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I think there’s a faulty assumption here. I don’t think many NGOs in the western world are meant to solve problems. They might claim so, but looking at their behavior, their choice of tactics, and the people running them, it’s basically a money laundering and make work project for the children of the elite.
First of all, if you walk into the offices of any of these groups, they are not local, ordinary people. They’re rich people with college degrees. They’re not there because they care about the communities they’re working in. They’re there for the donations they can get and the visibility for their cause. And the stuff they propose they’re proposing because it’s the kind of stuff that makes white liberals clap.
Those solutions don’t work. Low arrest rates means that the people living there get robbed and mugged, that no businesses want to be there because of thefts, and that property values remain in the toilet. Disarming and disbanding the police force makes them more likely to escalate as they know there aren’t enough resources for backup if they need it.
Until you deal with the lack of education and training I don’t see an answer. People who can’t read can’t command a high salary. And if nobody in the areas making money, there’s no way to attract businesses even if you got the thefts down.
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