feed one of these low income countires in my opinion. Rie001
I agree that is not one country’s responsibility to fix the problems of low income nations. I feel it should be the responsibilities of coalitions, like the European Union or United Nations, to regulate these kinds of businesses. However, it is not our primary responsibility to help all of the other low income nations. Should we not be concerned with our own economic problems? If one country helps Zambia, must they help every other low income nation? FireFan001
This video was very interesting, but not overly upsetting. The film first shows a very wealthy village in Switzerland with high tax revenues, little unemployment, and wealthy residents. This all due to one man, Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of Glencore. Glencore harvests copper in Zambia, a low income nation with 80% unemployment. Zambia does not see the huge profits form Glencore and are essentially exploited by the company. Zambia is an example of the primary sector or the harvesting of resources. Glencore serves as the tertiary sector, which directs production, efficiency, and revenue. Here is the problem, is it unethical for Glencore to run their business without showing Zambia any profits? I believe it is not. In 2000, the creators of Glencore saw an opportunity to seize control of the mines after slow productions. Since then their business has boomed. Glencore should not be penalized for being ingenious and seizing economic opportunity. However, their business should be better regulated, so that more profits are seen in Zambia. Despite regulations, these nations should not see equal profits. FireFan001
This video reiterates something that I already know and that is how relative our own society and the societies of others are. This Swedish town has almost no unemployment rate, yet I'm sure there are people who live there that are considered poor compared to all the other wealthy people. But in Zambia, what those “poor” people in Switzerland have is more than they could imagine. I think that it is completely unfair that Zambia does not see near as much profit from Glencore as is seen in Sweden. I think that anything found in that country, even if it's being harvested by another company in another country, belongs to them. They aren't making half of what the other town is and there is something wrong with that. From a structural-functional approach, what is happening with this company is for the good of society; everyone has there place, but the structural-functional approach isn't the only way to look at a social issue. From the symbolic-interaction approach, you can see that the quality of life that these two separate groups of people experience are wholly unbalanced and more regulations of business could possibly solve that problem. HAL001
This film was very upsetting and sad about the realities of poor countries/ nations. There is a lot of inequality economically revolving around low income nations. Why can they not get all of the privileges that the high income nations get? It seems as if the high income nations do not really care about the low income nations because they are so worried about improving themselves, rather than taking just a second to help improve low income nations. Once the low- income countries become in economic distress, it seems as if they cannot get out of it without help. It is sad that high income countries can unfairly take money to improve themselves, and be so selfish to not even help anybody else. There is barely any job opportunities in low income nations, so it is so hard for them to survive. chicagoblackhawks001
This video was surprisingly upsetting. There is so much global inequality and what the low-income nations have compared to what the high-income nations have is not fair, under the circumstances. First world countries are taking minerals and goods from third world countries and making so much money off of them. None of the money is being returned to the third world countries, essentially leaving them poor and with nothing. So while the high-income countries are steeling and living high quality lives, they are not being affected negatively by anything. And the low-income countries have no resources left. They have so many people dying from things that very few people die from in high-income countries, because they have no money for treatments. They also have no money for food so there are also a lot of people dying from starvation, were as we would rarely see this happening in high-income countries. All of these things happening are very sad and can easily be fixed, but there are a lot of parts of our world that is very stingy with their wealth.
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I agree with you completely on this. I like what you said about some of these problems being able to be fixed, which is the sad part. If people around the world, like you said, would not be a stingy with their money and had a goal to give to the poor instead of researching far-fetched ideas, perhaps we could make a differences. I agree that it's not exactly fair some of these people working their ends off, only to be making barely enough to live. Then us on the other hand have plenty and may complain about our society and our economy. MacD001
DeleteIm right there with you. It kind of reminds me of our very own country as well but our problems are not as serious as the problems they have right now. We get a announcement telling us the problems that have came from under the rug and we figure out how to deal with it but when they notice they don't have any way of dealing with things. It makes me feel way more valuable for living in this country. Pineapples001
DeleteIn my opinion after watching this video, it has made me feel rather discouraged and stressed. Clearly different countries and nations face their own personal struggles and what not. But in Africa and the people of Zambia, I think it would be fair to say they suffer one of the greatest due to these kinds of economic struggles. In the video it talks about Zambia's main source of export and product is copper. Well unfortunately with the way the economy is and money being a major issue, it has forced some major companies to shut down. This is causing a vicious cycle to continue through out this poor society. It's extremely unfortunate that such poverty and loss is occurring in one area of the world, while we have super high class people spending their money on all sorts of crazy stuff here in America. Situations like these make me feel stressed because of all the things even in other countries that people and researchers spend so much incredible money on, that is in my opinion unnecessary. MacD001
ReplyDeleteI agree that this is a very discouraging video. The societies in our world can be better than this but they choose not to. We need to be more caring for people of other societies and take in to consideration the way they live and how they will be affected by the decisions we make.
