Paradise Lost - Nauru
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- čas přidán 23. 01. 2008
- 10 January 2001
Naruru's natural phosphate reserves once made millionaires of the entire population. Now they're among the world's poor, as sick and destitute as the refugees they're taking in.
Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures
Wow! Just 3 decades ago this island nation had the highest GDP per capita and was the envy of the world. Poor leadership, corruptions, poor investments, foreign scammers, etc. turned this utopia into an impoverished rock. Nauru is the modern day story of Atlantis. Much love to the people of Nauru and I wish them the best. Their corrupted leaders should be in jail but instead, they stole the nation's money and are living in the lap of luxury in other countries while Nauruans suffer.
Agreed.
Saudi Arabia should learn from this example! using oil to finance projects wont help.
Nauru people are lazy..should've done more even at time like this..but they seem to enjoy their poor life than making the country better.
@@InvincibleAkuma What exactly can nauruans do on such a tiny island with devastated environment, depleted resources and far from everything ? Laziness has nothing to do with it. At least they still enjoy simple things of life.
@@syedadeelhussain2691 lol Saudi has already started shifting it's economy from oil. It's developing tourist industry,etc etc
I had lived in Nauru for a long time before. Even as a pure-blood Filipino, It is the home I grew up to know. The first place where I learned and played. The place and reason why I am who I am today. Even though the island was experiencing an economic downturn, I lived my life there happily and with a smile. They were great and loving people. And it even broke my heart to bid the island goodbye as I left for college. What I really want to say is, "Do not judge a book by its cover"
Lived there for 2 year in the late 70's. Awesome time then, certainly not the same place now by the looks of things. Sad man.
It's tragic what this country has become. In the 1970s, Nauru had the highest GDP per capita of any nation on earth (close to $20,000), even higher than Saudi Arabia's. Less than 40 years later, it's now one of the world's poorest nations. If it ever gets its house in order, the best thing that it can do is become a Pacific Cayman Islands or Liechtenstein because the land is too ravaged from phosphate mining and it's going to be years before the land recovers enough for the country to develop any agricultural base.
***** These will eventually close. What will the Nauruans do then?
It would behoove you to care because until Nauru is self-supporting again, part of your tax dollars will be going to subsidize that country.
*****
I hear what you're saying and I don't disagree with the premise of your argument but to just cut them off cold turkey now without giving the Nauruans some way of making a living is not the answer.
*****
Do you really want them in your country?
Nauruans are among the most beautiful people in the world...just those running the country ruins it for the rest...
Wow ,, in the world???? So hyperbolistic🤣
They should try playing the TROPICO games ....
Lol it wouldn’t last even 10 years without a coup
We reap what we sow. We Nauruans deserved what we got. We elected the MPs because they gave us what we want - money & smooth bullshit talk. We were not interested in educating ourselves nor interested in working hard. We liked to sit & gossip esp. outside the bank to secure easy loans to buy a landrover or go on shopping sprees overseas. We treated the I-Kiribati & Tuvaluan as inferior. The way I see it, we deserve what we got. The only way out, a national repentance to God almighty.
peterpetra1967 so sad....sounds like Nauruans need to migrate and start over in another country.
It's all their fault and it occurred 3 decades ago:
1)Irrogant
2)Always wasting money like using a dollar as a toilet paper
3)always living luxurious like eating expensive things like a snack and buying an expensive item that import straight from other country.
4)Forget oneself when living indulgently in luxury.
5)always being wasteful.
6)doesn't know how to be thrifty.
7)living unhealthy
Serve yourself well and reap what you sow.I almost felt bad about them but "Almost" not entirely.
also,if those happened,corruption will come along naturally.
You’ve made the same Point more than once but worded it differently !
Best thing for Nauru is to concede as a nation and have it adopted as a territory of Australia or something. It's government has proven itself to be completely incompetent and the people are now in dire poverty status with basic health needs at risk.
Worst thing for Nauru was to gain independence from a country like Australia.
oldtwins an even bigger problem for Booth country
I came to try to see how the island did during the pandemic.i can't really find any info.
All of this because corruption, poor Nauru.
Greetings from Uruguay.
sad sad ....
my heart goes out to the people of nauru...
i remember you in my prayer...
Jah Bless
a great respect from Burkina Faso to Nauru
pity THOMAS SONKARA IS NOT ALIVE
Mehmet Ali Soylu Burkina Faso da napıyon lan sen? o.O
kindred nations
Nauru is the Best!!
Who is watching this in 2017?!?
me. in August.,.
Me in november
Reddit
me in december
Now it's 2020
Sadly it seems that small governments are particularly vulnerable to the leaders stealing the money of it's citizens whether it's the nation on Nauru or the California leaders of tiny cities like Bell or Vernon.
Im dont know anything about nauru until watch this,poor them..respect from indonesia, they people faces are almost look a like indonesian people faces at the 80s
The present situation on this island is truly heartbreaking. Absolutely terrible.
