Failing Nations
- a failing nation can come to be just because of one dreadful event, like bad weather or a civil war or something along those lines.
- They are threats not only to the natives but to the whole world.
- When the government is no longer able to take care of their people by enforcing rules and supplying basic needs such as food, water, and shelter the people. Strong prey upon the weak. people in desperate circumstances will do anything they can to survive.
- Sierra Leone is a GREAT example of a failed nation.
My Thoughts on This...
I think its terrible that things like this can still happen in this day in age! Other countries really are not able to tell which nation is failed it all depends on what the people do. Most of the time they turn to terrorism and other bad things, we all need to realize that this could happen to us one day and the people could certainly keep it together just a little bit more than Somalia.
This is the Failed Nations Index for 2010 it shows the top 10 failed nations.
I'm not really sure if this picture is real but I do know that in failed nations really young kids DO have to fight for their families.
Shattered Somalia
- The nation fell apart around 18 years ago..
- This article explains how there are a ton of families in Somalia that don't have decent home, if they have homes at all.
- The state of Somalia's capital is VERY VERY DANGEROUS!!
- Teenagers in Somalia are joining the terrorist group al- Shabaab...
My thoughts on this...
I believe its really wrong that kids have to join terrorist groups to gain respect with their peers. Is death not a high enough toll to pay?! I am SO SO SO SO SO glad America isn't like this! I learned a lot reading this article!!
Source 1: National Geographic
Source 2: National Geographic
Source 3: Nation.com
Source 4: nrhz.com
Source 5: blog.lib
Source 6: common anarchy
Comments
I am sure the picture is real as child soldiers are very common in Africa.