The sky was falling according to everyone. People and politics were scrambling and panicking. And we still gave away all these resources. Italy's north in parti

The sky was falling according to everyone. People and politics were scrambling and panicking. And we still gave away all these resources. Italy's north in particular isn't a third world country. We still helped with all this, and it's considered lackluster? Can you imagine a reversed situation - when Germany would ever beg for help for anything? I don't understand why these expectations exist so naturally.