AIDS Crisis in Africa

...rd of all people in Botswana is HIV positive and is able and ready to die from AIDS (Death to a Continent). In fact, it also has one of the greatest literacy rates. This is utterly ironic because they should be the ones that know better than to get a prostitute and help spread the disease. A quote by the great author P.J. O’Rourke says that overpopulation is, “just enough of me, too much of you.” This is extremely true in Africa because if the government realized what the population was doing to them then they would do something about it. Instead they relish in their own wealth while their “minions” are scrambling to spread an apocalyptic disease. It is now however, too late. The next problem that can also be fixed through isolation is the population situation, and the GDP. Sub-Saharan countries are in dire straits, the ones with illiterate poor people are the least infected, and the ones with smart rich/middle class people are all dying of AIDS. The population of the educated cities is really high, and in fact, the cities are packed like Japan. In fact, there are sometimes up to 80 people for every square kilometer. This certainly has it’s effects on the AIDS spread. Also, countries like Botswana have the richest citizens. What this truly means in terms of economics is that they have more things staying in their country, than they are exporting. What this does is increases the number of things that the people have, while keeping inflation down. And if every one is happy in Botswana, has money, and lives close together, then it no wonder that AIDS is spreading rapidly and killing in large amounts. Clearly, isolation would eventually kill of all the people in Botswana and other infected countries. The solution to the African problem will now...

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