I am working on a long blog about founding brothers but, in the meantime I wanted to share a thought with you on the book Sarah Palin. I am in the middle of reading it too. But, let me preface that with another inspirational moment watching a program about small loans in poor countries. This TV program talked about non-profit small banks giving loans of $20-$100 to women in poor countries who are trying to make a better life for their children. It seems that when woman get these loans there is a 90% or more return rate on that money. That is a phenomenal number and I was really impressed. One woman was sewing bags made out of juice boxes for purses, another raised chickens, one collected hair by giving children small toys if they would collect hair. Not only did these women make a better life for their children but, they ended up hiring other women even up to 70 women to help in their businesses. So not only are they helping the economy in their one family home they are helping build a community with other women and their families. I am so impressed with this micro-credit revolution. When I was watching it made total sense, what women does not want a better life for her children so she would do anything to pay the loans back and build their business so their children have a better chance. Now the interesting point they made was that when they tried to give micro-credit to men it does not work. The Men do not stick with the program and do not pay back the loans. They are not daily invested with their children but a little more removed. So they lack what the women have as motivation to succeed. They tend to be more concerned with themselves and spend the money on their interests and sometimes their family get a little of the money trickledown style. But, Women directly help their children not only live better but, they proved that the children's education improves more immediately than what they thought would happen. In one generation you can turn a family around from being poor to not being poor. What an enormous influence that can be on a whole community or a whole nation. When you think about it, being a mother is a decision to sacrifice your own wants and needs for another and it begins usually by sacrificing your body to house and build a whole separate being. That kind of sacrifice in micro credit has proven to be effective in women receiving loans and being productive in business. Now you may ask what does that have to do if anything with Sarah Palin. I say a whole lot. When you think of how men tend to think of themselves when it comes to money you can see a whole nation's future being spent by these selfish men who tend to not think of what's best for the children when they plunge the country farther and farther into debt. It is people like Sarah Palin who is a Momma Grizzly who can see what would benefit the children, the family and the community. What works for micro credit can work for politics in America. Bring on the mamma Grizzles in Washington I am behind them supporting them one hundred percent!
Ok, i agree that women are vested in their children and that the microcredit program worked for them, but I disagree with your conclusions about the men not being able to be successful. While your conclusions that they were not as vested in their families may be correct, I also think that the culture would have a great deal to do with it. In most of those cultures, the men only played a partial role in their families. The culture also may not recognize men accepting these types of loans.
ReplyDeleteI do agree that it depends upon the culture and it depends upon the men. These particular men are from poor countries so you cannot generalize them accross the board. But, I do think I have a valid point that Women who hold closely the future of thier children might make great statesmen and much better protectors of our countries futures.
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