Selfish People.

We've all heard about, seen images and video's of the circumstances that people from some countries in Africa have to survive in. We have had it drilled into our skulls for the majority of our lives, about the lesser privileged of the world, and that we should be grateful for what we have got.
In Africa, children, adults, everyone is dying from diseases which are merely an annoyance to us, diseases which can be cured with a few over-the-counter pills. But Diarrhoea and Pneumonia are actually killing these people. It is not their fault. They did not choose their place of birth, their dreadful economic state.

And so, our country, our government, is giving these lesser economically developed countries a well needed donation of £814million, a sum which was pledged to them as a part of the World Aid Act, and can succeed in saving around four million peoples lives.
And yet some people, lounging in their neatly upholstered comfortable armchairs, in their plushly decorated living rooms, laptops resting on their knees, actually have it in them to protest via online forums?
A quote from a forum I read stated:

''I don't get a choice whether I pay tax. Government's should not be in the business of giving away taxpayers money to charitable causes.''

Athough a valid point is here made, I cannot begin to comprehend the selfishness present in this statement. The snooty protesters to these donations have clearly never experienced true suffering, nor do they have the ability to be empathetic; Were the roles reversed, they would be perfectly happy to take the money, I am almost certain.
The word 'choice' in this statement further highlights the ignorance of the author, as the reason for the governments' donation was to give these four million people the 'choice' of having a life back, when before it was everyday hanging in the balance.

We may not have the choice not to pay tax, but we do have the choice of food, water, a bed, and a home. Simple privileges which are not granted to these people. People who in many respects, are just like us.

So log off your online forum and find a real problem.