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This video kind of makes me feel very mad in many different ways. It sucks watching other countries with low income struggle finding jobs with no job opportunities out there due to the domino effect of the businesses around them shutting down due to their lack of money and raw materials their country possess. Many other businesses around the world offer deals to trade their copper for money by the pound however their miners that dig up the materials aren’t getting paid for labor which means another family starving to death while the countries surrounding them are drenched in wealth and eating just fine. I don’t think it’s fair to show off fame and fortune to a country of economic distress and treat them as if they are the ones responsible for their country’s poverty. I look at our country and see a very wealthy country and then I see Zambia and it makes me sad to know that there are places out here that don’t have the normal necessities as we do and that we constantly have. Pineapples001
ReplyDeleteIt really goes to show how much we take for granted. It’s sad to say, but many of the problems that our country suffers from, are problems that the low income nations would be lucky to have. We are entitled to basic rights such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, that give the people in our nation a more comfortable life than anyone in the low income nations would ever dream of having. Sandydog001
DeleteMany of what we have in our high income country is taken for granted. From our stores where we are able to buy any physical item, to our basic day to day rights, we are a privileged nation, despite our economic problems. Low income nations have less rights for their citizens, and less essential-to-life items, like water, food, medicine, and shelter. Many people in low income nations do not even have the luxury of life that we do. When infants are born in our country, we can almost always expect the child to live a long life, whereas these low income nations expect to lose a few of the many children they have. Even their life expectancies are significantly lower, while ours are still increasing. The issue of global stratification is looked over by many people in higher income nations, as the individual is not directly affected by these issues. Sandydog001
ReplyDeleteI agree that social stratification doesn't seem to be people from high income country's main priority, especially when you're talking about big business owners. Big corporations benefit from this kind of stratification, but at a sad cost. Like you said, the rights we enjoy in our country are taken for granted. In this way, I think the global economy is very dangerous. HAL001
DeleteI agree on how high income nations take most things for granted. Some countries do not even have clean water, but we have so much we can have huge water parks and play in. All the countries need to get together and somehow figure out how to get these nations out of poverty, but unfortunately they are too selfish and think about themselves. chicagoblackhawks001
DeleteI think it is very sad that people can't stop and think about other countries but instead they are worried about their own and making it better. We have more than enough people in multiple countries that can help these low income countries out. I'm not saying that it is our responsibility but it would be kind and thoughtful if we could help out these low income countries to get food and jobs and just help them get on their feet.We have more than enough profit coming in to the United States alone to at least feed one of these low income countires in my opinion. Rie001
ReplyDeleteI agree that is not one country’s responsibility to fix the problems of low income nations. I feel it should be the responsibilities of coalitions, like the European Union or United Nations, to regulate these kinds of businesses. However, it is not our primary responsibility to help all of the other low income nations. Should we not be concerned with our own economic problems? If one country helps Zambia, must they help every other low income nation? FireFan001
DeleteThis video was very interesting, but not overly upsetting. The film first shows a very wealthy village in Switzerland with high tax revenues, little unemployment, and wealthy residents. This all due to one man, Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of Glencore. Glencore harvests copper in Zambia, a low income nation with 80% unemployment. Zambia does not see the huge profits form Glencore and are essentially exploited by the company. Zambia is an example of the primary sector or the harvesting of resources. Glencore serves as the tertiary sector, which directs production, efficiency, and revenue. Here is the problem, is it unethical for Glencore to run their business without showing Zambia any profits? I believe it is not. In 2000, the creators of Glencore saw an opportunity to seize control of the mines after slow productions. Since then their business has boomed. Glencore should not be penalized for being ingenious and seizing economic opportunity. However, their business should be better regulated, so that more profits are seen in Zambia. Despite regulations, these nations should not see equal profits. FireFan001
ReplyDeleteThis video reiterates something that I already know and that is how relative our own society and the societies of others are. This Swedish town has almost no unemployment rate, yet I'm sure there are people who live there that are considered poor compared to all the other wealthy people. But in Zambia, what those “poor” people in Switzerland have is more than they could imagine. I think that it is completely unfair that Zambia does not see near as much profit from Glencore as is seen in Sweden. I think that anything found in that country, even if it's being harvested by another company in another country, belongs to them. They aren't making half of what the other town is and there is something wrong with that. From a structural-functional approach, what is happening with this company is for the good of society; everyone has there place, but the structural-functional approach isn't the only way to look at a social issue. From the symbolic-interaction approach, you can see that the quality of life that these two separate groups of people experience are wholly unbalanced and more regulations of business could possibly solve that problem. HAL001
ReplyDeleteThis film was very upsetting and sad about the realities of poor countries/ nations. There is a lot of inequality economically revolving around low income nations. Why can they not get all of the privileges that the high income nations get? It seems as if the high income nations do not really care about the low income nations because they are so worried about improving themselves, rather than taking just a second to help improve low income nations. Once the low- income countries become in economic distress, it seems as if they cannot get out of it without help. It is sad that high income countries can unfairly take money to improve themselves, and be so selfish to not even help anybody else. There is barely any job opportunities in low income nations, so it is so hard for them to survive. chicagoblackhawks001
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