I'm having a difficulty understanding your last point: > If you don't think morality and truthe[sic] are real and goodness is a part of nature you are still li

I'm having a difficulty understanding your last point: > If you don't think morality and truthe[sic] are real and goodness is a part of nature you are still living in violation of that and that's probably why you have a hard time understanding why people are against things like USAID. I believe morality and truth are real, and that both good and evil are part of human nature, but I still don't understand why people have it in for USAID. Well, I understand why the radical Left has traditionally disliked it, because they see it as advancing US "imperialism", but I reject that rationale. I don't get why American conservatives, who claim to believe in morality and truth (which include principles like "help your neighbor"), and also advancing American interests in the world want to destroy an agency that combines both. Note: this is separate from the question of whether any particular aid project is worthwhile. I'm sure many aren't, and those should be shut down through the regular political process. This isn't what's happening right now.