22
Years ago
Greetings from Bahrain brothers. :)
It is sad to know that this country was once a wealthiest nation in the world. (I think the second wealthiest nation in the whole world). A sad state of affairs and a sad State.
Oh, man! If it continues, Nauru could become an anarchy! Nauru will become like North Korea. Hope everything recovers!
Nauru is probably just too small nation to survive. Its like small rural town, but has responsibilities and powers of a nation. If it is doing well that will attract corruption and who is going to stop that in such a small nation where all the people with power can be bought.
I hope Nauru can recover.
the fattest island
the stupidest comment
Thank Goodness they finally turned everything around since then!
Huh? Your comment was 8yrs ago Nauru is still FKed
why can they do something like a island tourist resort.. they have aa beautiful beach , beautiful people, land, what else is needed? tourism , investment and education most of all
the country is broke
Fiji takes and Tahiti takes most tourists. There is more to see in Fiji, because of its larger size and its vast coral reefs.
Nauru is in difficult situation, God bless them.
sad!
+jessie james Nauru is a very long way away as well
Julia Francis sad
yeah, nauru has a internet connection composed of smoke signals from Australia, and translated to Binary by dedicated IP staff
Same as your country then
@yourlocalKVT many nauruan people in Fiji and Australia
No plan in place for the future, what a horrid situation for the people of Nauru.
its not only about drinking water. Water for hygiene is a must in a school. All over the world, if a school does not have water it can not operate.
I like how they include the president being sleepy lol
GREETINGS FROM THE USA
Some story, seems to reflect Milton's 'Paradise Lost' (1667) entirely...
Looks like there leaders ate all the money
And please, don't blame the people. If there is someone at fault, it is the one who is (or was) in power. Mismanagement by them caused this and the only way to get back up is having "true" leaders who are willing to do what they can to bring Nauru forward. Having a proper leader(s) will be a better solution for the long-term than having millions of aids in dollars (which will just be swiped by a corrupted leader). Like they say, "Prevention is better than a cure"
Thats what the power country's do take advantage of the poorer ones so sad
Just no. "Power countries" have nothing against small ones. That is, simply, what nations allows themselves to happen when they don't enforce some kind of standards, either towards their population or foreign businesses. In this specific case, they knew the phospate would run out, they created the fund exactly for that day, and yet they still squandered it.
if only they invested their money on Google.............
Nauru is sure to recover in no time.
12 years laters it has not happened. Even worse, now the entire world need to recover, but it won't. Seneca cliff moment is getting closer
14
Years ago
I just watched this and is this man still in office????? Its obvious he has no inkling or knowledge of what is going on in his little island nation, either he does not care or hes just a crook as they say he is. Why is he still in office???
He's not in office anymore, not since 2004.
In fact he's dead I just found out..
64-year-old English guy living in London, unemployed since 1984 due to greedy landlord - story too complex to relate here. I've seen stories like this countless times in our media, and it never ceases to astonish and anger me how it is that the big greedy money men constantly stomp on the lives of those less fortunate. Donald Trump, more money than he could ever need, still determined to wipe out the lives and fragile environment of north-east Scotland for a luxury golf course. I'll continue...
...continued: ...and that I only have what I have now because of what my ancestors did several centuries ago, ripping off the rest of the world for its vast resources and people. Nauru, I grieve for you: known only from postage stamps I collected as a kid, and thought of as a tiny little problem-free paradise on the other side of a world I could never get to, I now realise the delusion that's been perpetrated on me. My thoughts are with you, and I wish you a miracle.
omg I'm literally lol-ing at 19:18
Yeah must have been the smokes from all the bush fires..........please light some more.
Naruru is the smallest country in the world..they have used all there resorces and have non left and are now poor..i think the world could learn something from this..like u dont know what u got till its gone
Fascinating. I hope those asking for accountability are able to get answers safely. Sad story of yet another government taking advantage of its people - just like Mugabe.
saludos desde Peru
+Trousersnake Pliskin Gracias 😊
Mogstyvniat nauruelebo dedis muteli! Qartulad gagiscordebat, tqven xo agiaret samxret oseti da apxazeti xoda me vagiareb ro yleebi xart!!!
Google "Space Elevator"
Nauru is one of the few practical places where it can be constructed. Nauru is sitting on a real estate goldmine.
Google "collapse of the industrial civilization" instead, you might learn a few things
$1bn dollars should last such a small population 200 years at least (interest taken into account). Now without natural resources they are fucked.
best bet is to fly to new zealand and you can connect from there to islands in the south pacific.
ok so this is the country that votes against UN resolution 242 every year with USA
...continued: WHY? WHY? What possible benefit can it be to him or anybody else to destroy lives, traditions of centuries, and beautiful, fragile, peaceful places, just for rich people to come and bash little balls around? I've heard about the plight of Nauru before, and it makes my blood boil, and brings tears to my eyes. How I wish there was something I could do to help you all. Despite everything, my life is still relatively secure - but I know that could end at any moment, ...continues...
