As I pour myself a cup of coffee this morning I read with despair the crisis in Congo is getting worse. Over 250,000 people have been driven from their homes by rebels, looting and killing whatever stands in their way.
Yesterday as I was checking my finances I thought “Damn I need to watch the money this month”, but when you read something akin to the plight of the Congolese it makes my fiscal problem seem something meaningless. Imagine the despair of these poor people not knowing if today could possibly be their last alive.
As the news report ended I was then greeted with something that really made my stomach churn.
Cricket.
Yesterday the Professional (and highly paid) English cricket team took part in a match against The Stanford Superstars. A limited 20 over game, and the prize? The winners recieve $20,000,000.
The winners who are highly paid, sponsored and famous sportsmen playing for more money than they need? Are they not rich enough? Do they not know that their is a global credit crunch on, and as with Congo, their are countries on the brink of civil war.
The result was meaningless, though England were thoroughly beaten. The fact remains that highly paid sportsmen pocketed even more money for doing their job.
Why not hand the winnings over to those who need it more? Why not give it to charity.
The Greedy bastards.