2 Truths and 1 Lie Episode 1- The Borgen Project
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Today we’re going to be playing 2 truths and 1 lie: The Borgen Project edition. The winner gets a Borgen Project T-Shirt!
This game is very simple. In each round, I’m going to say three statements. Two of them will be true, and one of them will be false. Amy and Maja will have to guess which one is true and which one is false. Whoever hits their button first will answer. If they get it wrong, the other person will have the chance at the points. I will ask 5 questions total, each on a different theme.
Round 1 is on The UN Sustainable Development Goals:
1) The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere
2) Another goal is to end all forms of malnutrition by 2030.
3) By 2030, a UN Sustainable Development Goal is to triple the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, indigenous peoples, family farmers, pastoralists and fishers
Statement 3 is FALSE. By 2030, the UN only hopes to double the agricultural productivity of small-scale food producers. This is still a huge endeavor and is going to take as much support and funding as possible.
Round 2 is on Global Poverty and US Jobs
1) 1 out of 10 jobs in the US is export-based and 20 percent of our exports right now go to developing countries
2) 95% of potential consumers of US goods live outside of the United States
3) 11 of America’s top 15 trading partners were once recipients of U.S. foreign aid
Statement 1 is FALSE. In actuality, 1 in 5 jobs in the US is export-based and 50 percent of our exports go to developing countries. This is a HUGE amount, so by helping other countries get to a place where they are able to become trading partners with the United States, our economy flourishes.
Round 3 is on Global Poverty and National Security
1) Poverty can contribute to making states vulnerable to terrorist networks and drug cartels within their borders
2) Generals and members of the military generally think our budget should only be going directly to military
3) The world's most dangerous countries are also among the poorest
Answer 2 is most definitely FALSE. In fact, 120 retired generals and admirals recently wrote to Congressional leaders asking that they maintain funding for the international affairs budget.
Round 4’s topic is foreign aid:
1) The United States spends $73 on aid per person while we spend $1763 on defense per person.
2) During Hurricane Katrina, 95 countries offered foreign aid to the US.
3) Americans generally think that the US gives about 1% of our budget to foreign aid.
Statement 3 is FALSE. On average, Americans think that 25% of our budget goes to foreign aid, and that it should be cut down to 10%. In actuality, its only about 1% of our budget that goes to foreign aid.
Round 5
1) Poverty in Guatemala has decreased by nearly 40% since 1992, and with that decline in poverty, the average family size has fallen from almost 6 children to just over 3.
2) The lower the death rate for children in a country, the higher the birthrate.
3) A lack of access to education leads to higher birth rates and overpopulation.
The higher the death rate for children in a country, the higher the birthrate. When parents are confident that their children will survive childhood, they will have less children, thus lowering the population growth rate.
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