FACTFULLNESS
Hans Rosling with
Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Ronnlund
Review by Roy Murry, Author
After passing away from cancer Hans' family, Ola and Anna published
this exciting book, written by Hans, about why people are wrong about their
conception of the world and the facts they misconstrue. Hans' gives the reader
much to think about in the way he presents his FACTS.
He uses a number of the four-level scale of human
groupings to give the reader a new conception of the world around us - poverty
to wealth. One example is the poorest use their fingers (Level 1) to brush
teeth while the wealthy use power run toothbrushes (Level 4).
He notes that there is no room for facts when fear and
prejudices occupy our people's minds - we and them ideologies. "...the simple and beautiful idea of
equality can lead to a simplistic idea that all problems are caused by
inequality, which we should always oppose; and that the solution to problems is
the redistribution of resources, which we should always support," is
Rosling's solution to the health wealth of the world.
The resolve of how this world solution can be put into
practice is the crux of Hans' 'FACTFULNESS.'
The reader may agree with him or not, but he sets forth some challenges
we all can understand even if it is not in our powers to change them.
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