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. asked in Arts & HumanitiesPhilosophy · 1 decade ago

How many times more does an average American or Brit have now, than if all world resources were shared fairly?

the average American has 4.7 times his fair share ( 9.42 global hectares)

averagr Brit 2.6 times his fair share of the resources ( 5.33 global hectares)

Where as the average Chinaman has about his fair share ( 2.12 global hactares)

Could you, the American, manage with less than a quarter of what you have?

Could you, the Brit, manage with less than half of what you have?

Are all men equal?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    You should read or watch the documentary “Guns, Germs, and Steel” by Jarrod Diamond. It discusses just that: the idea that the western world has thrived because of the allocation of natural resources and geography rather than increased intelligence or ingenuity. It is an interesting concept which debates economic inequality amongst different civilizations.

    Source(s): history teacher
  • 1 decade ago

    Fair share?! Ha ha ha ha ha ha! LOL like a crazy man! Are you kidding? Who establishes what a fair share is? We earned what we enjoy with blood, ours and that of others. It is up to the Chinese and other "poor" people to take as much as they want and stop allowing themselves to be oppressed. And there are people starving today! What I find more unbelievable than this fact is the part where they try to blame developed nations for it. Food is plentiful but the supply is intercepted or destroyed by the real enemies, terrorists and the like. Food shipments have been discontinued to southern Somalia because the a-holes have demanded women not be allowed to help feed people. Those people will starve not because of us, but because of the retards in their own countries. The US and UK donate more to the world than their "fair share". Tell the rest of the world to grow the h ell up and leave the US and UK out of it. If there is any failing on the part of the developed nations it is this, we don't go into these retard countries and destroy their dumb azz oppressive cultures. As for me, an American to my core, I will give up nothing except my life which I would willingly risk in a world wide campaign to extract tyranny from every crack and crevice.

  • 1 decade ago

    Americans would do fine with one quarter, but the rest of the world would suffer, we feed the world with the other three quarters, we should stop, they would starve, then we could have more, but that would be selfish. If men were equal, they would have equal outcomes, they don't and are not. We manage the resources better, whether it is intellectual superiority, cultural superiority, or individual superiority, the Americans have raised the standard of living of the entire world.

  • 1 decade ago

    I wouldn't mind a hectare or two.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    i would be happy with a fair share and happy knowing tht am not going to bereincarnated just to die from dirty water or something

  • pip
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Define "fairly"? Isn't it fair that if I have more education, more skills and work harder that I should have more money?

  • 1 decade ago

    Im a brit, and i dont think they avrage man can help wat he has. Thats the governments job

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