So Called Food Shortage

There have been countless articles these days on the supposed food shortage going on around the world. A sample article can be found here: http://www.baltimorechronicle.com/2008/041608Brown.shtml
And with the grim news comes grimmer statistics and predictions of more doom. According to the article the food crises has sparked riots in Haiti, Egypt, Morocco, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Mexico, Phillipines and Senegal. I do not doubt that there is a current problem with food in relation to the world, however over-population which has been cited by many as the main cause of food shortage is false. The purpose of life is expansion and growth. Population increase is just another way of life manifesting itself. Food shortages are a result of environmental abuse, exploitation of human beings by corrupt, oppressive governments in third world countries and self serving western nations, and in some case non-western nations (lets keep in mind China and Darfur as a prime example).

In the case of Africa where food shortage is said to hit hard, it is almost paradoxical in context. Africa is extremely rich in natural resources from petroluem and cocoa to real expensive rocks (diamonds and gold for example) distributed expansively throughout the continent. Food shortage and poverty in Africa is a result of the lack of redistribution of wealth. And we know very well who to blame for this. Another painful fact is that conflict does not allow for food production. How does one grow food in regions where conflict has been occuring for several years?

Moral responsibility for one another is the first step in ensuring food supply for every single person on this planet. No one deserves to be hungry. No one should be hungry. I believe this planet has an unlimited supply of everything we need...and I mean everything. But when we exploit the earth and exploit each other, how can the earth serve us? Earth is our home. I know no other place. And until governments in several nations begin to do the right thing, people will continue to die and suffer unnecessarily over something that when you really think about it ought to be free just like air and sunlight.