THAT'S CHEECH MARIN!!!
how can it go broke it was a major source o f matches or phosphate of thousands of years bird poo
@AlucardZero
80% of Nauru people are obese. But no the money has run out those far deposits will be used to survive starvation.
Oz and NZ along with the Brits paid us an out of court settlement of 107 million Australian dollars. Guess what, we used most of that money too. Well how about that.
so stop judging or critisizing others because we all have our bad sides.. thank God that we are all still alive right now because we are not facing the big Judge yet.. if you want to judge, do it right infront of Him.. I am not on anyone's side but i think it's not right to judge others when no one is perfect and we are all sinners ourselves.. thank God that He even sent His son, Jesus Christ to die for us fools or else we are all in hell by now
thats too Bad, But it said it has to survive on 44Million a year & it only had 100 Million left.
a little over 2 years. then they say he spent
230,000 on his family that from 100 Million isnt much. But why is there Lack of funding for the Hospitals, health care? where is the other money going?
PHOSPHATE
Extraction economies have such a way of being so depressingly corrupt.
Come to think of it... The world's economy is based on extraction of resources.
@BloodMech21 Well who would arm them, you know? When things on the island are as bad as they are, what country in its right mind would support more instability? For that matter, what profit would there be in overthrow? As you said, Nauru doesn't have many people. Who could do any better at clawing to Nauru's last remaining shreds of wealth?
I disagree. These people need to reform their economy and continue living on their island. They deserve to have a nation. You don't just sell your country and leave.
2018?
Nauru needs a Revolution!
OMG how can you say that Nauru is not that bad,and that the clip is biased? You must be living on top of the pinnacles or your a refugee thats still bothered to stay there. Nauru use to be a beautiful paradise, people were well off, everyone was happy. Food and Money was plentiful. This video clip tells the world the truth. Now the island is ruined, and has nothing except a huge debt. Its all very well blaming NZ, OZ and anyone else, but the real person to blame was their own President.
me. in February.
So you saying that your university is bigger than 21 square kilometres? Wow, I wanna go to your university. Anyway, I bet my maritime exclusion zone is bigger than your country and the countries next to it combine. Cheers.
well, brokeness will take care of the obesity problem...
Yeah, well why the hell can he host the Pacific Islands Forum? Where did he get the money for that grandiose event? Another country should have hosted it, Micronesia maybe?
And how could you have a conscience spend AUD230,000 when your country is bankrupt and from the NPC Trust Fund? I mean the Trust Fund could have easily sustained Nauru. The orginal principal is sooo high a AUD1,000,000,000. 5 percent of a billion is quite high and you only have 13,000 people
The lady of heaven...2021 film...search on google is a film that every one from Nauru must watch...we must be open minded and honest by seeing and then deciding whether what we see are historical facts or not...we must watch and support the film...it can be seen on( film select trailer)
Since the main economic activity on Nauru is mining guano, I guess you could say their economy is shit
Dominick Nesbitt its not it phosphate mining.
Why don't the children take water with them to the school? The parents shouldn't allow the school to close like this.
I guess there is a difference between Asian mentality who values school for their kids as the utmost priorities and Pacific mentality
Not saying one is better but an observation
@@johnff2224polynesians are blasians
you think they care? charming but ignorant
, God gave them blessings, and did not thank him God's give them money make them Rich and did not
used in good, but the opposite use it in the taboo prostitution began to drink alcohol cut down eating lazy and now they finde nothing to do but fighting
grow some weed, get rich again:)
🇳🇷
garip videolar..
19:41 sounded like some satanic sounds coming off o.o
You know that seeing/hearing violent, scary, weird or sexual things where there are none, is a sign of mental illness? ;)
Or it means the person ate a lot of mushrooms and started to hallucinate from the shrooms. I dunno it's a possibility it COULD be that
Myron Ganes
Yeah, it could be that too :)
very demonic offbeat sounds
Where the hell could they grow anything besides weeds ( & the occasional palm tree ) ?
OH MAH FUGGIN GAWD, they had 1 BILLION dollars? The whole damn country only has 10,000 people.
They could've given every single man, woman, and child 100,000 dollars!
what the fuck....
Yeah, that sounds really sustainable!
MARVM
I don't wanna sound like a trashy shmuck, but if they want something that'll bring in cash why not be like a tropical island resort that you can smoke weed on? Or they could start growing marijuana for export or domestic use. Considering all neighboring states pretty much outlaw it I feel like they could have some good money rolling in.
***** I bet there isn't enough land for all those people to own. After all, it only takes 17 minutes to circle the whole island!
Failure of democracy in small nations and small nations in general
Is their economy based on eating lard? Get a diet company to sponsor your population lmao
phosphate which ran out kuwaitiiraqi123
It is true they are very chubby! Go Brazil!
globalization... :( very sad